Behind the plugin
Why I spent 8 months building this
The story behind StripSilencer, and why Ableton's response surprised me.
Works from Live 11.1+ · Optimized for Live 12.4+
Automatic Strip Silence for Ableton Live
StripSilencer is the missing strip silence feature
for Ableton Live 11 & 12.
Removes all the silences from your session, in one click.
Faster than any script.
Play with the interface below
StripSilencerfor Ableton Live
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Threshold-69 dB
Min Silence2000 ms
Snap to GridOff
Ready0%
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No credit card required · Then €10 lifetime, no subscription
Available now formacOS 12+Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Available now for macOS 12+ & Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Ableton’s support team has seen it
“Your plug-in sounds much more developed and usable… wishing you all the best for your release. 🏆”
Ableton support, after I shared StripSilencer with them
StripSilencer is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Ableton AG, but I reached out, they know the tool, and they encouraged me to share it.
How It Works
From launch to clean session
in under a minute
1
Connect to Ableton Live
Launch StripSilencer and connect to your running Ableton Live session via the built-in bridge. Setup takes under 30 seconds.
2
Set Your Threshold
Adjust the threshold in dB and the minimum duration in ms. Use Peak or RMS detection, or let the defaults handle it.
3
Hit Start
StripSilencer scans your tracks and mutes every silent region automatically. Non-destructive, your original clips are never modified.
See it in action — Real speed, no cuts
Time Saved
The boring part of your session,
done in seconds.
Manual editing vs StripSilencer — real numbers.
Manually stripping silence on 20 tracks
After
< 1 min
96% faster
Preparing a full session for mix
After
~30 sec
30× faster
Tracks processed per session
After
All at once
100% automated
* Estimated averages based on typical Ableton Live session workflow. Results may vary.
Who It's For
Every Ableton workflow.
Mixing & mastering engineers
Mix prep & mastering
Your clients send you raw stems to mix or master in Ableton Live. Every file has dead air at the start and end, gaps between takes, silence between sections. StripSilencer handles all of it before you touch a single fader.
Start mixing, not cleaning.
Producers & engineers
Receiving stems from collaborators
You receive stems from collaborators, other producers, vocalists, session musicians, who aren't on Ableton. Their files are full of silence. Drop them in your session, run StripSilencer, done. No more cleaning up track by track before you can even start working.
Silence-free session in under a minute.
Producers
Bounce to track
You like bouncing all your instruments to audio before mixing, but that leaves huge blobs of silence across every track. StripSilencer cleans it all up automatically so your arrangement view stays clean and your session stays fast.
From messy bounce to clean session, instantly.
Features
Hit Start.
It handles the rest.
Lightning-Fast. Zero Rendering.
Pre-rendering is fine for 1 or 2 clips, but on a whole project, free .ablx extension scripts take forever. StripSilencer works instantly on both warped and unwarped clips, making it incredibly faster.
Powerful Batch Processing
Unlike scripts that only scan selected clips, StripSilencer runs batch processing across your entire session in one click, scanning tracks intelligently to detect what to cut.
Smart Defaults. Full Control.
Comes with Peak / RMS detection, threshold, min duration, pre/post rolls, and auto-detection of existing cuts. Works out of the box or fully customizable.
100% Local & Private
Runs entirely on your machine. Your audio is never uploaded to any server, it stays on your machine.
Non-Destructive
Your original audio files are never touched. All changes happen at the clip level in Ableton, fully reversible at any time.
Loop Brace & Grid Snap
Restrict the analysis by activating Ableton's loop brace. Separately, silence cuts can snap to your BPM grid to stay always in time.
Pricing
One tool. One price.
Forever.
7-Day Free Trial Included · No Credit Card Required
Lifetime
€10+ VAT
Own it forever. No subscription.
- Automatic silence detection
- Split, Mute, Delete & Ripple Modes
- Peak & RMS detection
- Adjustable threshold & min duration
- Advanced settings
- Zero rendering needed on warped clips
- Non-destructive, original clips safe
- 100% local & private
Secure payments via Polar.sh · VAT calculated at checkout based on your country
I use StripSilencer in every session. If something doesn't work for you, a bug, an edge case, anything, reach out. I reply fast.
What's Next
I'm just getting started.
Here's what's on the roadmap, I'd rather build this with you than surprise you later.
Coming soon
Native Live Extension (.ablx)
I'm porting StripSilencer to the new native Live Extension format coming in Live 12.4.5. Free update for all owners. (Note: The current Remote Script version remains fully compatible with Live 11.1+ Standard/Intro/Suite).
Coming soon
Hybrid Detection
A smart detection mode that blends Peak and RMS and adapts per stem automatically, transient-heavy drums and sustained vocals both get cut cleanly in one pass, without you touching a setting.
Stay tuned
Something bigger is coming
StripSilencer is my first baby. But a full suite of utilities for producers & studio engineers working with Ableton is on its way, made to eliminate the repetitive work before you even press play. I'm taking my time to reveal what's next.
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