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Audio

  • Bounce Tracks to Audio FAQ
  • Committing Audio in Live
  • Recording Audio
  • Setting up an Audio Interface
  • Using an ASIO audio driver on Windows
  • See all 19 articles

Saving and Sharing Projects

  • Saving Projects
  • Best Practices for Collaborating Remotely
  • Saving Live Sets into unique Live Projects
  • Cloud storage best practices
  • Collect All and Save
  • See all 10 articles

Plug-Ins

  • Using VST plug-ins on Windows
  • Using AU and VST plug-ins on macOS
  • Waves plug-in compatibility
  • Plug-ins on Mac in Live 11.1 and later
  • Supported Plug-in Formats
  • See all 15 articles

Computer Performance and Settings

  • Computer specifications for running Ableton Live
  • Optimizing Windows for Audio
  • Live's CPU Meter
  • Monitoring Live’s CPU usage on your computer
  • Multi-core performance in Ableton Live FAQ
  • See all 11 articles

Importing and Exporting

  • Importing and exporting stems
  • How to render audio in real-time
  • Using Sets exported by iOS apps
  • Exporting Sets from a Korg Electribe
  • Exporting Sets from a Korg iOS app
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Graphics and Video

  • Using Video
  • Full screen in Ableton Live
  • Dual GPU setup on Windows
  • Recommended Graphics Settings (Windows)
  • Dual Monitor Support
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Defaults and Templates

  • Using defaults
  • Default Set and Template Sets
  • Location of the default Demo Set
  • Using Live Clips (.alc files)

Ableton Sounds and Devices

  • MPE-enabled presets
  • Sound changes in Ableton devices in Live 11.1
  • Using missing Live 10 Presets in Live 11
  • Sample changes to the Core Library in Live 11
  • AMXD changes to the Core Library in Live 11
  • See all 12 articles

Keyboards and Controllers

  • MIDI controllers FAQ
  • Using Control Surfaces
  • MPE in Live 11 and later FAQ
  • Installing third-party remote scripts
  • Creating your own Control Surface script
  • See all 9 articles

MIDI

  • Live's MIDI Settings
  • Understanding MIDI files
  • Using hardware synthesizers with Live
  • Using third-party MIDI Tools
  • Synchronizing Live via MIDI
  • See all 13 articles

Live's Browser and Libraries

  • The Live Browser
  • The User Library
  • Using Collections
  • Managing content in Places
  • The Live 12 Browser
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Tempo and Automation

  • Working with Automation and Modulation
  • Scene Tempo and Time Signature
  • Updates to Follow Actions in Live 11
  • Tempo Following in Live 11 FAQ
  • Capture MIDI
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File Types and Compatibility

  • ASCL Specification
  • Options.txt file
  • Allow multiple instances (Windows)
  • Using MP3 files
  • Backward Compatibility
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Live Lite

  • Live 12 Lite
  • Getting started with Live Lite
  • Live Lite FAQ
  • Get a Live Lite serial
  • Registering Live Lite
  • See all 6 articles

Tutorials

  • Live Manual
  • Learn Live Videos: Setup
  • Learn Live Videos: Workflows
  • Learn Live Videos: Instruments and Effects
  • Learn Live Videos: Interface
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Beta

  • How to submit a feature request
  • Live Beta FAQ
  • Using Live Trial or Beta Preferences in a release version
  • Switching from Live Beta to the release version of Live
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