name: ableton-live
description: Use when working with Ableton Live 12 (the DAW): the Arrangement and Session views; clips and the Clip View; audio warping and tempo; MIDI and MPE editing; MIDI tools; converting audio to MIDI; comping; stem separation; recording; routing and I/O; mixing; automation and clip envelopes; instrument/drum/effect racks; the browser and managing files/sets; Live's built-in instruments, audio effects, and MIDI effects; Max for Live; Push 1 and Push 2; Link/tempo sync; tuning systems; keyboard shortcuts; and accessibility. The official Live 12 Reference Manual. Not for other DAWs.
Ableton Live 12 Reference
Faithful reference for Ableton Live 12, split into one focused file per subject across 78 reference files.
Identifiers (API/type/function names, flags, paths, enums, numbers) are preserved verbatim.
When to use this
Use this skill when the task involves Ableton Live 12 — the Arrangement and Session views, clips, audio warping and tempo, MIDI and MPE editing, MIDI tools, audio-to-MIDI conversion, comping, stem separation, recording, routing and I/O, mixing, automation and clip envelopes, instrument/drum/effect racks, the browser and managing files and sets, the built-in instrument/audio-effect/MIDI-effect references, Max for Live, Push 1 and Push 2, Link and tempo sync, tuning systems, keyboard shortcuts, and accessibility.
Workflow
- Open
references/INDEX.md (or references/topics.json) and pick the one file that matches.
- Read only that file; open another only if the task spans subjects. Grep across files when needed:
rg -n "PATTERN" references/*.md.
- Treat every identifier as an exact reference fact — never invent or paraphrase.
Gotchas
Recurring failure modes and what to do instead live in the sibling GOTCHA.md.
References
All depth lives in references/ — start at references/INDEX.md, metadata in references/topics.json. One subject per file.
Verification
python .agents/skills/skill-drafting/scripts/validate_skill_package.py D:/dev/SKILLS/AI/work/recon-staged/working/ableton-live
