FAQ

Do I need Planning Center?#

No. Type your setlist into Plan2Live: each song is a title, key, tempo and time signature. If your team plans in Planning Center, you can import the whole set from it instead. See Typing your setlist.

Can I bring in a whole set at once?#

Yes, from Planning Center: importing a plan fills the whole set in one go. Without Planning Center, add the songs with + Add Song: each one is just a title, key, tempo and time signature.

Does Plan2Live include stems?#

No. It uses the stems you already have, in your own folders. See Stems: folders and matching.

Does it make a click?#

No. The built-in template doesn't make a click. Bring a click stem for each song and it goes on the song's Click track. See Click and Guide tracks.

Where do the section names come from?#

From the spoken cues on each song's Guide track ("verse", "chorus"), in English, Spanish or Portuguese, or from Planning Center. Without either, the markers are numbered or placeholders you can rename in Live. See Guide analysis and section markers.

Which Ableton Live do I need?#

Ableton Live 12 Standard or Suite is recommended. Intro and Lite allow too few tracks for the built-in template. See Output folder and Ableton version.

Does it work in Session View?#

No. Plan2Live builds in Arrangement View, with the songs one after another on the timeline.

Does Plan2Live play the set at the show?#

No. It builds the Ableton Live set, and you play it in Ableton Live like a set you made yourself.

Can I use my own template?#

Yes, with Custom Templates. Custom Templates are in beta and open on every plan. See Custom Templates.

What happens to my stems?#

Plan2Live copies the stems each set uses into that set's project folder, so the set has everything it needs. Your original folders aren't changed. See What a finished set looks like.

Does it change keys?#

If a song's stems folder says it's in one key and the song in your set is in another, Plan2Live transposes the stems to match, up to 6 semitones. Drums, percussion, loops, the click and the Guide are never transposed. See Stems in another key.

Is the app in Spanish?#

Yes. In Settings → Language / Idioma, set App Language to Español. From version 2.8.3, the whole app follows it: its screens, windows and messages. See Language / Idioma.

Can I cancel in the app?#

Yes, from version 2.8.3: Settings → Account & Billing → Cancel Subscription…. Or use the account page on the website, which works with every version. See Manage or cancel.

Why do I need an account?#

Your 2 free builds and your plan are kept on your account, so they're the same on every Mac you sign in on. It's free, with no card. See Your account.

Can I buy Premium in the app?#

No. The app sells Plus and Pro. From version 2.8.4, Premium's card in the app says Coming later. See Upgrade.

Do failed builds count?#

No. Only finished sets count as builds. See Plans and billing. On Free, from version 2.8.4, the app also asks before it builds a set with very little audio, so a free build isn't used by mistake. See A set with very little audio.

Does it run on Windows, or on an iPad?#

No. Plan2Live is a Mac app (macOS 14.6 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel).

Is my audio uploaded?#

No. The app never sends us your audio files, your Ableton sets or templates. See Privacy and permissions.