RC-505 Style Live Looping in Ableton

Ableton Drummer's single button solution   01-Oct-25

The RC-505 is a fantastic hardware looper, and I've been on the hunt for a software equivilent for quite a while. Here we have the best of the best form Ableton Drummer, which provides all the functionality you need to replicate such a looping system inside Ableton Live. There's a handy blog post to help explain what's happening under the hood, but for my money this is a superb solution for those wanting the RC-505 experience inside Ableton. Max4Live is required... 

Blog post: https://blog.abletondrummer.com/live-looping-with-ableton-live/

A shorter intro video is here:

Why is the "One Button Live-Looper" an easy and user-friendly solution for live-looping with Ableton Live?

• MIDI MAP buttons or foot pedal of your midi controller for all the actions required for live-looping
• control recording and re-loop via pressing ONE MIDI button or foot-pedal
• get visual feedback via changing colours in a (resizable) pop-up window for recording, re-looping and loop-lengths
• record up to 10 layers / clips with one looper device
• quick access to UNDO and CLEAR the recordings
• record your whole live-loop performance and edit each layer individually afterwards
• set up looping presets and controls and re-call those for different projects quick and easy
• control audio and midi recordings via one looper device
• set ARM On and Off when recording automatically
• set up as many loopers as you (and your system) can handle

Find out more on the product page: https://abletonkurse.gumroad.com/l/Live-Looping-with-Ableton-Live