In this article, we'll look at how to choose the right Ableton export settings for your track.

We'll look at what every option does in the Ableton Live 12 export window.

Then I'll show you the settings I use depending on where the file is being sent.

I've had my fair share of experience exp...

In this article I'm going to walk through the best MacBook for music production in Ableton Live, covering the chip, MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro, screen size, RAM, storage, and whether to buy new or refurbished.

Apple gives you a lot of ways to spend too much money on a laptop.

By the end you'...

In this article I'm going to take a look at Grip. It's an iOS and Android app built to control Ableton Live from your phone over Wi-Fi, covering setup, session view, arrangement control, voice commands, and whether it's worth using day to day.

Grip isn't the first app to try this.

TouchOSC a...

This article shows you how to build an Ableton Live template you can trust, and gives you mine as a free download.

We'll look at how the template is put together track by track, from drum rack snapshots and Drift sounds through to a sidechain that is already routed and a complete master chain...

This article shows you how to finish more music in Ableton Live.

It is built around a simple system you can repeat around a full time job, a family, and whatever else the week throws at you.

We will look at a 3-step workflow that runs from sketching ideas in Ableton Note, through building them up...

This article shows you how to write chord progressions in Ableton Live.

We'll look at using Ableton's built-in Scale Awareness feature and a 4-step system built to create professional sounding chord progressions with minimal to no music theory required.

The same 4-step sequence I have taught to t...

Ableton Live is free, but not in the way most people think.

There is a free trial.

There is also Ableton Live Lite, which some beginners already have sitting unused in an account somewhere because it came bundled with a MIDI controller, audio interface, or plugin they bought.

But the full version...

Installing plugins in Ableton Live 12 is easier than you think. Whether you’re using VSTs or Audio Units (AU), this guide will walk you through every step to get your instruments and effects running smoothly.

Key Takeaways

• Ableton Live supports VST2, VST3, and AU (Mac only) plugins

• Use the Pl...

If you've been weighing up Ableton Live or Push 3, you've probably seen the hardware and thought,

"I want that."

Then you've wondered whether you need Ableton Live first, or whether the Push does everything on its own.

Maybe you already have Live and you're not sure what the Push actually adds.

E...

Ableton Live 12.4 is now available, and it is a free update for Live 12 users.

And honestly, this is one of the more interesting Ableton updates I have seen in a while.

Not because it adds some flashy AI generator.

Not because it gives us another hundred presets.

But because it shows where Ableto...

Ableton Live Intro vs Lite: Which Is Better for Beginners?

If you're getting into music production and you've decided Ableton is the DAW for you, the Ableton Live Intro vs Lite question trips a lot of people up before you've even bought anything.

Do you go for Ableton Live Intro at £69, or do y...

I've been testing the Adam Audio D3V for around 3 weeks in a small, untreated room, putting the speakers through their paces.

In this review I cover the sound, the passive radiator design and what it does for the low end, the EQ switches in a real room, and whether the USB-C input works cleanly f...