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Ableton Live integration

SoundFlow 5.10.5 has been released with our new, official Ableton Live integration in public beta

Ableton Live integration

Ableton Live integration

SoundFlow's official integration with Ableton Live is now available as a public beta. This powerful toolkit gives producers, mixers, songwriters, and sound designers hands-on control of Ableton Live–streamlining your workflow and making creativity more tactile with support for Stream Decks, iOS/Android devices, and MIDI controllers.

Watch the following video to learn more:

Pre-made Commands

The integration includes over 850 ready-to-use commands – each with beautifully designed icons and fully customizable presets. Use the SoundFlow macro editor to combine commands into multi-step workflows and trigger them via keyboard shortcuts, Stream Deck buttons, mobile apps, or MIDI devices.

Ready-to-Use Ableton Live Decks

Get started fast with the included Ableton Live decks–a curated collection of the most essential commands. Add audio effects and instrument devices, color tracks, clips, and scenes, and easily launch scenes or clips. You can customize decks to match your workflow using the SoundFlow Deck Editor.

Key Features

Customize your workflow with this extensive set of features.

  • Instantly add instruments, audio effects, MIDI effects, or drum racks
  • Launch scenes and clips
  • Color tracks, clips, and scenes
  • Edit, transform and generate MIDI
  • Create, mute, solo, arm, and route tracks
  • Automatically show/hide plug-in windows
  • Navigate and search locators
  • Custom export workflows
  • Persistent custom keyboard mappings–no need for default Live sets or templates
  • Customize hard-to-map commands like "Link Tracks"
  • Access all Ableton Live menu items
  • Transport control ...and much more!
Ableton Live 5x3 Deck

Ableton Live 5x3 Deck

This pre-installed deck includes over 35 sub-decks containing numerous actions designed to streamline your workflow.

Device Loader

Load instrument devices, audio effects devices, MIDI effect devices, and drum racks with ease.

Device Loader
Create Macros

Create Macros

Combine actions to create new workflows to suit any production process.

Frequently asked questions

How do I join the public beta?

Note: An active SoundFlow Cloud Pro subscription is required after the initial 30-day trial period. See our pricing page for more information on what's included in SoundFlow Cloud Pro.

What is a public beta?

A public beta is a pre-release software version made available to the general public for testing and feedback before the final version is officially released. The public beta is feature-packed and usable in day-to-day creative work. Still, we want to engage our community in helping us test current functionality and share ideas for where we can take the Ableton Live integration in the future.

How do I get help with the Ableton Live integration?

The best way to get help with the Ableton Live integration is to utilize the Help workflows for SoundFlow. If you have questions on how to use the integration, feel free to ask in the "How To" section of the SoundFlow forum. Once you have created a SoundFlow account, you will have the ability to post on the SoundFlow forum. If you have a technical issue or want help with a specific macro or script, it's best to follow the practices outlined in our help documentation.

How do I share an idea for the Ableton Live integration?

We love hearing what users would like to see added to our integrations. Once you have created a SoundFlow account, the best way to share ideas for the Ableton Live integration is by posting in the Ideas section of the forum. Be sure to do a quick search on the forum to see if the idea has already been shared, and use the like button to upvote that post if so. That way, it will be logged for consideration in future updates.

Requirements

Requirements

The SoundFlow Ableton Live integration requires...

  • SoundFlow 5.10.5+ and an active SoundFlow Cloud Pro trial or subscription
  • Ableton Live 12.1+ (Standard or Suite recommended)
  • MacOS 10.15+
  • System language set to English (Go to System SettingsGeneralLanguage & Region to update language preferences)

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