Ableton MCP
An MCP server enabling AI assistants to interact with Ableton Live for automated music creation, track editing, and session control through natural language prompts.
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Ableton MCP
Category: Media Processing MCP Servers
Tags: ableton, music, automation, ai-assistant
Source: playbooks.com/mcp/ahujasid-ableton-live
Description
Ableton MCP is a server that enables AI assistants, specifically Claude AI, to interact with Ableton Live for automated music creation, track editing, and session control through natural language commands. It provides a bidirectional communication system between Claude AI and Ableton Live, allowing for dynamic music production workflows.
Features
- Two-way Communication: Connects Claude AI to Ableton Live via a socket-based server for real-time interaction.
- Track Manipulation: Create, modify, and manipulate MIDI and audio tracks.
- Instrument and Effect Selection: Load instruments, effects, and sounds from Ableton’s library through AI commands.
- Clip Creation and Editing: Create, edit, and trigger MIDI clips with note-level control.
- Session Control: Start/stop playback, trigger clips, and control transport functions.
- Session and Track Information: Retrieve information about the current Ableton session and tracks.
- Tempo and Parameter Control: Change tempo and adjust other session parameters.
- Integration with Claude Desktop and Cursor: Works with Claude Desktop and Cursor via configuration files and command-line tools.
- Remote Script for Ableton: Requires installing a custom MIDI Remote Script in Ableton’s directories.
- Example AI Commands:
- "Create an 80s synthwave track"
- "Create a Metro Boomin style hip-hop beat"
- "Add reverb to my drums"
- "Set the tempo to 120 BPM"
- "Play the clip in track 2"
Requirements
- Ableton Live 10 or newer
- Python 3.8 or newer
- uv package manager
- Claude AI or Cursor integration
Installation
- Install dependencies (Python, uv)
- Configure Claude Desktop or Cursor with the MCP server
- Install the AbletonMCP Remote Script in the appropriate Ableton Live directory
Pricing
No pricing information is provided in the available content.
Additional Notes
- Only one instance of the MCP server should run at a time (either on Cursor or Claude Desktop).
- The MCP server can be added globally or per-project in Cursor.
- Example commands enable a wide range of music production tasks via natural language.
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