Ableton Live Lite 8 Akai Professional Edition

[Supertux]

I just purchased an M-AUDIO midi controller, and it came with a copy of "Ableton Live Lite 8 Akai Professional Edition". What are the limitations of this Lite version?

I read that I can have Unlimited Instruments, Audio effects and MIDI effects per project, as well as project file saving.

https://www.ableton.com/en/products/live-lite/features/

What's the catch?

[zosomagik]

I'm pretty sure you have a limited number of audio, midi, and return tacks you can use. Idk about being able to use unlimited amounts of instruments, but I know that live lite doesn't come with any of it's own instruments and if you have a limited number of tracks you can use, you wouldn't be able to have inf. instruments. I know you are limited to the amount of scenes you can have in session view too, but I personally only use more than that when Dj'ing with ableton. So these are the limitations I can think of, some of them could be wrong as I've never heard of Live Lite "Professional"

[zosomagik]

After reading the link, you do have limited track amounts, you don't get all the plugins, and you don't get all the instruments.

[Supertux]

So those are the only limitations? I have my own instruments (VSTs). I don't get how it could be this good of a deal, for free. There must be more to it? Like, a limited amount of automation lanes, etc.

It also gave me access to Ableton Live 9 Lite.

[zosomagik]

I believe it said unlimited automation lanes, a lot of the reason ableton is so expensive is because the stock instruments, plugins, and samples are really good. But you don't get all of those in lite.

[Supertux]

Alright, Ableton Live 8 Lite seems like a complete package with all the essentials that I need

Thanks for clarifying this for me.

[zosomagik]

No problem, I'm also not sure if you can export your tracks. Which would definitely be a game breaker. But I could be wrong.