Setup · Ableton Live
Set up Proof of Human in Ableton Live
About two minutes. PoH installs a small script, you switch it on once inside Live, and you watch it connect — no files to move by hand.
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Install from the PoH app
Open Proof of Human and, in the Ableton setup panel, click Install PoH for Ableton. That copies a small script called PoHCapture into Ableton's User Library — Ableton can't see it until you do.
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Open or restart Live
If Ableton was already running when you installed, quit and reopen it now. Live only loads new scripts at startup, so PoHCapture won't appear in the menu until you do.
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Switch on PoHCapture
In Settings (Live 12) or Preferences (Live 11) → Link, Tempo & MIDI, open the Control Surface dropdown and choose PoHCapture. That's it — PoH now records the editing work behind your music while you produce.
Link, Tempo & MIDIControl SurfaceInputOutput- None
- Push 2
- Launchkey
- PoHCapture
- Komplete Kontrol
——Pick PoHCapture in the first Control Surface row.
How to know it worked
PoHCapture connected
Back in Proof of Human, the Ableton step turns green and reads PoHCapture connected — capturing your work. If it still says it's waiting, give Live a moment after the restart, or check you're on Live 11 or newer.
Live 11 or Live 12?
The menu is called Preferences in Live 11 and Settings in Live 12 — everything else is identical. PoH supports Live 11 and newer.
If it doesn't connect
On Ableton Live, PoH reads only the shape of your editing — counts and timing — and turns it into content-free signals on your Mac. The process record carries those signals plus the project/song and audio display names shown to you — not your stems, notes, track or clip names, or full project path. When you choose a notarized proof, the exact finished export is uploaded and retained under the Privacy Policy; your internal project stays private.