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Ableton Live Feature Comparison - Lite, Intro, Standard & Suite
Overview Lite Intro Standard Suite
Key Features Limited Limited Full Full
Software Instruments 4 4 6 17
Sounds ? 1500+ 1800+ 5000+
Library Size ? 5+ GB 10+ GB 70+ GB
Audio Effects 16 21 37 60
MIDI Effects 8 8 14 16
Live Key Features Lite Intro Standard Suite
Unique Session View for quick, intuitive composition, flexible performance and improvisation Included Included Included Included
Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo Included Included Included Included
Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz Included Included Included Included
Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments Included Included Included Included
Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching Included Included Included Included
Unlimited Instruments, Audio effects and MIDI effects per project ? Included Included Included
Group tracks Use multiple levels of groups to mix with greater flexibility and manage detailed arrangements more easily. Included Included Included Included
VST2, VST3 and Audio Unit v2 and v3 support Included Included Included Included
Time signature changes Included Included Included Included
Comping New in Live 11 Record multiple takes of a performance, then combine the best ones. Question Included Included Included
Linked-track editing New in Live 11 Link two or more tracks to edit their content simultaneously. Excluded Excluded Included Included
Multiple automation lanes Included Included Included Included
MIDI Polyphonic Expression New in Live 11 Add bends, slides and pressure for each individual note in a chord, add subtle expression variations, morph between chords and create evolving sonic textures more easily. Included Included Included Included
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Capture MIDI Recall your best ideas after you’ve played them – Capture MIDI can turn what you played into MIDI clips, without having to think about recording. Included Included Included Included
Tempo Following New in Live 11 Live listens to and adjusts its tempo based on incoming audio in real time, making it a dynamic part of the band instead of the tempo source that everyone has to follow. Included Included Included Included
Note Chance New in Live 11 Set the probability that a note or drum hit will occur and let Live generate surprising variations to your patterns that change over time. Included Included Included Included
Velocity Chance New in Live 11 Define ranges for velocity probability for subtle, humanized variations in the dynamics of your patterns. Included Included Included Included
Automatic plug-in delay compensation Included Included Included Included
MIDI remote control instant mapping Included Included Included Included
MIDI output to hardware synths Included Included Included Included
MIDI Clock/sync Included Included Included Included
Generate or receive Pitch, Control, Clock and Trigger CV Excluded Excluded Excluded Included
Multicore/multiprocessor support Included Included Included Included
WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC file support Included Included Included Included
Ableton Link A technology that keeps instances of Live and a growing collection of iOS apps in time over a wireless network. Included Included Included Included
Note Compatibility New in Live 11.2 Start musical ideas in iOS app Note, then send them to Live using Ableton Cloud. Included Included Included Included
Instrument Racks Updated for Live 11 Combine multiple instruments and effects into a single device, allowing for split and layered sounds with customized Macro controls Included Included Included Included
MIDI Effect Racks Updated for Live 11 Combine MIDI effects into a single device, allowing for customized MIDI processing chains with simple Macro controls Included Included Included Included
Drum Rack Updated for Live 11 An instrument for layering samples, synths and effects in a classic 16-pad grid Included Included Included Included
Audio & MIDI tracks 8 16 Unlimited Unlimited
Scenes Updated for Live 11 16 16 Unlimited Unlimited
Send and return tracks 2 2 12 12
Audio inputs Mono audio input channels 8 8 256 256
Audio outputs Mono audio output channels 8 8 256 256
Complex warp modes Advanced algorithms for stretching audio, ideal for working with mixed audio or full tracks. Included Included Included Included
Audio-slicing Slice audio to a Drum Rack or Sampler instance. Excluded Excluded Included Included
Audio to MIDI Extract harmony, melody or drums from an audio sample and convert it to MIDI. Excluded Excluded Included Included
Max for Live Powers a range of instruments and devices in Live Suite, and lets you customize or build your own devices, change the way Live works, and connect Live with the world around it. Excluded Excluded Excluded Included
REX file support Support for ReCycle/Reason audio files. Excluded Excluded Included Included
POW-r dithering Mastering quality dithering modes for downsampling audio. Excluded Excluded Included Included
Groove Pool and extract groove A set of templates that lets you adjust the timing and “feel” of sequences or make your own by extracting timing from existing audio material. Included Included Included Included
Video import/export Updated for Live 11 Import video as a clip and save modified video and audio. Included Included Included Included
Software Instruments Lite Intro Standard Suite
Drum Rack Updated for Live 11 An instrument for layering samples, synths and effects in a classic 16-pad grid.
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Impulse A drum sampler with complex modulation capabilities.
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Instrument Rack Updated for Live 11 Combine multiple instruments and effects into a single device, allowing for split and layered sounds with customized Macro controls.
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Simpler An easy-to-use but powerful sampler with classic synthesis parameters.
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DrumSynths Now in Live 11 StandardUpdated for Live 11 8 devices to create unique drum and percussion sounds using synthesis.
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External Instrument A tool for integrating your external hardware synthesizers into your Live Sets with the ease and flexibility of plug-ins.
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Analog Emulates the unique character of vintage analog synthesizers.
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Bass A monophonic virtual analog synthesizer that provides the entire palette of bass sounds in one device – from classically deep and clean to heavily distorted, rumbling tones.
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Collision Updated for Live 11 Physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet percussion sounds and creative percussion
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CV Instrument Sequence and play your modular.
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CV Triggers Trigger drums and events.
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Electric Updated for Live 11 The sounds of classic electric pianos.
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Operator A versatile synthesizer combining frequency modulation and subtractive synthesis.
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Poli A virtual analog synth designed for classic polyphonic chords and phrases. Its vintage character comes from de-tunable oscillators, a powerful modulation section and built-in chorus.
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Sampler Updated for Live 11 Sampling instrument with multisample playback and import as well as profound sound design options.
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Tension Updated for Live 11 Physical modeling string synthesizer.
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Wavetable Updated for Live 11 Immediately playable, infinitely capable, Wavetable is a new synthesizer built by Ableton. Stretch, morph and shape a wide range of waveforms into a rich and vast sound palette.
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Audio Effects Lite Intro Standard Suite
Audio Effect Rack Updated for Live 11 Combine audio effects into a single device, allowing for the creation of simplified Macro controls for complex effects chains.
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Auto Filter Classic analog filter emulation with an envelope follower and LFO.
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Auto Pan LFO-driven panning, tremolo and beat-synchronized chopping effects.
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Beat Repeat Creative beat mangling with controlled or randomized repetitions of an incoming signal.
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Channel EQ A flexible and simple EQ with curves and gain ranges suitable for a variety of audio material.
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Chorus-Ensemble Updated for Live 11 Create thickening, flanging and vibrato effects. Ensemble is a new algorithm inspired by a thick 3-delay line chorus used in the 70s for string machines.
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Compressor Dynamics processing to add punch and loudness.
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Delay A simple delay with Ping pong behavior, filter modulation and the ability to infinitely repeat the input signal.
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EQ Three Three-band EQ with kill switches, modeled on classic DJ mixers.
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Erosion Adds “digital”-sounding artifacts and noise to audio signals.
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Gate Dynamics processing for noise reduction and decay or reverb shaping.
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Grain Delay Granular delay with controlled or randomized pitch.
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LFO Now in Live 11 Intro and Standard An LFO with sync to modulate up to eight device parameters with one device.
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Limiter Sets an absolute output limit, suitable for mastering.
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Looper Records, loops and overdubs audio, based on classic hardware looping pedals.
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Phaser-Flanger Updated for Live 11 Phaser-Flanger has a new, lusher sound with increased frequency and modulation ranges.
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Redux Updated for Live 11 Redux adds a wider range of sounds from vintage digital gear including harsh distortion, digital and aliasing artifacts, as well as warm and saturated 8-bit textures.
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Reverb Simulates the acoustics of real or imaginary rooms.
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Saturator Waveshaping distortion for adding dirt, punch and warmth.
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Tuner Tuner shows the incoming pitch and its distance from the nearest semitone, helping you quickly get instruments in tune.
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Utility Multipurpose tool for adjusting gain, phase, stereo width and more.
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Align Delay New in Live 11.1 A Max for Live utility delay to offset incoming signals by samples/milliseconds/meters or feet. Useful for compensating for lag in sending audio, command messages, or other signals out of the digital realm.
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Drum Buss A one-stop workstation for drums, capable of adding warmth, distortion, drive, compression, transient shaping, plus a dedicated low end section.
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Dynamic Tube Tube saturation for added harmonics and warmth.
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Envelope Follower Now in Live 11 Standard Use the envelope of any audio material to control device parameters.
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EQ Eight Eight parametric filters with a variety of controls for shaping timbre.
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External Audio Effect A tool for integrating your external hardware effects into your Live Sets with the ease and flexibility of plug-ins.
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Filter Delay Three delay lines with independent filtering, feedback, stereo position, and more.
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Glue Compressor Analog-modeled compressor based on the classic bus compressor from a famous 80s mixing console.
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Multi-band Dynamics Upward and downward compression and expansion of up to three frequency bands.
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Overdrive Distortion effect based on classic guitar pedals.
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Resonators Five parallel, tunable resonators that apply a tonal character to incoming audio.
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Shaper Now in Live 11 Standard A flexible envelope modulation device for creating custom modulation shapes.
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Shifter Updated for Live 11.1 Classic frequency shifting, ring modulation and real-time monophonic pitch shifting, for effects ranging from subtle phasing and radically pitched to dissonant, metallic sounds.
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Spectrum Realtime analysis and visualization of incoming audio.
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Vinyl Distortion Emulates the noise and distortion of vinyl records.
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Vocoder Classic “talking synthesizer” and robotic voice effects.
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Amp Emulates the sound and character of seven classic guitar amplifiers.
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Cabinet Emulates the sound and character of five classic guitar cabinets.
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Color Limiter Another flavor of limiting inspired by the gritty sounds achievable with hardware limiters. The Saturation and Color parameters are the key to its characterful sound.
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Convolution Reverb Capture the characteristic reverb of real physical spaces with advanced sound shaping.
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Corpus Updated for Live 11 Simulates the acoustic characteristics of seven types of resonant objects.
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CV Clock In Control Live’s tempo from your Eurorack system.
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CV Clock Out Control your Eurorack’s tempo from Live.
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CV Envelope Follower Use the envelope of any audio material to control device parameters.
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CV In Use CV signals from your gear to control parameters in Live.
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CV LFO An LFO with sync to modulate up to eight device parameters with one device.
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CV Shaper A flexible and envelope modulation device for creating custom modulation shapes.
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CV Utility Merge multiple modulation signals to generate new shapes.
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Echo The sound of classic analog and digital hardware delays in a single device.
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Gated Delay A delay with a gate sequencer that sends the incoming signal to a delay line on activated steps. Much like a send effect that is turned on and off in a defined rhythm.
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Hybrid Reverb New in Live 11 Combines convolution and algorithmic reverbs. Place your sounds in any space, from accurate real-life environments to those that defy physical reality.
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Pedal Brings the analog character of overdrive, distortion and fuzz stompbox effects.
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Pitch Hack A single delay line with transposition control, as well as the ability to reverse audio, randomize the transposition interval and fold the delayed signal back into itself.
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PitchLoop89 New in Live 11 Create jittery glitch effects, delayed digital shimmers and outlandish vibrato with this Max for Live pitch shifting device created in collaboration with Robert Henke.
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Re-Enveloper A multiband envelope processor that divides the signal into three adjustable frequency bands. Attack and Release knobs control the responsiveness of the effect.
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Spectral Blur Creates sounds and textures best described as reverb-like. A user-defined frequency range of a signal is blurred to create a dense, cloud of sound.
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Spectral Resonator New in Live 11 A sound mangling device that can make anything passing through it sound completely unlike the source material. Use the MIDI sidechain input to process material in key with its surrounding musical elements – like playing an effect as if it were an instrument.
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Spectral Time New in Live 11 Re-synthesize your sounds and feed them into a network of filters, dynamics, reverb and delay, to add metallic echoes, pitch shifting and space to any sound source. Freeze the sound to capture and hold a slice of the audio and alter its characteristics in real time.
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Surround Panner Multichannel Panning device for surround mixing with multi-channel speaker setups.
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Packs
Live Lite does not come with any content packs
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