r/ableton • u/kidkolumbo Hobbyist • Apr 02 '21

The Buy/Sell/Trade thread April 2nd 2021

Buy/Sell/Trade/Beg for licenses and hardware here. If you do so elsewhere, your post will be removed.

This post will be replace when it grows too old and locks. I recommend sorting by old, if not new. Please edit your comment to reflect a completed sale.

Did you know?

Ableton itself has an article on buying a used copy of Live. It's important to note that Ableton has the power to confirm that a secondhand license is legitimate.

If you bought (or buy) a second hand MIDI controller that was originally bundled with Live Lite but the serial number that came with it is missing or already used up, you can apply to Ableton for a new Live Lite serial. It's not 100% successful but why not give it a try?

You can also easily obtain a Live Lite license by either buying Koala App or Ableton Note.

Yes, this post is from 2021, but Reddit now allows posts to accept comments forever. If that ever changes, message the mods and we'll make a new one.

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u/creative-rewind Jun 25 '26

I built a local Splice Studio alternative for Ableton and other DAWS to stop losing my work and fix the 'Save As' mess.

Hey everyone,

Like many of you, I’ve always found it incredibly frustrating how fragile project files can be when you're pushing heavy plugin loads. You're deep into a mix, and suddenly Logic or any other DAW crashes, a file corrupts, or you simply realize that the arrangement you had three hours ago sounded way better.

Ever since Splice Studio was shut down, I feel like there hasn’t been a truly seamless way to track project history. We're all back to naming our files Track_Mix_v3_FINAL_really_Final.logicx.

To fix this for my own workflow, I spent the last few months building a tool called CREATIVE-Rewind.

I wanted to share it here because it finally brought back that "peace of mind" for me. Here is how it works:

  • Completely Local: It runs silently in the background and takes lightweight, automated snapshots of your Logic project folder directly on your Mac. No cloud uploads, no forced subscriptions.
  • Zero Interruption: You just keep working in Logic. It stays completely out of your creative flow.
  • Instant Revert: If a file gets corrupted or you want to A/B test a previous mix state, you can browse a visual timeline and restore the exact project from hours or days ago in seconds.
  • Ableton Live Change overview: See in the timeline what changed in your Live set. On an experimental basis, Ableton Live users get help documenting their snapshots.

I just will launch the first official version very soon. There will be a free trial available, so you can throw it at your own sessions without any risk.

You can check it out here: www.creative-rewind.com or just ask :D

I’d genuinely love to hear if this makes sense for your daily Logic workflow. Let me know what you think!

Cheers! Greetings from Frankfurt am Main, Germany