Saving and exporting are deactivated
If you create a Set using Suite-only features and then open it in Ableton Live Lite, Intro or Standard, the Set will open with saving and exporting deactivated. To re-enable saving and exporting, remove or purchase Suite-only devices used in the Set, then re-authorize Live. To keep your work, you can first commit audio using Bounce Track in Place (Live 12) or Freeze and Flatten (Live 11).
After following any of the methods below, re-authorize Live by going to Live's Settings → Licenses & Updates and select Authorize at ableton.com
Opening Sets with Suite-only features
Re-enabling saving and exporting
Committing audio created with Suite-only devices
Opening Sets with Suite-only features
If you create a Set using Live Suite-only features and then open it in Live Lite, Intro or Standard, you'll be notified of unavailable devices and prompted to either close the Set or continue.
- For a list of features included with paid editions of Live, visit Compare Live Editions.
- For Live Lite features, visit Live 12 Lite Features.
If you continue, you can make changes to the Set, but saving and exporting are deactivated.
- Live Lite and Live Intro also support fewer scenes and tracks than Live Suite. You’ll need to remove any excess tracks to restore saving and exporting.
- The edition of Live installed with Live Trial is Live Suite. Sets created in Live Trial may contain Suite-only features.
Re-enabling saving and exporting
Remove all Suite-only devices from the Set
- Check all tracks and device chains in the Set, including Instrument, Drum, and Effect Racks, for Suite-only devices, and remove these.
- For a complete list of edition-specific features, visit Compare Live Editions.
Purchase add-on features
Alternatively, you can purchase add-on instruments and Packs or upgrade to a more powerful edition of Live at ableton.com/shop.
Committing audio created with Suite-only devices
To avoid losing the audio from tracks containing Suite-only devices, you can use Bounce (Live 12) or Freeze and Flatten (Live 11) to commit the contents to a new audio file and remove devices from the track.
Live 12
- Select the desired tracks, right-click on a track header, and select Bounce Track(s) in Place.
- Go to Live's Settings → Licenses & Updates and select Authorize at ableton.com to re-authorize Live.
Live 11
Freeze and Flatten commits audio on the selected tracks to a new audio file, and removes devices (including Suite-only devices.)
- Select the desired tracks, right-click on a track header, and select Freeze Tracks, or use the keyboard shortcut
[Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F]/ [CMD + Option + Shift + F]. - Select the frozen tracks again, right-click, and select Flatten.
- Go to Live's Settings → Licenses & Updates and select Authorize at ableton.com to re-authorize Live.