Get the running Ableton Live application version.

Get detailed information about the current Ableton session.

Set the tempo of the Ableton session.

Parameters:

• tempo: The new tempo in BPM (20-999)

Get the current tempo of the Ableton session.

Set the time signature of the Ableton session.

Parameters:

• numerator: Beats per bar (e.g. 4)

• denominator: Beat unit (e.g. 4)

Get the current time signature of the Ableton session.

Turn the metronome on or off.

Get the metronome on/off state.

Set the global clip trigger quantization.

Parameters:

• quantization: 0=None, 1=8 Bars, 2=4 Bars, 3=2 Bars, 4=1 Bar, 5=1/2, 6=1/4, 7=1/8, 8=1/16

Get the global clip trigger quantization.

Undo the last action in Ableton Live.

Redo the last undone action in Ableton Live.

Check whether there is an action available to undo.

Check whether there is an action available to redo.

Start playing the Ableton session.

Stop playing the Ableton session.

Resume playback from the current position without resetting it.

Move the arrangement playhead to the given position, in beats.

Get the current arrangement playhead position, in beats.

Enable or disable arrangement loop.

Get the current loop state, start, and length (in beats).

Set the arrangement loop region, in beats.

Enable or disable punch-in recording.

Enable or disable punch-out recording.

Enable or disable MIDI overdub recording.

Get the current overdub state.

Arm/disarm session record mode.

Get the current session record status.

List all cue points in the arrangement.

Jump the playhead to the cue point at the given index.

Create or delete a cue point at the current playhead position.

List all regular tracks, return tracks, and the master track.

Get detailed information about a specific track in Ableton.

Parameters:

• track_index: The index of the track to get information about

Get detailed information about a return track.

Get detailed information about the master track.

Create a new MIDI track in the Ableton session.

Parameters:

• index: The index to insert the track at (-1 = end of list)

Create a new audio track in the Ableton session.

Parameters:

• index: The index to insert the track at (-1 = end of list)

Create a new return track in the Ableton session.

Parameters:

• index: The index to insert the return track at (-1 = end of list)

Delete the track at the given index.

Delete the return track at the given index.

Duplicate the track at the given index.

Set the name of a track.

Parameters:

• track_index: The index of the track to rename

• name: The new name for the track

Set a track's color by Live's palette color index.

Mute or unmute a track.

Solo or unsolo a track.

Arm or disarm a track for recording.

Set a track's input monitoring state.

Parameters:

• state: 0 = In, 1 = Auto, 2 = Off

Get a track's input/output routing types, channels, and available options.

Set a track's input routing type by display name (see get_track_routing).

Set a track's output routing type by display name (see get_track_routing).

Set a track's input routing channel by display name (see get_track_routing).

Set a track's output routing channel by display name (see get_track_routing).

Expand or collapse a group track.

Set a track's volume.

Parameters:

• track_index: Index of the track

• volume: Volume value (0.0-1.0, where ~0.85 is 0dB)

• track_type: 'regular', 'return', or 'master'

Get a track's current volume.

Set a track's pan position.

Parameters:

• panning: -1.0 (full left) to 1.0 (full right)

• track_type: 'regular', 'return', or 'master'

Get a track's current pan position.

List a track's send levels to each return track.

Set a track's send level to a return track.

Parameters:

• send_index: Index of the send (matches the return track's index)

• value: Send level (0.0-1.0)

Assign a track to a crossfader side.

Parameters:

• assign: 'A', 'B', or 'None'

Set the master track's volume (0.0-1.0).

Get the master track's current volume.

Set the crossfader position (-1.0 = full A, 1.0 = full B).

Get the current crossfader position.

Create a new MIDI clip in the specified track and clip slot.

Parameters:

• track_index: The index of the track to create the clip in

• clip_index: The index of the clip slot to create the clip in

• length: The length of the clip in beats (default: 4.0)

Delete the clip in the given track and slot.

Duplicate a clip from one slot to an empty slot on the same track.

Start playing a clip.

Parameters:

• track_index: The index of the track containing the clip

• clip_index: The index of the clip slot containing the clip

Stop playing a clip.

Parameters:

• track_index: The index of the track containing the clip

• clip_index: The index of the clip slot containing the clip

Stop all currently playing clips across the session.

Get detailed information about a clip.

Set the name of a clip.

Parameters:

• track_index: The index of the track containing the clip

• clip_index: The index of the clip slot containing the clip

• name: The new name for the clip

Set a clip's color by Live's palette color index.

Enable or disable looping for a clip.

Set a clip's loop start/end points, in beats.

Quantize the notes in a MIDI clip.

Parameters:

• quantization: 4=1 Bar, 5=1/2, 6=1/4, 7=1/8, 8=1/16 (Live's quantization enum)

• amount: 0.0-1.0, how strongly to snap notes to the grid

Add MIDI notes to a clip.

Parameters:

• track_index: The index of the track containing the clip

• clip_index: The index of the clip slot containing the clip

• notes: List of note dicts, each with pitch, start_time, duration, velocity, mute (and optionally probability, velocity_deviation)

Get the MIDI notes in a clip within the given pitch/time window.

Remove MIDI notes from a clip within the given pitch/time window.

Duplicate a session clip into the arrangement view at the given time (beats).

List the clips placed in the arrangement view for a track.

Delete a clip from the arrangement view by its index (see list_arrangement_clips).

List all scenes in the session.

Get detailed information about a scene.

Create a new scene (index=-1 appends at the end).

Delete the scene at the given index.

Duplicate the scene at the given index.

Fire (launch) the scene at the given index.

Rename a scene.

Set a scene's color by Live's palette color index.

Set (or clear, if enabled=False) a scene's tempo lock.

List the devices on a track.

Get detailed information about a device on a track.

Load an instrument or effect onto a track using its browser URI.

Parameters:

• track_index: The index of the track to load the instrument on

• uri: The URI of the instrument or effect to load (e.g., 'query:Synths#Instrument%20Rack:Bass:FileId_5116')

Load any browser item (instrument, effect, sample, or preset) onto a track by URI.

This is the generic form of load_instrument_or_effect -- use it for browser items that aren't instruments or effects (e.g. audio samples).

Remove a device from a track.

Turn a device on or off.

List all parameters exposed by a device.

Get a device parameter's current value, range, and quantized states.

Set a device parameter's value.

Parameters:

• parameter: Parameter name or index (see list_device_parameters)

• value: New value, clamped to the parameter's [min, max] range