21 Free Ableton Live Packs: Drums, synths, FX and more.
Get a collection of unique instruments and effects for Ableton Live including drum machines, samples, synth presets, FX and more ?
See a full list of what’s included below.
What's Included? ?
There are 2 elements to FREE; the Free Packs include completely standalone packs – they’re not stripped down or demo versions, but fully functional instruments and effects in their own right.
The Demo packs are stripped-down versions of paid packs. Each Demo pack is also a fully functional instrument or effect, but you can upgrade to the paid version to get more features and sounds.
25 Free Live Packs from Ableton There are a lot of free Live Packs available from Ableton alone, but a lot of people don't even realise it and thus, miss out on some quality presets and loops. Not all of these Live Packs listed below will be available for everyone. Using third-party Packs. Live Versions: 9-10 Operating System: All If you are installing official Live Packs downloaded from the Ableton website, check instead our article on How to Install Packs. If you wish to install a Third-party Pack downloaded from another source, then please follow these instructions.
- Using third-party Packs. Live Versions: 9-10 Operating System: All If you are installing official Live Packs downloaded from the Ableton website, check instead our article on How to Install Packs.
- When Ableton Live came out in 1999 it was radically different from other musical software. For the people behind Ableton, the computer was not a replacement for a tape machine in a studio but a tool to improvise with on stage and as part of the creative process.
Read full descriptions of each pack at the links below and upgrade to the full versions of the Demo packs at their respective links.
FREE PACKS
- 522 Samples – samples of a tiny drum machine
- 707 – a classic hardware drum machine
- DRONES x NOISES – drone textures and noise samples
- DRUMR – simple drum synthesis
- ELECTRIC – that classic electric piano sound
- INSPIR Paper – creative inspiration for musicians
- LM-1 – a classic hardware drum machine
- MS-20 Waveforms – classic monophonic synth samples
- ONE KNOBS – powerful 1-knob effect racks
- SH – SH-101 drum samples
- SHAKE – loops and samples of things you shake
- SPLTTR – multi-band anything
- TAPE – an analog tape machine for Ableton Live
DEMO PACKS
- 522 Free – a tiny drum machine with a big sound
- ANLG Free – analog-style synth sounds
- ARPS Free – arpeggiated synth presets
- FRZN GRAINS Lite – rich, expansive synth presets for any style
- B3 Free – a classic tonewheel organ
- EARTH Free – versatile drum creation
- INSPIR Lite – creative inspiration for musicians
- NTPD Lite – a simple notepad for Ableton Live
Upgrade To EVRYTHNG ??
If you enjoy FREE and find the packs useful you’ll probably want to upgrade to EVRYTHNG. It includes every single ELPHNT pack (that’s a lot of stuff!) at a discounted price Buying EVRYTHNG also directly supports development of more packs and videos ?
Download Info ?
- 989MB Download Size
- 5 Ableton Drum Racks
- 36 Ableton Synth Presets
- 1 Electric Piano Instrument
- 1 Tonewheel Organ MaxForLive Instrument
- 26 Ableton FX Racks
- 125 MS-20 Samples
- 35 Drone & Noise Samples
- 614 Drum & Percussion Samples
- 48 Shaker Loops
- 1 INSPIR Lite Inspiration Generator MaxForLive Device
- 1 INSPIR Paper Inspiration Generator PDF
- 1 NTPD Lite Simple Notepad MaxForLive Device
- Each pack also includes a Getting Started Guide to help you get set up quickly
Minimum Requirements* ?
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- Ableton Live 9.7+ (compare Live Editions)
- Some packs require Live Standard
- Some packs require Live Suite
- If you’re unsure about the requirements just download the pack (it’s free! ??) and give it a go
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What is Ableton Live?
Ableton Live lets you easily create, produce and perform music within one intuitive interface. Live keeps everything in sync and works in real-time, so you can play and modify your musical ideas without interrupting the creative flow.
Live comes with a versatile collection of instruments, sounds, kits and loops for creating any kind of music and provides a full complement of effects to tweak and process your sound.
Ableton Live 10 Suite includes:
- Ableton Live
- 13 Instruments to try (including Wavetable, Operator, Sampler, Analog and more)
- 56 Effects for processing audio and MIDI (including Echo, Pedal, Beat Repeat, Amp, Vocoder, Glue and lots more)
- Instant mappings so you can use Live with your keyboards or controller.
- Max for Live so you have access to a range of instruments, effects and customizations created by the Live community.
Installation on a Mac
Open the DMG and drag Live to your applications folder. Then open Live and follow the instructions there. If you want to uninstall the trial at any point, you can find help here.
Using Live 9?
You can install the trial next to Live 9. Your library will not be overwritten or altered.
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System Requirements
PC
- Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8 or Windows 10 (64-bit)
- 64-bit Intel® Core™ or AMD multi-core processor (Intel® Core™ processor or faster recommended)
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
- 1366x768 display resolution
- ASIO compatible audio hardware for Link support (also recommended for optimal audio performance)
- Access to an internet connection for authorizing Live (for downloading additional content and updating Live, a fast internet connection is recommended)
- Approximately 3 GB disk space on the system drive for the basic installation (8 GB free disk space recommended)
- Up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content
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Mac
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- OS X 10.11.6 or later
- Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor (Intel® Core™ i5 processor or faster recommended)
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
- 1280x800 display resolution
- Core Audio compliant audio interface recommended
- Access to an internet connection for authorizing Live (for downloading additional content and updating Live, a fast internet connection is recommended)
- Approximately 3 GB disk space on the system drive for the basic installation (8 GB free disk space recommended)
- Up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content