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I was wondering if there's a way to have multiple live projects open at once. I'm used to working in DAW's that will allow me to open more than one project and copy and paste midi and audio (and other things) from one session to another. It’s also helpful to see your other projects to know were things are and how many bars you used to cretin songs.

Live won't allow you to have two sessions open at the same time. Though, from the left browser, you could drag over another entire session into you current sessions. Try grouping your current session which will make it into one grouped track. Then drag over the other session and group that. Then start arranging the clips and scenes so the two sessions are how you want them to be.

channelite wrote:Live won't allow you to have two sessions open at the same time. Though, from the left browser, you could drag over another entire session into you current sessions. Try grouping your current session which will make it into one grouped track. Then drag over the other session and group that. Then start arranging the clips and scenes so the two sessions are how you want them to be.

This never ocurred to me before...gonna try this!

yes u can have 2 live projects at once here's how

go to Prefferences/Look and Feel
then Click Multipe instances then exit preferences and there u go

channelite wrote:Live won't allow you to have two sessions open at the same time.

JHJaime2014 wrote:yes u can have 2 live projects at once here's how

go to Prefferences/Look and Feel
then Click Multipe instances then exit preferences and there u go

PC: One can open multiple instances of Live
MAC: One cannot open multiple instances of Live

Da hand wrote: MAC: One cannot open multiple instances of Live

Reality is that it's "Mac" and two different installed versions side by side under different names, like Live 9.6.2 and Live (or the beta) can be opened. However the suggested workaround will work better, except for returns and master (workaround for that is using an effects rack).

Stromkraft wrote:

Da hand wrote: MAC: One cannot open multiple instances of Live

Reality is that it's "Mac" and two different installed versions side by side under different names, like Live 9.6.2 and Live (or the beta) can be opened. However the suggested workaround will work better, except for returns and master (workaround for that is using an effects rack).

Interesting. Good to know, thanks!

This is intensely WEIRD, you would except a *nix family operating system such as macOS to be able to run multiple instances, but ALAS no.

I wonder if support is ever going to come Mac? I would love to have two Ableton 10 projects open at the same time...

You can open two instances of Live on a Mac, by going to the "Terminal" and typing "open -n " then dragging the Ableton icon from finder to the terminal to complete the line.
This guy explains it: https://youtu.be/qptY6NoCLoM
Ben

Stromkraft wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:34 am

Da hand wrote: MAC: One cannot open multiple instances of Live

Reality is that it's "Mac" and two different installed versions side by side under different names, like Live 9.6.2 and Live (or the beta) can be opened. However the suggested workaround will work better, except for returns and master (workaround for that is using an effects rack).

Well if you have dual or triple monitors you can. Only if you know how to do it

Benwilliams303 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:32 pm

You can open two instances of Live on a Mac, by going to the "Terminal" and typing "open -n " then dragging the Ableton icon from finder to the terminal to complete the line.
This guy explains it: https://youtu.be/qptY6NoCLoM
Ben

this is really helpful and easy, thanks