Audio-reactive visuals for Ableton on Mac

In short. Send MIDI from your DAW into Grafit through the macOS IAC Driver and the audio through your interface or a loopback device. Grafit hears beats, pitch and the spectrum on the Neural Engine and turns them into particles, 3D scenes, typography and light — on a projector, a second screen or a virtual camera. Grafit does not use Ableton Link. Free download, 7 days of everything, then €99.99 once.

The fifteen-minute setup

MIDIEnable the IAC Driver in Audio MIDI Setup, send a MIDI track to it, and catch notes and controllers with MIDI Receiver.
AudioAudio Input listens to your interface or a loopback device; pick the channels your mix comes out of.
HearingAudio Beat Detection for drums, Pitch Detection for notes, Audio FFT and Audio Analysis for the spectrum and loudness.
PictureCable those into particles, a 3D Scene or text; send it to a projector with Advanced Output or to OBS as a virtual camera.

Why on the same Mac

Built for Apple Silicon: Metal graphics and Neural Engine analysis leave the CPU to your set.
Sound, too: Grafit's own instruments can play along — physical-model synths, a Composer, generative form and harmony.
Pay once: €99.99, every 3.x update included.

Questions

Does Grafit support Ableton Link?

No. Grafit follows your set through MIDI (notes, controllers) and through the audio itself — beat, pitch and the spectrum.

Is Grafit Pro a subscription?

No. Grafit is a free download from the Mac App Store. After a 7-day trial with every feature, one purchase of €99.99 unlocks Grafit Pro for good, with every 3.x update included. No subscription, no account.

Is there a free trial?

Yes: 7 days with every feature, no payment and no card. Start it inside the app with “Start 7-Day Trial”. It is an App Store item priced at zero, so it is tied to your Apple Account.

Do I need to code?

No. Patches are made of nodes and cables. When you want to, you can write Metal shaders right inside the graph, but nothing requires it.

Does Grafit Pro run on Intel Macs?

No. Grafit is built only for Apple Silicon and needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) with macOS 26.2 Tahoe or later. That is what lets it use Metal and the Neural Engine without compromises.

Try it on your own Mac.

Free download. Every feature for 7 days, no card. Then €99.99 once — or keep playing your projects as a Player.

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