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Liveis the only music production software with the "Session View": a uniquegrid for recording and playing musical ideas and phrases. The SessionView is non-linear, so you can record and play back your ideas in anyorder you want. When you're working on a new track, this is a smart,flexible way to write and record. If you're performing music live, itgives you complete flexibility and freedom to improvise.
Image Arrangement View:
Livealso has a second view: the "Arrangement View," a complete musicproduction environment. This is the linear counterpart to the SessionView and is well-suited to "traditional" recording, arranging andmixing. These two views interact with one another, each with its ownstrengths and intricacies. Both views are based on the single principleof creative, intuitive music-making.
Image Uninterrupted creative flow:
InLive, you never have to stop the music. Record audio and MIDI on thefly, drop in loops and samples, add effects and swap sounds withoutever hitting the stop button: everything happens in real time. You'refree to improvise and the computer actually becomes a musicalinstrument—an expressive and creative tool, perfectly at home on stageor in the studio.
Image Beats made easy:
Live's uniqueDrum Rack combines drag-and-drop simplicity in a familiar pad-styleinterface. Each of the 128 drum pads can have its own instrument orsample plus effects. Slice beats, loops or REX files to MIDI foradditional control options and use the new groove feature (whichincludes grooves from the legendary MPC and SP1200 machines) to addswing to your beats.
Image Creative expression for DJs:
Mixand match tracks and loops automatically, remix on the fly, captureaudio loops in real time from decks and other external sources,incorporate your own productions into the mix, and much more. Whetherit's the centerpiece of the DJ rig or just a creative sidearm, Livegives DJs entirely new worlds of creative expression.
Image Looping with Live:
Notonly for guitarists, the Ableton Looper gives you classicsound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device.Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undoand more without touching the computer.
Image Totally compatible:
Liveworks seamlessly with controller hardware and assigning custom MIDIcontrols is simple. Live supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLACfiles, VST and AU effects and instruments. Live can handle REX filesand runs as a ReWire Master or Slave, so it works nicely alongsideother DAWs like Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase or Reason. And if you have amulticore or multiprocessor system, Live supports that, too.
The sounds
AbletonSuite 8's library is a well-balanced and comprehensive collection ofsounds and resources including synthesis, real-world "Sound Objects",presets, grooves, templates and, above all, a wide-ranging set ofbeautiful sounds.
London Calling (Featuring Operator, Sound Objects Lite)
Freeway Drifting (From Zero-G Sounds of the Seventies)
Long Life (From Zero-G Pure Trip Hop)
Kreuzberg Sunrise (Construction Kit)
Transit Hold (Construction Kit)
Ableton instruments
AbletonSuite 8 includes six powerful synthesizers and a selection of authenticsample-based instruments: an arsenal of tools for serious sound design.
Image Sampler:
Sampleris a sampling instrument that brings powerful multisample playback andimport, as well as profound sound design capabilities to Ableton Live.
Image Operator:
Operatoris a frequency modulation synthesizer that delivers an eclecticspectrum of sonic possibilities and musical inspiration.
Image Collision:
Collision is a unique physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion.
Image Electric:
Electricoffers the sounds of classic electric pianos through physical modelingsynthesis, allowing you to dive inside and play with the guts of theinstrument.
Image Tension:
Tension is a physical modelingstring synthesizer capable of creating incredibly accuratereproductions of real stringed instruments or otherworldly hybrids.
Image Analog:
Analogemulates the unique circuitry and irresistible tweakability of vintageanalog synthesizers. Able to produce everything from silky pad sweepsto earth-shaking bass.
Image Essential Instrument Collection 2:
A choice selection of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments and more.
Image Session Drums:
SessionDrums is a meticulously multisampled library of acoustic drums thatreproduces the nuances of a recording session and puts you in theengineer's seat.
ImageDrum Machines:
Drum Machines offersa choice selection of classic drum machines, meticulously sampled tofaithfully reproduce the original sounds.
Image Latin Percussion:
LatinPercussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such ascongas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines and bells fromthe worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and African music.
* Printed reference manual in English, French, German or Japanese (box only)
* Built-in interactive lessons
* Localized software menus, tutorials and PDF reference manuals in English,
Spanish, French, German and Japanese
System requirements
The installation size of the boxed version of Ableton Suite 8 is 48 GB. The downloadable version requires 4.6 GB of hard drive space.
Mac: 1.25 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended), DVD-ROM drive
Windows: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), DVD-ROM drive, QuickTime recommended
