How to Record the Sound and Screen of Ableton Live?[Windows and Mac Guides]

How to record the sound and screen of Ableton Live? This post will show you the best way to record in Ableton Live.

Ableton Live is a digital audio workstation for macOS and Windows developed by Ableton in Berlin. It is a great live performance instrument tool for composing, recording, arranging, mixing, and mastering. As a result, many musicians and instrument players are full of praise for it. And if you want to record the sound and screen of Ableton Live to make a How-to tutorial video or record your music creation process, you can use a screen recorder to help you. Here we will show you how to record the sound and screen of Ableton Live step by step. Just keep reading and learn more.

How to Record the Sound and Screen of Ableton Live with RecMaster on Mac?

To record in Ableton Live, you can use a reliable video/audio recorder. For instance, RecMaster. It is a powerful screen recorder that enables you to record your computer screen, system sound, microphone sound, and webcam. Other than that, you can also record audio-only content for audiobooks, narrations, etc. And for your convenience, we have listed the detailed steps below. Please read on and you will find it easy as a breeze.

RecMaster is suitable for Windows and macOS. In this guide, we’ll start with how to record the sound and screen of Ableton Live with RecMaster for Mac (Mac OS X 10.11 or above). Click here to jump to How to Record the Sound and Screen of Ableton Live with RecMaster on Windows.

You can download and install RecMaster by clicking the buttons below.

Step 1: Launch Ableton Live

Step 2: Adjust the Audio settings

Step 3: Test the sounds from Ableton Live and open RecMaster

Step 4: Confirm the recording settings

Step 5: Start & end recording the sound and screen of Ableton Live

Step 6: Edit & share the recordings

Video Guide on How to Record the Sound and Screen of Ableton Live on Mac:

Step 1: Launch Ableton Live

First of all, you can launch Ableton Live.

Step 2: Adjust the Audio settings

Secondly, go to the Audio settings and follow the steps below to adjust the settings in Ableton Live.

1. Press on the Why button.
2. Switch to the Audio tab.
3. Choose Audio Import Device for your need.
4. Important: Choose Aunboxsoft Audio Device as the Output Device.

Step 3: Test the sounds from Ableton Live and open RecMaster

Next step, test and make sure that the sounds from Ableton Live can be heard. Then, you can launch RecMaster and choose the Full-screen mode. This mode allows you to capture your entire desktop.

Step 4: Confirm the recording settings

Before the recording, you should confirm the settings. You can turn on the system sound to record sounds from Ableton Live. And you can also make your own decision to turn on the camera for recording your own face, and/or the microphone to record your own voice.

Step 5: Start & end recording the sound and screen of Ableton Live

When you are ready for the capturing, you can press on REC icon (or command + 1 on the keyboard) to start recording. To end the recording, you can either switch to RecMaster and press the square button or (command + 1 on your keyboard).

Step 6: Edit & share the recordings

At last, the recorded video will be listed on the file list where you can play, edit, rename, delete, locate, and upload to YouTube or other websites.

How to Record the Sound and Screen of Ableton Live with RecMaster on Windows?

Other than the Mac version, Ableton Live also has a Windows version. And people also have the need for DAW recording specifically Ableton for PC. And the good news is that you can do it easily with RecMaster. And what’s more, it’s much easier to record Ableton Live audio and screen on Windows than on Mac. That’s because you don’t need to set the audio on Ableton since everything will be all right after the installation. And all you need to do is to confirm that the audio is normal on both Ableton and RecMaster. Let’s get started with it on Windows now!

And still, you can download and install the proper version of RecMaster from the buttons below, and follow the easy steps.

Step 1: Launch Ableton Live on Windows and confirm the audio

Step 2: Launch RecMaster and go to Sound Settings

Step 3: Confirm Sound Settings and start recording

Step 4: Preview the audio of the recorded file

Step 5: Edit & share the recordings

Video Guide on How to Record the Sound and Screen of Ableton Live on Windows:

Step 1: Launch Ableton Live on Windows and confirm the audio

Normally, you don’t need to do any settings on Ableton. So in the first step, you can just launch Ableton and check whether you can hear the audio playing in it.

Step 2: Launch RecMaster and go to Sound Settings

On the second step, launch RecMaster, choose a mode, and choose Advanced on the System Sound menu.

And if you hope to record your face, you can enable the Webcam on this window.

Step 3: Confirm Sound Settings and start recording

In the third step, on the Sound Settings window, you can choose the right audio devices for Systom Sound and Microphone. It’s highly recommended you test the devices to confirm that they work well.

And if you don’t need to record your own voice during the recording, you can turn off the Microphone. This will help you avoid environmental noise.

After the settings, you can Confirm and press REC on the main interface to start recording.

Step 4: Preview the audio of the recorded file

While you finished the recording, you can press the Play button to preview the video. And you will be able to check whether the audio was recorded normally.

Step 5: Edit & share the recordings (Optional)

At last, with RecMaster Windows, you can also edit recorded videos. You can not only trim and cut the video but also delogo and add subtitles.

Conclusion

To sum up, this guide has shown you how to record the sound and screen of Ableton Live with RecMaster for Mac and Windows. You can share your recorded videos with your friends or other music enthusiasts. RecMaster is an easy-to-use and full-featured video recorder. There are many advanced features in it such as making some annotations, setting a duration, adding cursor effects, and so on. Now, get this great screen recording application and start to record in Ableton Live!

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