A new Mac with Panther or Tiger has default Energy Saver System Preferences that should be changed to get the best performance with Live and other audio applications. We recommend disabling Energy Saver settings when using Live. As always, please be sure you are using the latest version of Live.

There is a conflict with Live's full screen mode in Panther/Tiger. This problem is caused by the new Exposé feature in Panther. Exposé uses the F11 key, and it is therefore not available to Live by default. You can reassign Exposé to use another key via the System Preferences/Exposé control panel. A simple way to toggle full screen mode without changing Exposé settings in Panther is to use the "ctrl" key in combination with "F11". Please be aware that you can also use the small green arrow at the bottom right of the Live screen, visible when Live is in full screen mode, to exit full screen mode.


Click on the green arrow to exit full screen mode.