Setting Up Ableton Live with Wine
1. Configure Wine for 64-bit Architecture
Set Wine to 64-bit mode and specify a custom Wine prefix directory:
export WINEARCH=win64
export WINEPREFIX=~/.wine64.ableton
mkdir -p "$WINEPREFIX"
2. Run Wine Configuration
Launch Wine and select Windows 7 as the operating system:
wine64 winecfg
3. Navigate to Wine Directory
Move into your designated Wine directory:
cd "$WINEPREFIX"
4. Install Required Libraries
Use winetricks to install all necessary libraries:
pacman -S winetricks
winetricks gdiplus msxml3 msxml4 msxml6 vcrun2005 quicktime72 fontsmooth=rgb msls31 d3dcompiler_43 corefonts atmlib
5. Download and Install Ableton Live
Download Ableton Live and extract the installer. Once extracted, navigate to the installer folder and run the setup:
export WINEARCH=win64
export WINEPREFIX=~/.wine64.ableton
wine64 Ableton\ Live\ 11\ Suite\ Installer.exe
6. Running Ableton Live
After installation, to start Ableton Live, use explorer.exe
:
export WINEARCH=win64
export WINEPREFIX=~/.wine64.ableton
wine64 explorer.exe
Then, navigate to 'C:\ProgramData\Ableton\Live 11 Suite\Program\Ableton Live 11 Suite.exe'
:
My Computer
C Drive
ProgramData
Ableton
Live 11 Suite
Program
Double-click on Ableton Live 11 Suite.exe
This should provide a streamlined, professional setup guide for running Ableton Live with Wine in a 64-bit configuration.