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Ableton Live Music Production Software (Macintosh and Windows)
Version 8 enhances the Ableton Live vision with a wealth of new techniques, effects and most-wanted workflow improvements.
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Ableton Live 8 Music Production Software is revolutionary software that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment.
The winner of countless industry awards, Live integrates loop-based and linear production methodologies, including unique virtual instruments and effects, together in a single interface for unparalleled creative freedom.
New features in Live 8 include Movie Import, Deep Freeze editing technology, multicore/multiprocessor support, new and improved Ableton Devices, project management tools, and a comprehensive collection of instruments sampled at supreme fidelity. Live 8 is a complete music production system and also works perfectly with Pro Tools M-Powered. If you haven’t experienced Live 8, you owe it to yourself to see what all the buzz is about. Your music will never be the same.
New in Ableton Live 8
Version 8 enhances the Ableton vision of creative, real-time digital music with a wealth of new techniques, effects and most-wanted workflow improvements.
# Multicore/multiprocessor support multiplies Live's processing power on Macs and PCs
# Movie Import feature including warping sound to picture
# Instrument and Effect Racks multiply the creative power of Live's devices and any plug-ins
# Deep Freeze allows you to edit tracks even while they're frozen
# New and improved Devices let you shape sound with precision and add warmth and dirt
# Project management tools insure you stay on top of the creative chaos
# Essential Instrument Collection with comprehensive collection of instruments sampled at supreme fidelity
# Complete or track-wise merging of Live sets
# Stretch markers to proportionally scale durations and start times of notes in the MIDI Editor
# Copying and pasting for Warp Markers
# Easier Warp Marker manipulations for multi-track recordings
# Multi-destination MIDI and key mappings, with each mapping able to have its own range and polarity
# Option to define any locator or the loop start as the song start point
# Browser able to display file type, size and modification date
New Groove Engine
Groove patterns can add life and swing to straight sequences. Live 8's new groove engine lets you apply groove patterns in real time, extract grooves from audio or MIDI sources, quantize audio and MIDI in real time. It also comes with a new groove library.
New Warping Engine
Live 8 introduces a new, more direct way of working with warping and some important Warp Mode enhancements. You can now warp audio events by adjusting the events themselves on the timeline. Beats Mode has been updated, and there's a completely new Complex Warp Mode. Plus you can slice audio files to MIDI tracks based on transients.
Looper
A much-requested feature, the Ableton Looper effect 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.
New effects
Live 8 includes five powerful new effects: Vocoder, Multiband Dynamics, Overdrive, Limiter and Frequency Shifter. These effects cover all the well-known aspects of these devices, but really shine due to some innovative features and enhancements from the Ableton labs.
Workflow enhancements
Version 8 makes Live easier with a number of most-wanted enhancements and some deceptively simple detail work including real-time crossfades in the Arrangement View, enhanced MIDI editing, group tracks, a screen magnifier and more.
New in Ableton Suite 8
Ableton Suite 8 is a package which gives you a rich world of sound, perfectly complementing the tools and features in Live 8. Suite 8 provides all the instruments a musician could hope for, including a wide range of synths, a powerful sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets, numerous sampled instruments: 10 instruments in all. Here's what's new in Suite 8.
World-class library
Ableton Suite 8's library completely surpasses everything that Ableton has ever offered before. With the creative professional in mind, Ableton has put together a well-balanced and comprehensive tool set and, above all, a wide-ranging set of beautiful sounds.
Collision
Collision is a unique instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion. Co-developed with AAS, it uses physical modeling technology to reproduce real-world instruments such as xylophones, marimbas and glockenspiels, but also provides enough depth to create truly dramatic new instruments and sounds.
Latin Percussion
Latin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and African music. It also comes with clips and grooves, so you don't only get the drums, you also get the drummer.
More Operator, more power
Operator, Ableton's renowned do-it-all synthesizer, has been given a major overhaul. We opened up the hood, took a long hard look inside and did some serious hot-rod stuff. New filter types, more modulation routing options and additive wavetable synthesis with drawable partials make Operator more powerful and flexible than ever.
Mac
Macintosh 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
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
Ableton Suite requires 48 GB of hard drive space
The winner of countless industry awards, Live integrates loop-based and linear production methodologies, including unique virtual instruments and effects, together in a single interface for unparalleled creative freedom.
New features in Live 8 include Movie Import, Deep Freeze editing technology, multicore/multiprocessor support, new and improved Ableton Devices, project management tools, and a comprehensive collection of instruments sampled at supreme fidelity. Live 8 is a complete music production system and also works perfectly with Pro Tools M-Powered. If you haven’t experienced Live 8, you owe it to yourself to see what all the buzz is about. Your music will never be the same.
New in Ableton Live 8
Version 8 enhances the Ableton vision of creative, real-time digital music with a wealth of new techniques, effects and most-wanted workflow improvements.
# Multicore/multiprocessor support multiplies Live's processing power on Macs and PCs
# Movie Import feature including warping sound to picture
# Instrument and Effect Racks multiply the creative power of Live's devices and any plug-ins
# Deep Freeze allows you to edit tracks even while they're frozen
# New and improved Devices let you shape sound with precision and add warmth and dirt
# Project management tools insure you stay on top of the creative chaos
# Essential Instrument Collection with comprehensive collection of instruments sampled at supreme fidelity
# Complete or track-wise merging of Live sets
# Stretch markers to proportionally scale durations and start times of notes in the MIDI Editor
# Copying and pasting for Warp Markers
# Easier Warp Marker manipulations for multi-track recordings
# Multi-destination MIDI and key mappings, with each mapping able to have its own range and polarity
# Option to define any locator or the loop start as the song start point
# Browser able to display file type, size and modification date
New Groove Engine
Groove patterns can add life and swing to straight sequences. Live 8's new groove engine lets you apply groove patterns in real time, extract grooves from audio or MIDI sources, quantize audio and MIDI in real time. It also comes with a new groove library.
New Warping Engine
Live 8 introduces a new, more direct way of working with warping and some important Warp Mode enhancements. You can now warp audio events by adjusting the events themselves on the timeline. Beats Mode has been updated, and there's a completely new Complex Warp Mode. Plus you can slice audio files to MIDI tracks based on transients.
Looper
A much-requested feature, the Ableton Looper effect 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.
New effects
Live 8 includes five powerful new effects: Vocoder, Multiband Dynamics, Overdrive, Limiter and Frequency Shifter. These effects cover all the well-known aspects of these devices, but really shine due to some innovative features and enhancements from the Ableton labs.
Workflow enhancements
Version 8 makes Live easier with a number of most-wanted enhancements and some deceptively simple detail work including real-time crossfades in the Arrangement View, enhanced MIDI editing, group tracks, a screen magnifier and more.
New in Ableton Suite 8
Ableton Suite 8 is a package which gives you a rich world of sound, perfectly complementing the tools and features in Live 8. Suite 8 provides all the instruments a musician could hope for, including a wide range of synths, a powerful sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets, numerous sampled instruments: 10 instruments in all. Here's what's new in Suite 8.
World-class library
Ableton Suite 8's library completely surpasses everything that Ableton has ever offered before. With the creative professional in mind, Ableton has put together a well-balanced and comprehensive tool set and, above all, a wide-ranging set of beautiful sounds.
Collision
Collision is a unique instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion. Co-developed with AAS, it uses physical modeling technology to reproduce real-world instruments such as xylophones, marimbas and glockenspiels, but also provides enough depth to create truly dramatic new instruments and sounds.
Latin Percussion
Latin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and African music. It also comes with clips and grooves, so you don't only get the drums, you also get the drummer.
More Operator, more power
Operator, Ableton's renowned do-it-all synthesizer, has been given a major overhaul. We opened up the hood, took a long hard look inside and did some serious hot-rod stuff. New filter types, more modulation routing options and additive wavetable synthesis with drawable partials make Operator more powerful and flexible than ever.
Technical Info
System RequirementsMac
Macintosh 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
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
Ableton Suite requires 48 GB of hard drive space
The unique music creation/production/performance tool gets even better. If you're new to Live, get ready to make music in a whole new way: all audio is a "Clip," and all clips can be edited, effected, and arranged completely on the fly with rock-solid stability. If you're an old pro at Live, you'll love version 8's new features: Groove Engine applies dynamics and accent patterns in real-time and the new included effects plug-ins--Looper, Vocoder, Multiband Dynamics, Overdrive, Limiter, and Frequency Shifter--will add sophistication and fun to your music projects. The new Suite 8 adds a huge library of samples, loops, and virtual instruments that'll have you creating complex compositions right out of the box.
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Ableton Live Music Production Software (Macintosh and Windows) Reviews
9 out of 10
"Three words: Creativity, workflow and fun!"
Feature:
You can produce. You can do multitrack recording. You can make mixes. You can make ambient textures with squeeky fart sounds, damnit! This is the kind of software you discover new things about all the time. You can record ANYTHING and sync it perfectly, and you can automate just about anything. I've had it for about a month and I've barely scratched the surface. Keep an eye on the tips and tricks section at the Ableton forums.. there's always amazing posts there from people who are literally insane.
Quality:
It seems to be made really well. It's easy on the eys and stable if your computer has good specs. If not, which is my case, it can be kinda slow. I've had the cpu reach 500%, but I'm certain that's because of bloody windows xp.
Value:
It boosts creativity and is easy to use. That's a 10 for me.
Desirability:
Not only can you produce electronic music; you can do multitrack recording and create mixes. It's extremely fun to use, like nothing else.
Sound:
I find it really easy to get cool sounds from it. The manipulation options and included effects are brilliant
Ease of Use:
It's slightly difficult to begin with, because of the unconvential way it's laid out. The included tutorials help quite a lot and once you get the hang of things, other DAWs seem awkward. I LOVE using this program, because it's so smooth.
Support:
You can always count on Ableton.
Overall:
It lacks note scores, track folders and a couple of other things which I would really like. I reckon this will come eventually, as Ableton listen to their users. I can see myself using this program a lot in the following years.
You can produce. You can do multitrack recording. You can make mixes. You can make ambient textures with squeeky fart sounds, damnit! This is the kind of software you discover new things about all the time. You can record ANYTHING and sync it perfectly, and you can automate just about anything. I've had it for about a month and I've barely scratched the surface. Keep an eye on the tips and tricks section at the Ableton forums.. there's always amazing posts there from people who are literally insane.
Quality:
It seems to be made really well. It's easy on the eys and stable if your computer has good specs. If not, which is my case, it can be kinda slow. I've had the cpu reach 500%, but I'm certain that's because of bloody windows xp.
Value:
It boosts creativity and is easy to use. That's a 10 for me.
Desirability:
Not only can you produce electronic music; you can do multitrack recording and create mixes. It's extremely fun to use, like nothing else.
Sound:
I find it really easy to get cool sounds from it. The manipulation options and included effects are brilliant
Ease of Use:
It's slightly difficult to begin with, because of the unconvential way it's laid out. The included tutorials help quite a lot and once you get the hang of things, other DAWs seem awkward. I LOVE using this program, because it's so smooth.
Support:
You can always count on Ableton.
Overall:
It lacks note scores, track folders and a couple of other things which I would really like. I reckon this will come eventually, as Ableton listen to their users. I can see myself using this program a lot in the following years.
Submitted: 01/28/2007
Style of Music: Breaks, Trance, misc. electronic
10 out of 10
"Buy, Learn Love! Ableton is simply AMAZING!"
Feature:
Ableton has everything you would want from a Digital Workstation and more. The warp features are simply fantastic and having the choice between a session window and arrangement window makes it a joy to work in. The whole process of creating is simplified. EVERYTHING is automatable which gives you the ultimate flexibilty. Also the screen is set up so that windows never get lost, you always hav immediate access at the click of a button. I can't think of anything I wish this program had that other programs have. With a little creativity you can easily make any kind of music you like. I use it for both Dance Music as well as for mixing and recording live bands. It can handle it all well and is also quite stable and cpu friendly.
Quality:
These guys are simply quality and make a fantastic product. There may be a couple things you think you need, but you'll soon realize they found an easier way to get the job done.
Value:
You couldn't ask for a better price for what you get. nuff said!
Desirability:
This is a very sleek design and doesnt tire your eyes after hours and hours of use. This can't be said for soem other digital audio workstations.
Sound:
The Sound is great and in most cases does the job from start to finish. With the versatility and ease of use it doesn't take long to get the sound you're looking for. It also works very well as a rewire instrument slave or master. Works well with Reason, Cubase, Logic, Fruity loops and Pro Tools. It also sounds amazing as a Live Performaance tool whether DJ'ing or doing live edits on the fly. A good tip when warping sounds is to not overdo it on the tempo or pitch changing and choose the warping options wisely. They have different setting for beats, vocals or full tracks. Try them all out.
Ease of Use:
This program mayt take people a little time to get used to the way Ableton works, but once you get it you will wish every program worked this way. It's easy, intuitive and immediate. There is also some great tutorials straight out of the box and thier website has some very informative forums. As far as using virtual synths it is flawless if you have an asio capable sound card.
Support:
I havent dealt with the company but most people who have are pretty happy with how they are treated. This is a company that really listens to their users and when they make an upgrade it is usually a huge leep forward.
Overall:
I think this product is just going to get better! You already see many a Pro Tools user switching to Ableton or at least incorporating it into regular use. I feel ableton will be on top of the game for quite a while. It has Literally changed the way peopel are able to make music... for the better!
Ableton has everything you would want from a Digital Workstation and more. The warp features are simply fantastic and having the choice between a session window and arrangement window makes it a joy to work in. The whole process of creating is simplified. EVERYTHING is automatable which gives you the ultimate flexibilty. Also the screen is set up so that windows never get lost, you always hav immediate access at the click of a button. I can't think of anything I wish this program had that other programs have. With a little creativity you can easily make any kind of music you like. I use it for both Dance Music as well as for mixing and recording live bands. It can handle it all well and is also quite stable and cpu friendly.
Quality:
These guys are simply quality and make a fantastic product. There may be a couple things you think you need, but you'll soon realize they found an easier way to get the job done.
Value:
You couldn't ask for a better price for what you get. nuff said!
Desirability:
This is a very sleek design and doesnt tire your eyes after hours and hours of use. This can't be said for soem other digital audio workstations.
Sound:
The Sound is great and in most cases does the job from start to finish. With the versatility and ease of use it doesn't take long to get the sound you're looking for. It also works very well as a rewire instrument slave or master. Works well with Reason, Cubase, Logic, Fruity loops and Pro Tools. It also sounds amazing as a Live Performaance tool whether DJ'ing or doing live edits on the fly. A good tip when warping sounds is to not overdo it on the tempo or pitch changing and choose the warping options wisely. They have different setting for beats, vocals or full tracks. Try them all out.
Ease of Use:
This program mayt take people a little time to get used to the way Ableton works, but once you get it you will wish every program worked this way. It's easy, intuitive and immediate. There is also some great tutorials straight out of the box and thier website has some very informative forums. As far as using virtual synths it is flawless if you have an asio capable sound card.
Support:
I havent dealt with the company but most people who have are pretty happy with how they are treated. This is a company that really listens to their users and when they make an upgrade it is usually a huge leep forward.
Overall:
I think this product is just going to get better! You already see many a Pro Tools user switching to Ableton or at least incorporating it into regular use. I feel ableton will be on top of the game for quite a while. It has Literally changed the way peopel are able to make music... for the better!
Submitted: 07/18/2006
Style of Music: Underground House Music, Indie, Electro
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