Reference Manual
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Chapter 2
First Steps
Note: This manual has been adapted for Live LE. Specically, this means that features which
are not available in Live LE have not been included. To learn more about the differences
between Live LE and the full version of Live, you can download the full version manual from
the Ableton website
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When you install Live and run it for the rst time, you will be presented with a dialog asking
for your Live serial number. Please see the chapter on unlocking Live should you have
questions or concerns during the authorization process.
If you do not (yet) own Live, you can close the dialog and proceed, as Live will run in Demo
Mode by default. In Demo Mode, you will be able to work with all of Live's features with the
exception of saving and exporting.
2.1 Lear n About Live
Live comes with a set of interactive lessons to take you step by step through the key features
of the program. The lessons are organized in a table of contents, which can be opened
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