Ableton Live 13 is the next major version of Ableton's DAW, announced on 10 November 2026 for release in early 2027. It keeps Session View, warping and the device chain intact and adds the tools Live users most often bolted on from elsewhere: a native Step Sequencer clip with per-row length, rate and direction, ARA 2 support for editors such as Melodyne, and a Drum Synth instrument with nine sound types and more than 20 synthesis engines.
Capture now records automation as well as MIDI, a contextual browser opens filtered device lists right in the chain, and the mixer gains Device Slots. Racks grow to 32 Macros with per-mapping curves and a modulation mode, and new Multiband and Mid-Side Racks split processing by frequency or stereo field. Suite adds Melodyne essential, the Looplet sampler, Clipper, Transient Shaper and five Softube dynamics and EQ effects. Push 3 gains Custom Layouts, a hardware Step Sequencer and a Performance Mixer.
Against Bitwig Studio and Logic Pro, Live 13 closes the step-sequencing and ARA gaps and stays the strongest choice for clip-based production and performance. Live 13 Intro is €99, Standard €279 and Suite €599. Until release, every Live 12 edition is 20% off with the matching Live 13 edition included free.
Our Ableton Live 13 first look covers every feature, the edition table, the Push changes and the comparison with Bitwig, Logic and Cubase.