Akai Force Grid-Based Music Production System

A standalone music production platform with a 64-pad grid and multi-touch 7" color screen, the Akai Force unleashes your creativity -- no computer required.

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Ableton Live 9 Music Production Software

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Meet the nonlinear DAW. Compose on the fly, automatically tempo-match loops, and capture 32-bit audio with Ableton Live's intuitive interface and workflow.

Ableton Live 9 (Standard) music-production software is one of the most popular DAWs on the market, and for a good reason -- its intuitive layout, paired with high-quality multitrack audio recording features, onboard instruments and effects, and powerful real-time arranging, time-stretching, and sequencing capabilities, make it easy to glide through all aspects of production in a flexible workflow that makes sense to you. Ideal for studio recording and editing, live performances onstage, digital DJing, and more, Ableton Live 9 is a versatile, all-inclusive digital audio workstation geared toward any musician who wants to make killer tracks without constantly having to reference a manual.

What Comes Standard in Live 9 Standard

Live 9 comes in three editions: Intro, Standard, and Suite. The version you are reading about right now is the Standard version, which comes packed with all the must-have features, instruments, sound packs, and FX that make Live so awesome.

Everything you need to record, arrange, edit, sequence, and finalize tracks is available in Live 9. You get unlimited multitrack recording of audio and MIDI at up to 192 kHz/32-bit resolution, support for an unlimited number of Scenes, 12 Send and Return tracks, 256 audio inputs, and 256 audio output channels. When it comes to creating professional-sounding recordings, performing live, making loops, and honing your DJ skills, there's no shortage of tools to get the job done.

Intuitive Workspace and Toolkit

read more Use Session View to capture song ideas, make loops, and assemble complete tracks by simply dragging and dropping or rearranging your audio. Session View also simplifies automation, memorizing parameters changes and knob/fader movements, and making it super simple to set up a mix.

Within Live, it's also easy to make your own Racks, which help organize your instruments and effects into a single device. You can map each of the eight Macro knobs to any number of parameters in a Rack, and get customized controls that make sense to you.

In addition, a wealth of editing tools with unlimited undo, audio slicing and dicing tools, mastering tools, MIDI sequencing, and real-time time-stretching and warping options allow you to polish your music with professional results. As a bonus for digital DJs, Live 9 also allows video import/export and integration with Serato DJ.

Exhaustive Set of Built-In Sounds, Loops, and Synths

Live 9 comes standard with 4 impressive software instruments (External Instrument, Drum Rack, Impulse, and Simpler), 14 sound packs, 31 audio effects, 7 MIDI effects, and VST and Audio Unit support.

With Live's Drum Rack, Impulse, and Simpler virtual instruments on hand, you have all the bases covered for making music in any genre. Create tight drums, throbbing basslines, soaring melodies, hypnotic soundscapes, loops, and more. And using Live's External Instrument, you can use your external hardware synthesizers or effects units within Live, as if they were plug-ins.

Need drums and percussion? Across the 14 included sound packs, you'll have a choice selection of drum patterns, kits, loops, samples, and drool-worthy beats from a range of drum machines and sample libraries. How about found sounds, acoustic instrument samples, grand piano tones, and vinyl grooves? Supplying all those and more, Live 9 music-production software has everything you could ask for when composing and arranging on your computer.

Driven by Effects

A comprehensive collection of 38 studio-quality audio and MIDI effects are included as well, providing everything from basic to advanced effects and cool guitar amp simulations, plus useful MIDI effects such as a chord generator and arpeggiator.

If you're in need of music-production software that's as powerful as it is easy to use, Ableton Live 9 is it.

Features:

- Music-production software for composing, recording, editing and performing
- Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks and Scenes
- 12 Send and Return tracks
- 256 Mono audio input and output channels
- Bundled with 14 sound expansion packs
- 4 Virtual instruments included in the box: Drum Rack, Impulse, Simpler, and an External Instrument device
- 38 Audio and MIDI effects built-in, from basic to complex
- Compatible with all types of controllers
- Unique Session View for quick, intuitive composition, flexible performance and improvisation
- Multitrack recording up to 192 kHz/32-bit resolution
- Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
- Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
- Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
- Unlimited Instruments, audio effects, and MIDI effects per project
- Group tracks for quick, easy automation
- VST and Audio Unit support lets you use your favorite plug-ins and instruments
- Time signature changes
- Multiple automation lanes for easy mixing and setup
- Track Freeze
- Automatic plug-in delay compensation
- MIDI remote control instant mapping
- MIDI output to hardware synths
- MIDI Clock/sync
- ReWire support for integration with Propellerhead Reason
- Multicore/multiprocessor support
- WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC file support
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What extras do I get when I buy a box?
- A DVD with your Live 9 installer
- DVDs with all your included Sounds
- A printed manual
- Stickers

Installation Requirements

- Intel(R) Mac with Mac OS X 10.5 or later, or PC with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8; Multicore processor; 2 GB RAM; 1024x768 display; DVD drive or broadband internet connection for installation;
- Required disk space for basic installation: 3GB free disk space.
- Required disk space if all included sounds are installed in Live 9 Standard: 12 GB free disk space.

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 323-924-3808

Ableton Live 9 Music Production Software

Ableton Live 9 bridges the gap between studio and stage with an intuitive workflow that lets you do just about everything in real time. Powerful time-stretching, arranging and sequencing capabilities let you quickly create and capture musical ideas, turn them into finished productions, and take them to the stage. Ableton Live 9 is designed to let your creativity flow with multitrack audio recording at up to 32-bit/192 kHz, a highly versatile array of instruments, effects and sounds, plus it works with instruments and controllers of all kinds.

Features:

- Multitrack audio recording at up to 32-bit/192 kHz
- Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
- Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
- Up to 16 tracks and 8 scenes per track
- Includes 3 software instruments, 26 effects and 4 sound libraries (Packs) Ableton Live 9 Standard - professional software for creative music production and performance including a versatile array of effects, sounds, and instruments.
- Multitrack audio recording at up to 32-bit/192 kH
- Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
- Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
- Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks per song
- Includes 4 software instruments, 38 effects and 14 sound libraries (Packs)

Live 9 comes in three editions: Intro, Standard and Suite. The editions share common features, but Standard and Suite have additional features, Instruments, Packs and Effects.

Here are the features common to all editions of Live 9:
- Unique Session View for quick, intuitive composition, flexible performance and improvisation
- Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
- Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
- Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
- Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
- Unlimited Instruments, Audio effects and MIDI effects per project
- Group tracks
- VST and Audio Unit support
- Time signature changes
- Multiple automation lanes
- Track Freeze
- Automatic plug-in delay compensation
- MIDI remote control instant mapping
- MIDI output to hardware synths
- MIDI Clock/sync
- ReWire
- Multicore/multiprocessor support
- WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC file support

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted April 5, 2016 by Joe V

"ABLETON LIVE AND ZZOUNDS!!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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First let me just say that I now own my complete dream rig thanks to zZounds. I am a worship pastor with a strict budget at home with kids and I would've never been able to afford to have what I have now if it wasn't for zZounds. I will forever be a loyal customer!!! As for Ableton...WOW! WOW and some more WOW's!!! I have been using digital daws since 1999. I was always a Sony Acid user until just a few months ago. I switched over to a Mac and realized I had to find a way to obtain another DAW software that was applicable. I kept hearing about Ableton and how it's THE SOFTWARE FOR LIVE USE!!! I have enjoyed every single aspect of this software. It allows me to flow freely during a live worship service and implement any possible last minute changes that normally aren't planned out during a service. It is now the heart and soul of my rig and I love its flexibility and the way it just makes a live set sound so rich and full. I am able to pre-record some of my electric guitar riffs on Ableton and if for whatever reason we need a key change, it changes the key of my recordings and keep it sounding authentic! AMAZING!!! Yes it's a little bit of a steap price, but i'm telling you that if you just want to be ready in case you are short in musicians or someone called in at the last second, this is the way to go. It's an INVESTMENT you will not regret!!! For home use, I love remixing some songs and being able to change the key of the original song using the Complex Pro read more and adding some other stuff to it to give it more beef. Just an awesome awesome software. Best purchase of my entire rig!!!

Musical Background:
Playing for 25 years. Electric Guitar. Worship Leader

Musical Style:
Rock, Christian, Worship
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