The best and most creative music production software.

At first it is a bit confusing to use. You will be stuck for a little bit and not know what to do or how it works.

As musicians we can get a very rich quality export from this software. I made much  more songs ,advertisment audios ,outros  from Live...very easy to use.

The interface is a little bit confusing and there is too much to look at.

The user community is amazing and the sonic sound output.

The overall customizability of Ableton is amazing. Especially, when used in combination with Max for Live plugins.

It is a professional mastering software that gives you all the tools of mixing & mastering your mixdown to perfection.

Always being a fan of open source and community contributions makes this software on the whole much more of an integrated and firmly entrenched cultural software.

Limited to 16 audio tracks. If you want to use Ableton's full potential prepare yourself to pay 650.

Have had such a great experience with their support team reordering parts I needed for a controller and issues within the software.

If you don't know anything, it will be very hard to start. Also, I don't like that Ableton offer a very small amount of plugins.

The software can do a whole lot of things, but in my experience that has also made it difficult to learn.

The Industry Standard that Keeps Improving (despite minor bugs and high price).

Ableton's interface is outstanding & cannot be compared with any other software, the interface and the way of working allows you to work as fast and accurate as it gets.

Everything is integrated into one window, which really helps the workflow. It eliminates the need for cluttering multiple windows plus plugins, thus giving it a very clean and enjoyable experience.

I like the huge Virtual Instruments in the Library of LIVE. Ableton have a good integration for the most Hardware on  the Market.

Great for music production, arranging, and performing. Great for beginners and experts as well.

I love the layout and the workflow options. It's so dang intuitive and easy to operate that I've been contemplating moving over to Ableton after years using Logic.

I would alter the speed / pitch of sample inside of Ableton then export those files to my hardware digital samplers for further sound manipulation and composition.

The provision to convert audio file into piano role [and this has been a prayer answered to beat makers. Sampling has not been difficult anymore.

Extremely enjoyable late night sessions. Have purchased an Ableton Push because of the greater flexibility to get away from the computer and this has enhanced my creativity (and my rhythm!).

It's the ratio between amazing features and the price. It blows my mind that such a beast of a DAW with all it's features is cheaper than some of it's competitors.

The pitch and tempo shifting capabilities, the customization of sounds with Mac for Live effects, and the simple bus routing make it a joy to use.

Very helpful and easy to make music from this software  and very user friendly.

I love the fact that we can run tracks and control them live. It is great that we can put together a set list and customize every little detail of what we want to hear.

The onboarding guidelines are pretty simple and you can start learning and using the tool and make some music in one single day.

A very straight forward, easy to use DAW you can get out there compared to the others i have seen my brother used in the past.

The interface is well designed and intuitive and the feature set is amazing, but what really sets it apart is the quality of the built-in effects and instruments.

I've been using Studio One mainly to record and I must say that the quality is good and I don't have latency issues like in other DAWs I've used.

It confused to learning at beginning especially for beginning, but once you get it, it make sense.

My few time in Studio One is very affordable I like it.

DDP import/export function for mastering. The learning curve is much easier than the competition and the interface is designed to make your job easier.

As a composer it has all the functions that I need  and I think the price is very affordable. I'm just in love with the software.

It's my most recent acquisition as it's not the only DAW I use. I am a student of music production and on the recommendation of my friends is that I decided to acquire this software.

It has a comprehensive set of features including monophonic and polyphonic tracks, MIDI sequencing, an intuitive interface with drag-and-drop functionality, and 4-band parametric EQs.

I'm an audio engineer and producer, and I've been using Studio One for a few months now. I can say, without reservation, that it's the best DAW I've ever used.

Iam having a hard time deciding if there was something that I don't like about it.

The ability to record in 64bit is a great feature for high resolution audio Production.

The only downsides (and they aren’t major) are non-“core” features lack a certain depth, and new features tend to go a number of cycles without improvements.

Interfaces easy to customize, the plugins are of very good quality.

The software has some bugs which interrupt the software during sessions. I had this problem on version 5.

Studio One very occasionally crashes upon launch, which is a little frustrating, and I'm unclear why this sometimes happens.

Great User Interface and intentional design has greatly improved my workflow. I am getting more done that spending on learning the software.

It's a great software and I love the development they are making to it and including it in a Presonus recording gear bundle is just amazing.

It's set at a reasonable price for what it is and can offer the average audio user a very, feature rich, DAW that can do everything the others can, at a great value.

I like studio one for my demo projects before taking them to our local recording studio who also runs studio one. I can load up the same project and it’s like I never left the house.

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Live is a workflow management software, which allows instrumentalists and musicians to create, edit and produce music, sounds, rhythms, tunes, audios, songs, melodies and more. The solution offers a built-in sound library, which enables creators to add multiple sounds to the melody.


The on-premise application provides various electronic instruments such as drum rack, simpler, impulse and sampler for instrumentalists to utilize while transforming the audio track. With Live, musicians can capture multiple sounds from the real world and combine them with songs via the MIDI functionality. Additionally, it allows artists to develop, categorize, manipulate and assemble tunes on a timeline using an arrangement view mode.


Live facilitates integration with Playbeat, rekordbox, Modulaser, SoundSwitch, Riffer, MadMapper, Resolume, Camelot, Remixvideo, Reason, Figure and more. Pricing is available on a one-time license and support is extended via FAQs, knowledgebase and other online measures. 






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Audio Editor

Configurable Workflow

Audio Capture

Graphical Workflow Editor

Audio Mixing

Workflow Management

Instrument Management

Activity Dashboard

Audio Recording

Plug-in Integration

Audio Manipulation

Third-Party Integrations

Windows 7

Mac OS

Windows 10

Live offers a free trial for 90 days to new users, after which the software is available in 3 pricing tiers: Intro, Standard, and Suite. Pricing of the product starts from $99 per license and scales with each tier, outlined below:
Intro: $99 per license
Standard: $449 per license
Suite: $749 per license

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201-500

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Videos

Studio One is an on-premise audio editing solution, which enables studio engineers to produce, mix, record and create songs from album production to release. The platform supports several file formats such as WAV, FLAC, MP3, AAC, ALAC, M4A, AIFF, CAF or Ogg Vorbis and lets artists use the chorder to trigger specific chords by playing single notes.


Musicians can use Studio One's flanger to create swirls, spatial depths or timbral shifts for guitar tracks by splitting and modifying an audio signal. It provides customizable keyboard shortcuts to streamline workflows and allows artists to search or filter tracks using various commands. Additionally, professionals can view songs, projects and shows on a centralized dashboard.


Studio One's drag-and-drop interface enables studio engineers to add presets, virtual instruments and plug-in effects to music sessions. The product is available for free or on a license-basis and support is extended via FAQs, forums, documentation, video tutorials and other online measures.



Score Editor

Collaboration Tools

Mastering

Media Library

Video Support

Multiple Format Support

Drag & Drop

Studio One is available at various licenses based on versions:
•	Studio One 5 Prime: Available for free
•	Studio One 5 Artist Upgrade from Artist - all versions: $46.47
•	Studio One 5 Artist: $88.11
•	Studio One 5 Professional Upgrade from Artist 3 or 4 or 5 for Quantum Users: $139.19
•	Studio One 5 Professional Upgrade from Professional or Producer - all versions: $139.53
•	Studio One 5 Professional Upgrade from Artist - all versions: $278.76
•	Studio One 5 professional: $372.17
•	Studio One 5 Crossgrade: $299.95 (discounted price)
License-based pricing plans are also available for educational institutions.

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