If you buy them a midi keyboard or controller it will usually come with a lite or introductory license. The push is fun but a real keyboard feels special and the pads and sliders and knobs really make Live feel like a real instrument rather than just a piece of software

That said you do get a ton of cool stuff with the higher editions

A subscription to splice or other sample/preset libraries opens up a world of possibilities as well

Having the full edition also makes it possible to use more of the example projects and templates out there, and you can follow along with the tutorials from Mr Bill too!

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cruano 2 hours ago | parent [-]

This is the best option by far. Lite/Intro is currently $80 on sale, but for $10-$20 more, you can get an MPK mini [1] which includes it. That version is limited to 16 tracks, but I mean... that was enough for most people up until the 90s.

[1] https://www.akaipro.com/mpk-mini-4/

	▲	butlike an hour ago \| parent [-]
		They bumped it from 8 tracks? Hey that's pretty cool (though, I always kinda liked that Ableton Lite was just an 8-track player)