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Discover the Power of Ableton Live
Get into music production and computer-based live performance with Ableton Live 11 Intro. This streamlined version of Ableton Live 11 is an excellent and affordable option for electronic musicians, songwriters, and creative recording engineers. Its combination non-linear Arrangement View makes it easy to play with ideas and build your songs in sections, while the more traditional Session View lets you record multi-track audio in up to 32-bit/192kHz resolution. Top it off with an extensive collection of sounds, effects, and processors, and Ableton Live 11 Intro is far from a mere entry-level DAW.
An ideal DAW for creative artists
From the beginning, Ableton Live has been as much a creative tool as a DAW. That largely has to do with the way Live lets you construct tracks and play with audio in real time. There are two main parts to Live: the Arrangement View and the Session View. The Arrangement View is more or less a standard linear DAW, with time on the X axis and tracks on the Y axis.
Where Live differs from other DAWs is its Session View, which puts individual tracks on the X axis and scenes on the Y axis. Each scene contains a slot on each channel for a clip. Clips are usually short pieces of audio or MIDI a few measures longer or shorter, which loop to create grooves. Launched individually, these loops let you experiment with your arrangements, trying out various combinations of grooves and riffs.
Since everything from modern electronic music to classic rock and blues is heavily based on repeating sections, Live's Session View makes it an ideal creative tool for all kinds of songwriters. In fact, the songwriting tools don't stop there. In addition to launching individual clips, you can launch entire scenes complete with automatic advancement to subsequent scenes, scene repeat instructions, and other logic options.
Using scenes makes it easy to arrange entire songs in parts (verse, chorus, etc). And when you record your progression to the linear Arrangement View, you add the possibility to record lead lines and other performances that fall outside the rest of the song structure. What's more, all of the loop-/riff-based arrangement options are still available on the timeline, so you can continue to edit and build on your song, even after you record it to the Session View.
All of the standard DAW functions you need
In addition to the standard linear Session View, Ableton Live comes loaded with every standard DAW function you need. Nondestructive multitrack recording at up to 32-bit/192kHz is the beginning. You get powerful mixing and signal-flow tools such as bussing and return tracks. VST and AU plug-in formats fit right into your workflow, right alongside the wonderful tools bundled with Live. Live's MIDI sequencing capabilities are second to none, and easy access to automation curves, MIDI learn, and more make this a total DAW powerhouse.
Excellent tools to get you started
Ableton Live 11 Intro includes an excellent set of content you can use to make music right from the start. More importantly, you get all of the basic processing you need, such as compression, and EQ, plus chorus, delay, and other cool effects. On top of that, powerful MIDI effects are great ways to explore creative ground you might not consider otherwise. And when you add your own third-party plug-ins, all of these tools add up to an amazingly rich music-production system.
Tons of powerful new features in every version of Live 11
Ableton really stepped up their game with Live 11, introducing a bunch of great new features. If you've used previous versions of Live, then you're definitely going to want to check these out. First up is the new track comping feature, which helps you organize and edit multiple takes to cut together the perfect performance. Next, Ableton Live 11 includes expanded support for MPE control surfaces, with MPE capability for Live’s Wavetable, Sampler, and Arpeggiator devices. Additionally, Live 11 offers smart tempo following, which adjusts the tempo of the grid in real time to a live drum performance. On top of that, Live 11 offers a selection of chance tools that imbue your programmed tracks with organic randomness for more human-sounding tracks, while updated macro controls offer myriad ways to spice up a set.