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> Can I run Ableton on linux

Yes? The .msi installer for Live has worked in Wine for more than a decade.



> Problems Noted So Far

- Menu bar is not visible in windowed mode, can be accessed wth ALT+F and arrow keys

- Program needs to be fullscreen, non fullscreen window cannot be controlled/resized and mouse location data is innacurate

- Multiple Windows are a struggle because the program is fullscreen

- Sometimes the program becomes uncontrollable, even in fullscreen mode, the work around is press ctrl + , to open settings and then close settings, then the fullscreen program becomes controllable again

- Max for live doesn't work or works inconsistently, your millage may vary

-- source: https://github.com/BEEFY-JOE/AbletonLiveOnLinux

Once you run the installer, and have a broken version of live running, you then have to install the Jack bridge to get audio working, after that you can install https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge to try and get some of your plugins working.


Until you need a specific plugin that doesn’t, or some hardware equipment with custom drivers (very common in the AV world).




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