How To Get Ableton Live 11 To Work

Optimize your DAW so you can produce more music

David Lowe

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[Originally posted on The Electronic Music Producer LUCKYKAT ]

I wrote this post because I went through hell recently with Abelton’s upgrade to Live 11. With the lockdown for COVID and mental health challenges, I needed hardware and software that was reliable and would allow me to focus on creating music. Here is the experience and a step by step guide to give you what you need to get Ableton working for you rather than you losing your sanity!

1. Upgrade Time

I had been using Live 10 Suite (not cheap at $749) for about 6 months and saw that Ableton was releasing Live 11. I was pumped. Lots of new plugins, packs and tools to further me as an electronic music producer and curious human being. I downloaded it a few days after launch and immediately had issues.

Instead of the program just opening after downloading it, I kept getting this prompt:

When I clicked “Yes”, it would try and get me to download Ableton again. I finally played around with Windows 10 and my laptop and somehow managed to get rid of…

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David Lowe

Electronic music production, entrepreneurship + film reviews. 2x startup founder, film lover + music producer. Listen to my music: spoti.fi/3aNtr6S