Black Friday: pimp my Live with the best add-ons

Ableton Live 12.3 is out of beta; it’s time to liven up your Live setup (plus Ableton Move and Push and Novation Circuit Tracks). Black Friday deals have these at the lowest prices you’ll see all year, so if you’re stocking up for winter or holiday breaks, we’ve got you. These are tools to solve some problems, add some inspiration, and even just make your Live setup look better.

3D visuals arrive in Ableton Live, easy as synths, with Unreal-powered SenSei

Mix in 3D, drop in 3D objects, lighting, text, particle systems: EboSuite Sensei delivers an entirely new ecosystem of modeled 3D VJing. Powered by Unreal Engine under the hood, SenSei runs as entirely self-contained Ableton Live Devices. And the results are already impressive – even on an M1+ Mac or decent PC GPU. EboSuite had […]

Peter Kirn - November 26, 2025

Live 12.3 final is here: what’s new that isn’t Splice or stems

Ableton Live 12.3 is here, and that means built-in Splice support, stem separation, and… uh… well, there was the tremolo thing… and… need a guide? We’ve got you. Here are the rest of the best features to try in 12.3 (and Push 2.3 with Live 12.3), at a glance.

Peter Kirn - November 25, 2025

Make doodles in Ableton Live, then animate them, with Klottra

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2025

Push:Cue Mode turns Warp Markers into launchable cue points

Peter Kirn - November 7, 2025

Panel: liberating music technology for Arabic music and beyond

Peter Kirn - October 21, 2025

Videosync 2.1 for Ableton Live: video recorder, monitor, gradients, more

Peter Kirn - October 17, 2025

Guide: Create unique effects with Max for Live and Ableton DSP objects (pt. 2)

Peter Kirn - October 14, 2025

Guide: Get started patching in Max for Live with abl Objects

Peter Kirn - September 30, 2025

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