MIDI Transformations
Introduce inventive new ways to rearrange, randomize and time warp MIDI patterns to inspire variations and put theory into practice.
Unlock a lifetime of creative expression
Teach your students to embrace the unexpected, find their own voice and build the technical skills they need to express themselves.
They can decide what comes next.
Ableton lets each learner choose a path that takes them beyond the classroom and into a lifetime of creative expression.
They can decide what comes next.
Ableton lets each learner choose a path that takes them beyond the classroom and into a lifetime of creative expression.
Welcome to Live 12
Teaching with Live gives students everything they need to make unlimited progress on their chosen path. Millions of music and audio professionals choose Live for its built-in instruments, effects and creative features that continue to spark new ideas and ways of working. Live 12 comes with even more teaching opportunities – new techniques and experimental tools, brought together in a flexible environment that supports all learning styles and keeps students focused on creating.
Teach new techniques
MIDI Generators
Conjure up quick ideas – melodies, chords and rhythms to get students of all levels out of the loop and into a composing mindset.
Tuning systems
Demonstrate a rich variety of music traditions outside of the Western 12-tone system, and use Scale Awareness to shape sounds and effects in key.
Encourage experiments
Roar
Teach experimental sound design techniques with Live’s new coloring and saturation device with a built-in compressor section for detailed adjustment.
Meld
Explore a vast selection of complex oscillators to load into Meld’s dual engines, and illustrate deep modulation by re-routing and combining them in different ways.
Performance Pack
Prepare your students for the stage with customizable devices that grant more comprehensive control over their Sets, making live performance more intuitive and fun.
Max for Live MIDI Tools
Let students experiment even further by creating their own MIDI Tools in Max for Live, either based on tweaks to existing devices or built entirely from scratch.
Focus on creating
Sound Similarity Search
Spend less time scrolling through samples – help your students find the sounds they want to use and learn how to match them.
Accessibility improvements
Develop a more inclusive curriculum for all kinds of learners, and explore different ways to play with Live.
Get hands on with Push
Students can also learn the fundamentals of digital composition in a more instrumental context with Push, Ableton’s hardware instrument. With hands-on control of rhythm, sounds and song structure and a uniquely creative approach to melody and harmony, Push puts the building blocks of music-making at a student’s fingertips.
Play, create and perform
Standalone playability
Push invites you to disconnect and be fully in the moment with your music. Send your Live sets to Push to work without a computer, then back again.
MPE-enabled pads
Shape your sound with pads that respond to the slightest movement of your fingers. Bend, slide and shift between different notes, sounds and articulations.
Built-in audio interface
Plug your instruments into Push’s own audio interface to record straight into your set. Plus, send CV and gate signals to your modular setup.
Live set transfer
Anything you make using Push in Standalone Mode can be transferred to your computer over WiFi, and opened in Live.
Teach with Move
Move’s compact size, straightforward workflow and huge library of Ableton-quality sounds make it the great creative companion for the classroom.
For teachers, Move is easy to use and teach with thanks to its simple, minimal design. Students can quickly create ideas, mix and match them to develop their own unique sound, and achieve exciting breakthroughs. Plus, Move’s portability means they can keep the momentum going outside of the classroom.
A portable tool for intuitive music making
Four tracks, thousands of sounds
Move’s four tracks can be turned into a drum kit, sampler or instrument in seconds, so students can skip the lengthy onboarding and start making music right away.
Tactile control
Move’s 32 soft silicone pads let students play notes, create beats and trigger clips, and its touch-sensitive rotary encoders make it easy to tweak each sound and effect to taste.
Capture, connect and create
Teach sampling with Move’s built-in microphone. Have a quick listen to your students’ work with the integrated speaker, or plug in headphones to limit classroom noise.
Continue in Live
When your students are ready to refine their work, they can easily transfer their Sets to Live with the help of Move Manager and Ableton Cloud.
How to buy
For your institution
Live Suite for your classroom
Get multi-seat licenses for school-owned computers so your students can take advantage of all the creative features Live has to offer. Teach everything from sound design and advanced performance to mixing and mastering – and benefit from special educational pricing.
Learn more about Multi-seat licenses ›
Live Suite for student-owned devices
With Education Access Seats your students can take Live’s toolkit home and keep creating on their personal devices, whether it’s for homework or just private music making.
Learn more about Education Access Seats ›
Educational pricings are also available on Push and Move.
Ableton Live now supports Hands-Off Authorization, helping IT admins automate software activation across multiple computers for easier deployment and management.
For you and your students
Rent-to-Own lets students and educators start using Live 12 Suite immediately while paying in monthly installments. Once all payments are made, they own the license.
Learn more about Rent-to-Own ›
If you’re studying or teaching at a school, college or university, you can also purchase Live 12 Suite, Standard, or Intro upfront with educational pricing. This one-time purchase ensures lifetime access. You can also benefit from the educational pricing on Live when buying it with Push.
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