Ableton Forum

Hi,

After I installed Ableton 9 (on an iMac), I can't just close a project without quitting Ableton Live 9. The option "Close Window" is greyed out, so I have to red X in the top left corner of the window. But when I do that, the entire program quit.

Does anyone else have that problem? And is there a way to solve it?

Thanks!

I don't think you can do that. Live always has a project open.

Save your current project. Then create a new project.

I wonder if there's any chance Ableton will ever modify this behavior, as it's very un-Mac-like. I've been using Ableton for 15 years and a Mac for 20+, and it STILL surprises me every time it quits itself upon closing a project. Mac apps are supposed to be able to remain open without any documents open.

Ableton is not Mac only.....

True! But neither is, say, Pro Tools or Dorico or Sibelius, and I can have all of those open without a document being open. Reaper and Studio One, though...not so much

Curious what Ableton (et al) see as the downside of allowing this UI behavior on a Mac. I've literally had to re-boot Live thousands of times because my stupid brain will apparently never get used to it.

I'm curious, I don't see what's the benefit of having the app open without a project.

It takes a bit of getting used to, but if you think about it, you're saving a step. Save the old song, then just create or load a new project. I was "bitten" by this more than once until I became accustomed to it, but I've grown to appreciate it. It does go against standard behavior though. As do many things in Live.