Live is
the "Large" version. It provides a comprehensive environment for
writing, producing and performing music plus a basic sound set.
Ableton
Live is about making music; for composition, songwriting, recording,
production, remixing and live performance. Live's nonlinear, intuitive
flow, alongside powerful real-time editing and flexible performance
options, make it a unique studio tool and a favorite with live
performers. If you'd rather be "making music" than just "using music
software," Ableton Live is for you. Live 8, the latest version,
includes a wealth of new techniques and improvements with a new groove
engine, revamped warping, live looping, new effects, crossfades in the
Arrangement View and a reworked MIDI editor.
Ableton
Live is about making music; for composition, songwriting, recording,
production, remixing and live performance. Live's nonlinear, intuitive
flow, alongside powerful real-time editing and flexible performance
options, make it a unique studio tool and a favorite with live
performers. If you'd rather be "making music" than just "using music
software," Ableton Live is for you. Live 8, the latest version,
includes a wealth of new techniques and improvements with a new groove
engine, revamped warping, live looping, new effects, crossfades in the
Arrangement View and a reworked MIDI editor.
Session View
Live
is the only music production software with the "Session View": a unique
grid for recording and playing musical ideas and phrases. The Session
View is non-linear, so you can record and play back your ideas in any
order 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, it
gives you complete flexibility and freedom to improvise.
Arrangement View
Live
also has a second view: the "Arrangement View," a complete music
production environment. This is the linear counterpart to the Session
View and is well-suited to "traditional" recording, arranging and
mixing. These two views interact with one another, each with its own
strengths and intricacies. Both views are based on the single principle
of creative, intuitive music-making.
Uninterrupted creative flow
In
Live, you never have to stop the music. Record audio and MIDI on the
fly, drop in loops and samples, add effects and swap sounds without
ever hitting the stop button: everything happens in real time. You're
free to improvise and the computer actually becomes a musical
instrument—an expressive and creative tool, perfectly at home on stage
or in the studio.
Beats made easy
Live's
unique Drum Rack combines drag-and-drop simplicity in a familiar
pad-style interface. Each of the 128 drum pads can have its own
instrument or sample plus effects. Slice beats, loops or REX files to
MIDI for additional control options and use the new groove feature
(which includes grooves from the legendary MPC and SP1200 machines) to
add swing to your beats.
Creative expression for DJs
Mix
and match tracks and loops automatically, remix on the fly, capture
audio loops in real time from decks and other external sources,
incorporate your own productions into the mix, and much more. Whether
it's the centerpiece of the DJ rig or just a creative sidearm, Live
gives DJs entirely new worlds of creative expression.
Looping with Live
Not
only for guitarists, the Ableton Looper gives you classic
sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device.
Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undo
and more without touching the computer.
Totally compatible
Live
works seamlessly with controller hardware and assigning custom MIDI
controls is simple. Live supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC
files, VST and AU effects and instruments. Live can handle REX files
and runs as a ReWire Master or Slave, so it works nicely alongside
other DAWs like Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase or Reason. And if you have a
multicore or multiprocessor system, Live supports that, too.
Key features
- Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
- Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
- Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
- Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
- Supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files
- A comprehensive selection of built-in audio and MIDI effects
- Built-in instruments: Simpler for sample-based synthesis, Impulse for sampled drums
- Instrument, Drum and Effect Racks
- New groove engine; apply and extract grooves in real time
- VST and AU support; automatic plug-in delay compensation
- REX file support plus built-in audio to MIDI slicing
- Video import and export for scoring, video warping
- Simple MIDI mapping plus instant mapping for selected hardware
- Full ReWire support; runs as Slave or Master
- Single-screen user interface for simple, creativity-focused operation
- Multicore and multiprocessor support
Also includes
A selection of loops (box only)
Essential Instrument Collection 2: a wide range of sampled instruments (box only)
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
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
The installation size of the Essential Instrument Collection 2 is 15 GB.
