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Blender vs Live: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 18th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Audio Editing
4
50
  • Media Library
  • Video Editing
12
Best performer
50
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Audio Manipulation
  • Audio Mixing
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews944
Ease of use
3.7
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
4.2
4.8
User reviews120
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.5
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3D artists, animators, filmmakers, designers, VFX studios, game developers, and architects.

Audio editing solution designed for musicians, composers, artists, instrumentalists, creators, designers, producers, and more to generate audio tracks with sound effects.

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Kaitlin C
Ceo
3.0

Kaitlin C.: My name's Kaitlin and I am a graphic designer for a promotional product and workforce development company, and I give Blender a 3 out of 5. And other products that we had been using, and one that was more cost-effective and more easily available to our clientele and our employees as they're low income, so. Join the more accessible 3D aspects, it's in this day and age, with 3D printers and other... It just seemed more fun to be doing things the natural 3D on the screen, as opposed to the two dimensionals that was much more catered towards that. And that was one of my favorites aspects. It was just really hard to adapt from one program to another for me and a few others that were trained solely on the other program. And so, it was just the learning curve was there's not much out there on that can learn how to use it as opposed to some other software, so it was just a complicated transition.

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Lane W
Worship Pastor
5.0

Lane W.: My name is Lane, I'm a Worship Pastor at a church, and I give Live a five out of five rating. I was mainly using GarageBand before I switched to Live and just realized that I needed a little more out of the program. That's why I made the change to Live and never looked back. I ended up using Live because there were so many options for my job, to be able to make my efficiency better. I knew that I could use Live to help my people get better on my team, to do my job better, and to be more professional in all aspects of my job. It is a little bit challenging to onboard and integrate people in my church to Live, but after some training and some very helpful online videos, we were able to really get ahead of the curve with Live. Overall, I'd say it's pretty easy to bring people on board. I highly recommend you checking out Live. It is a great product. There are so many features that are being added almost weekly, and even though there is a little bit of a learning curve, there are so many informational and instructional videos, that you should have all the help you need. So if you are thinking about it, don't think any more. Go with Live.

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Blender

4/50
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Audio Manipulation
  • Audio Mixing
  • Audio Recording
  • Audit Management
  • Batch Processing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compression
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Library
  • Custom Development
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Drag & Drop
  • File Management
  • Graphical Workflow Editor
  • Instrument Management
  • Interactive Content
  • Issue Management
  • Mastering
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multimedia Support
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • On-Demand Recording
  • Plug-in Integration
  • Preview Functionality
  • Projections
  • Project Management
  • Project Tracking
  • Project Workflow
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Score Editor
  • Synchronous Editing
  • Text to Speech
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Video Management
  • Video Support
  • Workflow Management
  • Audio Capture
  • Audio Editor
  • Media Library
  • Video Editing
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Top Features
12/50
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Blender

Live

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Blender
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Live
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Blender
  • By Blender Foundation
  • Located in Netherlands
  • Founded in 2002
Live
  • By Ableton
  • Located in Germany
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