LIA Docs: Setup, Bridge, Commands, and Troubleshooting

Last updated: 2026-07-03

Pick a guide below. Every page links to its siblings, so you can move from setup to commands to troubleshooting in one hop. New to LIA? Start with Getting started.

Getting started Your first session: open LIA, connect the Bridge, and ask for a first editable MIDI idea. Bridge on macOS Install LIA Bridge on macOS and select it as a Control Surface in Ableton Live. Bridge on Windows Install LIA Bridge on Windows and select it as a Control Surface in Ableton Live. Commands What you can ask for: MIDI, chords, basslines, drum patterns, beats, and session actions. Voice control Use voice control now; Realtime Talk Mode is planned for launch on supported plans. Troubleshooting Fixes for the Bridge not listed, a disconnected session, and commands that do nothing.

Capabilities

One page per capability, each with example prompts, the expected result in your Ableton Live session, the plan or Bridge requirement, and an honest limitation.

MIDI generation Turn plain language into editable MIDI: melodies, chords, basslines, drum patterns and full beats. Beat builder Get a full beat as editable MIDI: drums, bass, pad and lead written into clips on the grid. Melody generation Ask for a melody in conversation or get a lead line as a layer of a beat, all editable MIDI. Chord progressions Write editable chord progressions in conversation or as the pad layer of a full beat. Bassline generation Build a low end that follows your groove or chords, landing as editable MIDI in a clip. Drum pattern builder Lay kick, snare, hats and percussion on the grid as editable MIDI, referencing your own kits. Reference-based generation Anchor an idea in a style or reference direction and get editable MIDI shaped that way. Pro Tip Apply Let LIA make reachable device and parameter moves in your session when you choose to apply them. Mixing suggestions Get concrete EQ, compression and effect suggestions you decide whether to apply. It suggests, you decide. Voice control Direct LIA hands-free with push-to-talk from Starter up; Realtime Talk Mode is planned for launch from Studio up. Session actions Create tracks, write and edit clip notes, run transport and mixer moves through LIA Bridge. Stock library scan LIA reads the stock instruments and drum kits Ableton Live ships with, so results use sounds you already have. Command catalog The full reference of what you can ask LIA to do inside Ableton Live, with example prompts.

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Frequently asked questions

What is LIA?

LIA is an AI music assistant for producers. You work from your browser, on desktop or phone, and LIA creates editable MIDI, beat ideas, and reference-based sketches inside Ableton Live through LIA Bridge, the small helper app that connects LIA to Ableton Live.

Does LIA work with my DAW?

LIA works inside Ableton Live today through LIA Bridge on macOS and Windows. Support for other DAWs is on the waitlist, so you can register interest and we will let you know as it becomes available.

Do I need to install anything?

You use LIA from your browser, on desktop or phone, so there is nothing to install for the chat itself. For in-session actions inside Ableton Live you also install LIA Bridge, the small helper app that connects LIA to Ableton Live.