Setting Up Ableton Cloud

Ableton Cloud allows you to upload Note and Move Sets to Live and synchronize Sets across iOS devices. Setting up Ableton Cloud requires a user account. Follow the steps below to set up Cloud on your iOS device and/or computer.

Enabling Ableton Cloud on Move
Enabling Ableton Cloud in Note
Live Compatibility
Enabling Ableton Cloud in Live
Syncing Note Sets

Enabling Ableton Cloud on Move

For how to enable Cloud on Move, visit Using Move with Ableton Cloud.

Enabling Ableton Cloud in Note

To enable Ableton Cloud in Note, you must have an Ableton user account.

1. Open Note Application Settings
   
2. Tap to open the Ableton Cloud Switch
   
3. Slide the Ableton Cloud toggle to On
   
4. You will be redirected to ableton.com in your mobile browser and prompted to connect your user account and accept the terms of service and privacy policy. If you own other Ableton products, ensure that you log in using the same email address, as Cloud establishes the connection between devices using account information. 
   
   Note: If the default mobile browser is not redirecting you to the app, try a different mobile browser.
5. Once completed, you'll be redirected back to Note. You can now sync Note Sets to Ableton Cloud. Tap the Set Options menu for the Note Set you wish to upload. 
6. Tap Upload to Ableton Cloud.
   
   You'll see your Note Set uploaded to Cloud. However, a copy of your Note Set is still stored locally on your device in order to allow you to work on it. 
7. To remove a Note Set from Cloud, tap the Note Set Options menu and select Remove from Ableton Cloud.
   

Ableton Live Compatibility

Using Ableton Cloud, Note and Move Sets can be transferred into Live and opened as Live Projects. Cloud is available in all editions of Live: Lite, Intro, Standard, and Suite, as of Live version 11.2.5. See this article for how to update your Live version. Users without a Live license receive a free 30-day Live Suite Trial license upon activating Cloud. Find out more about installing Live on your computer.

To make sure your devices are compatible, visit the guides to Note compatibility and Move system requirements.

Enabling Ableton Cloud in Live

Ableton Cloud can be activated in Live 11.2.5 and later. To enable Cloud from Live: 

1. Open Live's Settings by pressing CTRL-,(Win) / CMD-,(Mac), and select the Library tab. 
2. Switch Show Cloud to On.
   
3. Once enabled, the Cloud label will appear in the Places section of Live’s browser with a message prompting you to sign in to ableton.com.
   
   

Click Sign In to open a web browser window. This will lead you through the same authorization process required to activate Ableton Cloud, as described above for Note. 

Note: If your default browser does not redirect you to Live when authorizing Ableton Cloud, try a different browser.

Syncing Sets

After activating Ableton Cloud for your user account, any Sets synced to Cloud will appear in Live’s browser under the Cloud label. If you have mobile or cellular data on your iOS device switched off, Cloud will only begin syncing Sets while connected to Wi-Fi.

Note Sets can also be synced manually from the Set context menu in Note. To complete the Cloud activation process:

1. From Note’s Sets page, tap Set Options for the Set you want to sync.
   
2. Select Upload to Ableton Cloud.
   

After making changes in Live to a set synced from Note, save it as a Live Project Set (.als file) using Collect All and Save to ensure all samples and media files will remain available. Changes to the Set made in Live will not affect the Note app version (.abl file) of the Set.