Summary

Ableton Note is an iOS app for musical sketches that allows users to create, record, and edit beats, melodies, and samples directly on iPhone or iPad. The app is based on instruments and effects from Ableton Live and supports an easy entry into music production through various starting points and intuitive operation.

Features

• Ability to create beats with a 16-pad grid (finger drumming) and melodies with a 25-pad grid or the piano roll.
• Audio recording via the smartphone microphone to sample, cut, edit, and shape own percussive sounds and instruments with effects.
• Automatic MIDI capture function that records improvisations even without explicit recording and turns them into loops.
• Editing of MIDI notes with quantization, moving, deleting, transposing, and velocity adjustments.
• Automation recording for dynamic control of instrument and effect parameters.
• Working with loops, multitrack arrangement (up to eight tracks with eight clips and eight scenes), duplicating and varying sections.
• Integration of Ableton Cloud for transferring projects to Ableton Live 12 Lite and further editing there.
• Synchronization via Ableton Link with other devices on the local network.
• Included audio effects such as reverb, delay, chorus, phaser, saturator, and channel EQ for sound shaping.

Intended for

Ableton Note is aimed at musicians and producers who want to quickly and intuitively sketch musical ideas on the go, especially users of iPhone and iPad. The app is suitable for both beginners and experienced users who want to create effective musical sketches and later process them further in Ableton Live.

Special features

Note works independently without Ableton Live but allows seamless transition to a fuller DAW environment through the free Live 12 Lite version and cloud connection. The app contains instruments and effects from Ableton Live, offers diverse starting options (beat, melody, sampling, improvisation), and uses modern MIDI capture technologies.