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Find any song in your set. Instantly.

On stage there’s no time to scroll. Type a few letters into Songhunt and your song is there: tempo, time signature and your notes in big, clear text, while Live jumps straight to the song’s scene. Press Play to launch it. Songhunt reads your songs right from your Live Set, works with your controllers, and fits into Ableton Live Intro, Standard or Suite with no Max for Live needed.

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Version 1.2 · macOS · AU & VST3 · From $19 one-time

Songhunt’s main view: search bar, Play and Stop, song list and the Now Selected panel Detail: the Now Selected panel showing Billie Jean at 121.5 BPM in 6/8

Made for players who run their show from Live.

Search it. See it. Play it.

  • Keyboard players and musical directorswho run backing tracks, sounds or arrangements from Ableton Live.
  • Live bands and worship teamswith long setlists.
  • Anyone who has had to huntfor the next song on stage.

Your setlist, one keystroke away.

Typing “love” filters the list to Isn’t She Lovely and Lovely Day, with matching letters highlighted
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Instant search.

Results appear as you type. Search ignores capitals and matches any part of the name (“love” finds Lovely Day). Matching letters are highlighted.

  • Keyboard-friendly. Up/Down and Enter pick a song, Esc clears the search, and the Space bar plays and stops.
The Now Selected panel: song name, tempo 121.5 BPM and time signature 6/8 in large text
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Built for the stage.

The selected song’s name, tempo and time signature are shown in big text, with a notes strip for the key, chords or cues.

  • Tempo and time signature from Live. Each scene’s tempo and time signature flow into Songhunt automatically. Songhunt also shows the project tempo, so you can spot a mismatch.
The green Play and red Stop buttons with the Link Connected indicator
03

Jump. Play. Stop.

Jumps Live to the song. Picking a song selects its scene (row) in Live. Nothing starts until you’re ready.

  • Play and Stop. Play launches the selected scene; Stop stops all clips and the transport.
A song found only in the Live Set, with its Live row shown
04

Reads your Live Set.

Name a clip >Song Name on a track called Song List, and it appears in Songhunt automatically. No typing everything in twice.

  • Two-way sync. Rename a > clip in Live and Songhunt follows. Select a song’s track in Live and Songhunt highlights the song.
The EDIT tab: name, tempo, time signature, linked tracks, scene and notesDetail: the Linked Tracks list with September Horns ticked
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Edit in one place.

Rename a song, or change its tempo, time signature or notes, and Live is updated too: the clip name and the scene’s tempo and time signature.

  • Link songs to tracks. Tick the tracks that belong to each song, or use Auto-match. Picking the song moves Songhunt’s red box, and the session box on controllers like Push, APC and Launchpad, to those tracks.
Sort your list
By Live order, A–Z, tempo or time signature.
One library for every project
Songs and notes are saved once and shared by all your Live Sets.
Doesn’t touch your sound
Songhunt passes audio through untouched, so you can put it on any track.
Easy install and clean uninstall
With a one-click installer, an uninstaller, and a fix tool for setups where Live runs from an external drive.

How it works.

  1. Install

    Install Songhunt with the installer (about 1 minute).

  2. Turn it on

    In Live: rescan plug-ins, and choose Songhunt as a Control Surface.

  3. Name your songs

    On a track called Song List, name each song’s clip with a > in front, e.g. >Billie Jean.

  4. Play

    Drop Songhunt on any track, type to find a song, and press Play.

Why a “control surface”?

Ableton doesn’t let plug-ins control Live by themselves. Songhunt includes a small control surface script (installed automatically), which works in every edition of Live, including Standard. Max for Live is not needed.

SongHunt Tutorial.

Watch the setup, step by step.

Plays from YouTube when you press play. Open on YouTube

See Songhunt.

Screenshots use demo songs. Scroll sideways for more.

The main view: search bar, Play/Stop, song list, Now Selected panel and notes
The main view: search bar, Play/Stop, song list, Now Selected panel and notes
Typing “love”: live filtering with highlighted letters
Typing “love”: live filtering with highlighted letters
A song found only in the Live Set, with its Live row shown
A song found only in the Live Set, with its Live row shown
The EDIT tab: name, tempo, time signature, linked tracks, scene and notes
The EDIT tab: name, tempo, time signature, linked tracks, scene and notes
The Play button magnified on hover
The Play button magnified on hover

Tech specs.

Songhunt is currently for macOS only. There’s no Windows version yet.

Version
1.2
Operating system
macOS 11 Big Sur or newer
Processor
Apple Silicon or Intel
Host
Ableton Live 11 or 12: Intro, Standard or Suite
Plug-in formats
Audio Unit (AU) and VST3
Max for Live
Not needed
Disk space
About 20 MB
Download
Songhunt 1.2.dmg (about 8 MB): Songhunt Installer.pkg, Songhunt Uninstaller.pkg, Fix Songhunt Control Surface.command, Read Me.txt
Install in 3 steps
  1. Quit Ableton Live. Open the .dmg and double-click Songhunt Installer.
  2. In Live, go to Settings → Plug-Ins, turn on Use Audio Units and Use VST3 Plug-In System Folders, then hold Option and click Rescan. Then go to Settings → Link, Tempo & MIDI and choose Songhunt as a Control Surface.
  3. Name a track Song List, name song clips like >Billie Jean, and drag Plug-Ins → Ojaymusiq → Songhunt onto any track.

If your Mac says the installer “can’t be opened”, right-click the installer and choose Open. This happens because the installer isn’t yet signed with an Apple Developer ID.

Video tutorial
Watch the tutorial
Uninstall
Run Songhunt Uninstaller. It removes everything, and the song list is moved to the Trash.

One price. Yours to keep.

Launch price, limited time.

One-time payment, in USD. No subscription.

Current version

$19$29one-time

Buy Songhunt as it is now, with all 1.x updates.

  • Songhunt 1.2 for macOS (AU & VST3)
  • All 1.x updates
  • 2.0 would be a paid upgrade

Lifetime Best value

$59$79one-time

Includes all future updates and versions of Songhunt.

  • Songhunt 1.2 for macOS (AU & VST3)
  • All 1.x updates
  • All future versions, including 2.0 and beyond

Own the current version? Upgrade to Lifetime for the difference.

What’s new.

Version 1.2

  • New: Play and Stop. Play launches the scene selected in Live; Stop stops all clips and the transport. The Space bar toggles between them.
  • New look for the transport: a green Play button and a red Stop button, which smoothly magnify on hover.
  • New: link songs to tracks (EDIT tab), with Auto-match and an optional scene per song.
  • New: picking a song moves Songhunt’s own session box, and your controllers’ boxes, to the song’s tracks.
  • New two-way sync: selecting a linked track in Live highlights its song.
  • New connection indicator: “LINK CONNECTED” or “LINK NOT FOUND”.
  • New fix tool for Macs where Live’s User Library is on an external drive.
  • Improved: a simpler Read Me, and a single disk image download (Songhunt 1.2.dmg).

Version 1.0

  • Released first as “Song Search”, and renamed to Songhunt the same day.
  • Instant search with highlighted matches, and the big “Now Selected” display.
  • Songs read from > clips on the Song List track. Picking a song selects its row in Live.
  • Tempo and time signature read from the scene in Live.
  • EDIT tab: name, tempo, time signature (e.g. 6/8) and notes, all synced back to Live.
  • Renaming a clip in Live renames the song in Songhunt.
  • Sorting by Live order, A–Z, tempo or time signature.
  • Green gradient theme with a glowing search bar.
  • macOS installer, full uninstaller, and a disk image.

Questions.

Does it work with Ableton Live Standard / Intro?

Yes. Songhunt works with Intro, Standard and Suite, and doesn’t need Max for Live.

Is there a Windows version?

Not yet. Songhunt is currently for macOS only.

Does Songhunt change my sound?

No. It passes audio through untouched.

Does it work with my controller (Push, APC, Launchpad...)?

Yes. It runs alongside them, and picking a song moves their session box to the song’s tracks. Some third-party controller scripts don’t allow this; use the controller’s own “follow selection” setting for those.

My Mac says the installer “can’t be opened.”

Right-click the installer and choose Open. This happens because the installer isn’t yet signed with an Apple Developer ID.

“Songhunt” isn’t in the Control Surface list.

This usually happens when Live’s library is on an external drive. Quit Live and run Fix Songhunt Control Surface from the .dmg. New to the setup? Watch the tutorial.

Where are my songs saved?

On your Mac, shared by all your Live Sets: ~/Library/Application Support/Ojaymusiq/Songhunt/

Will uninstalling delete my songs?

The uninstaller moves your song list to the Trash, so you can restore it until you empty the Trash.

SONGHUNT logo: a neon-green magnifying glass with a play button, between audio bars

Search it. See it. Play it.

Songhunt 1.2 for Ableton Live on macOS. From $19, one-time.

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