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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ableton Live

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AAbleton headquartered in Berlin offers Ableton Live, the company's flagship digital audio workstation and audio editing suite.

    $79

    Pro Tools

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AAvid offers Pro Tools, the company's flagship music and audio editing and recording suite.

    $29.99

    Per User / Per Month

    Pricing
    Ableton LivePro Tools
    Editions & Modules
    Live 10 Intro
    $79
    Max for Live - Crossgrade
    $79
    Live 11 Intro
    $99
    Max for Live
    $159
    Live 10 Standard - Students & Teachers
    $269
    Live 10 Standard
    $359
    Live 11 Standard
    $449
    Live 10 Suite - Students & Teachers
    $449
    Live 10 Suite
    $599
    Live 11 Suite
    $749
    Live 10 Intro - Push
    $799
    Push + Live 10 Standard - Students & Teachers
    1,068
    Live 10 Standard - Push
    1,078
    Push + Live 10 Suite - Students & Teachers
    1,248
    Live 10 Suite - Push
    1,278
    Pro Tools
    $29.99
    Per User / Per Month
    Pro Tools - Ultimate
    $79.99
    Per User / Per Month
    Pro Tools - First
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ableton LivePro Tools
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Ableton LivePro Tools
    Considered Both Products
    Ableton
    Chose Ableton Live
    I cannot say that the other programs listed aren't capable. They surely are. But for what I do and my workflow environment, Ableton suits my needs better. I know a lot of people that use Pro Tools and Logic Pro. They are both very powerful programs. I have knowledge of how …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ableton Live
    Ableton Live has just the right feature set for electronic music production. It offers more professional features than GarageBand, while not featuring the level of hardware integration or other high end features that you find in Avid Pro Tools. However, I prefer Ableton Live …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ableton Live
    Ableton Live has much more freedom of movement within the software.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ableton Live
    While I love Cubase and used it for many years (still do for certain projects), I definitely love Ableton better when it comes to writing music. The shortcuts are much easier to learn and make more sense than Cubase's, which means the time you have to spend setting things up is …
    Incentivized
    Avid Technology
    Chose Pro Tools
    Pro Tools has the most prestige and branding of any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that I know of. It is the industry standard for professional recording studios, and you'd be hard pressed to find an audio engineer who hasn't used it at one point or another. Most audio …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pro Tools
    As discussed above, these other products are likely better suited for home audio production, especially based on their integration of software instruments and their surface-level interface and tools. Pro Tools excels as a tool for professionals, who need to move audio along …
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Ableton LivePro Tools
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.5
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)