Adobe Audition to Ableton Live: Migration Guide

Adobe Audition is a solid multitrack editor popular with podcasters, voice-over artists, and video editors who already subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud. But when a project needs the creative power of Ableton Live -- advanced effects processing, MIDI instruments, or Session View experimentation -- migrating sessions between the two applications becomes necessary.

Why Move from Audition to Ableton?

• Creative processing -- Ableton offers granular synthesis, convolution reverb, and experimental effects that Audition lacks
• MIDI and instruments -- add virtual instruments, drum machines, and synthesizers to your session
• Live performance -- use Session View to trigger clips and scenes for live shows
• Max for Live -- extend functionality with custom devices and generative tools
• Collaboration -- work with producers who use Ableton as their primary DAW

Exporting AAF from Adobe Audition

1. Open your multitrack session in Adobe Audition
2. Go to File > Export > Session as AAF
3. Choose your audio format (WAV recommended at your session's sample rate)
4. Select whether to embed or reference audio files
5. Choose a destination and click Export

Audition exports a complete AAF file containing all track data, clip positions, volume envelopes, and fade information.

Converting to Ableton Live

Use Abletonlive.aaf to convert the AAF file into an Ableton Live Set. The converter preserves:

• All clip positions on the multitrack timeline
• Volume automation and clip gain
• Fade curves at clip boundaries
• Track names and organization

Post-Migration Tips

• Check sample rate matches between your Audition session and Ableton project
• Audition-specific effects (like Audition's noise reduction) will not transfer -- apply these before exporting
• Rebuild any bus routing in Ableton using Groups and Return tracks
• Take advantage of Ableton's Arrangement View for the linear editing you are used to from Audition