LIA
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveAI copilot inside Ableton Live that turns text prompts into editable MIDI, drum patterns, and session ideas.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
Prices are listed only in euros: Free EUR 0, Starter EUR 24.99/month (EUR 18.75 billed annually), Pro EUR 49.99, Studio EUR 99.99, Studio Max EUR 199.99, plus a EUR 699 first-year Founder option. Every plan shows 'Join Waitlist' and checkout is marked as opening soon; no USD price on the page.
Use tool ↗About LIA
LIA is an AI assistant for music producers that turns natural-language requests into editable MIDI, including melodies, chords, basslines and drum patterns, and into changes to the open session. It runs as a web app or mobile web app, and a desktop bridge connects it to Ableton Live on macOS and Windows; FL Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase, Bitwig and other DAWs are on a waitlist rather than supported. Results use the stock instruments and kits that ship with the DAW and stay editable instead of arriving as locked audio. When this card was checked in October 2026, every plan, the free one included, sat behind a waitlist with checkout marked as opening soon.
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Pricing page: Free EUR 0, Starter EUR 24.99/month (EUR 18.75/month annually), Pro EUR 49.99, Studio EUR 99.99, Studio Max EUR 199.99; every plan shows 'Join Waitlist', 'Checkout opens soon' (15 October 2026)liaplugin.com ↗
- Home page: works with Ableton Live through LIA Bridge today; FL Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase, Bitwig and others listed as waitlist; mobile and macOS apps in development (15 October 2026)liaplugin.com ↗
- Imprint: Aftertouch Labs, sole proprietorship in San Giovanni Teatino, Italy, business start date 1 October 2026 (15 October 2026)liaplugin.com ↗
Is LIA legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Mar 10, 2026Registry record (RDAP), registrar Tucows Domains Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 23, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- Aftertouch Labs, ItalyOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of LIA
LIA sketches MIDI parts and session changes in Ableton Live from a text description, which suits producers who want a fast starting point without losing the ability to edit every note. It is tied to Ableton for its deeper features, priced in euros only, and for now every plan sits behind a waitlist, so it is something to queue for rather than buy today.
Pros
- generates editable MIDI instead of locked audio
- direct Ableton Live Bridge integration
- free tier available with no Ableton integration required
Cons
- deep integration limited to Ableton Live only
- every plan, Free included, is behind a waitlist with checkout not yet open
- native mobile and Mac apps are still in development
- price jumps quickly from the Starter to the Pro tier
Best for
- Ableton Live users wanting quick MIDI sketches
- producers who want to keep editing AI-generated parts
- solo musicians short on arrangement ideas
Not for
- producers on FL Studio, Logic, or Cubase wanting live integration today
- anyone wanting finished, mix-ready audio rather than MIDI
Watch out: Session history, remote device control, and voice conversation features are gated behind the Pro tier and above, not the entry Starter plan.
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