Ableton still has some features that really affect the productivity aspect of running tracks at church. One of which an easier way to import a setlist. Or even a built-in method for opening multiple instances of the application. Many users have been using workarounds to make this happen. If your a PC user, this guide isn’t going to bring you much insight.
The Difficult Way:
The more “involved” way involves typing a command line into terminal.
The terminal command line is:
open -n /Applications/Ableton\ Live\ 9\ Suite\ 64-bit.app
There’s an Easier Way
Granted, it’s still dumb that we have to use this workaround to make this work. This method is my go-to method for the times I choose to open a separate instance of Ableton.
1: Go to your Applications Folder
2: Find Ableton, right click, select “show package contents”
3: Go to Contents - - MacOS - -
4: Select the MacOS terminal file and drag it into your dock as a shortcut.
Now every time you click that, you’ll open a separate instance of Ableton Live. Essentially, your just doing the previous method manually.
Just a Fair Warning
Using either of these methods will cause Ableton to use more resources and could lead to some issues if you’re not careful. I still highly recommend using a single project file, for so many reasons.
