ME ABLETON LIVE 11 LITE
Ableton Live is a DAW that needs no intro and its combination of performance and production features mean it’s as popular with performers and DJs as it is with creators.
Live 11 Lite is a cut-down version of Ableton Live, with all of the essential workflows, instruments and effects, but with limited track count, and for many years this has been bundled with apps and hardware products. This month, we are very excited to say that Live 11 Lite comes bundled with this copy of Computer Music!
To mark this momentous occasion and also to get you started using this fabulous software, we’ve put together two tutorials. In this first one, we’ll run through the basics, including claiming and registering your serial number and then downloading, installing and authorising the software. Then we’ll do some familiarisation, getting inside Live Lite’s powerful but individual modus operandi and explaining its two main components: Session and Arrangement.
Then we’ll construct a track, showing you what you can potentially achieve using just the included tools, sounds and a few Studio classics. Starting in the Session View, we’ll explain the real basics of building a track from clips. We’ll then look at moving it into the timeline-based Arrangement View to complete the mix.
Our tutorial is primarily for new users, but that said, we’ll also flag some of the new features you’ll find in Live 11 Lite, so even if you’ve used Live Lite before, there may be some things for you here. Plus, if you want to check out our track, the Live Set is also available from FileSilo.
Finally, although Live 11 Lite is awesome software, there are more fully featured versions of Ableton Live available from ableton.com. So, let’s get creating in Live 11 Lite!
> Step by step
1. Install and activation
1 To get started, the first thing you’ll need is your personal serial number for Live 11 Lite. This is available from the Computer Music pages at FileSilo, so if you don’t already have an account, head to filesilo.co.uk/ComputerMusic and register.
2 Once registered, you’ll need to unlock the content for this issue of Computer Music. Have your copy to hand as you’ll need to answer the issue-related question. Then follow the instructions to grab your serial number.
3 Armed with your serial number you now need to register it with Ableton and for this you’ll need an Ableton account. Head over to ableton/en/login where you can log into an existing account or create a new one.
4 Once you’re logged in you can then add the serial number to your account which you can do here: ableton.com/en/account/add_license/. You should now be able to see the License under the Licenses and Packs tab of your user account.
5 Now from the drop-down tab, select the correct download for your operating system – Windows or Mac OS. Once the download is complete, install the software in the standard way.
6 When you first launch Ableton Live 11 Lite it will
