Stop clicking, start creating: SoundFlow for Ableton Live has landed — here’s what you need to knowAd feature with SoundFlow
Modern DAWs offer incredible power, but that power often comes at the cost of speed and focus. Setting up sessions, diving through menus, and performing multiple mouse clicks on tiny buttons can pull you out of the creative flow.
SoundFlow, a workflow automation platform, has set out to change how musicians, composers, producers, and audio engineers create with their DAW of choice. With support for Elgato Stream Decks, iOS and Android devices, custom keyboard shortcuts, and a powerful macro automation platform, SoundFlow puts your most-used commands right under your fingertips so that you can stay focused on the creative process.
Already boasting purpose-built integrations for Avid’s Pro Tools, Apple’s Logic Pro, and iZotope’s RX, SoundFlow has just launched a new integration with Ableton Live, now available in public beta.

Like SoundFlow’s other integrations, the SoundFlow Ableton Live integration is feature-packed. The public beta launches with over 850 ready-to-use commands and over 40 decks that can be shown on Stream Decks or mobile devices. Creators across all skill levels can take advantage of this deep integration with Live and unprecedented hands-on control.
“This integration is about more than shortcuts, we’re giving Ableton users a toolkit to automate entire workflows—creating, coloring and routing tracks, swapping MIDI Instruments and adding multiple audio effects at once, generating and transforming MIDI—with the push of a button. It’s a new era of creative efficiency” – Chad Wahlbrink, developer at SoundFlow
Users can map custom keyboard shortcuts to any command in SoundFlow or create custom decks of commands to centralize their most-used actions. Even more powerful, with SoundFlows’ built-in macro editor, users can sequence multiple commands to be run from a single button. Imagine creating a new track, adding your favorite plug-ins, coloring, and routing that track with one click.
While in public beta, SoundFlow hopes Ableton users will make their voices heard on its active and supportive community forum. The forum allows users to share workflow ideas, get help setting up, and learn from other creators. SoundFlow plans to use the forum to gather feedback, fill in gaps in the current featureset, and expand the capabilities of the Ableton Live integration.

While many users control SoundFlow via iOS and Android Devices, MIDI controllers, or simple keyboard shortcuts, the Elgato Stream Deck is a crowd favorite. These compact, affordable control surfaces feature backlit LCD buttons, which can change to reflect your current control set. Connect one or multiple Stream Decks to SoundFlow and put your favorite actions right in front of you.
The Ableton integration includes the “Ableton – Main Deck,” a pre-configured collection of commands that allows users quick access to common actions like loading instruments and audio effects or creating and controlling tracks. These actions greatly reduce the need for manually clicking through menus or relying on the computer keyboard to control Ableton Live.
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So, who will get the most out of it? Every Live user can benefit from SoundFlow’s automation capabilities, especially when combined with a Stream Deck, iOS, or Android device, putting enhanced DAW control within reach.
For beginners, SoundFlow provides users instant, visual access to Ableton Live without requiring them to learn keyboard shortcuts or know which menu to click.
Power users can explore extensive options for creating macros and scripts. These custom commands can be built visually with SoundFlow’s easy-to-use macro editor or coded with JavaScript. This offers all users a near-infinite set of possible automation and control. SoundFlow can be as complicated or simple as you need to suit your creative process.
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MusicTech readers can join the public beta today with a free 30-day trial of SoundFlow Cloud Pro.
The trial gives you access to all SoundFlow Cloud Pro features, the SoundFlow community forum, plus SoundFlow’s other included integrations to take your workflow to the next level.
Whether you use Ableton Live to make beats, produce music, score movies, or record bands, you’ll love the powerful way that SoundFlow’s Ableton Live integration opens up control of the DAW like never before. Combining Stream Deck, iOS, Android devices, custom keyboard shortcuts, and a powerful macro automation platform puts your most-used commands right where you need them so that you can stay focused on the creative process.
Sign up here today: www.soundflow.org.
System Requirements: SoundFlow 5.10.5+ and an active SoundFlow Cloud Pro trial or subscription, macOS 10.15+, Ableton Live 12.1+
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