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.




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

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
The installation size of the Essential Instrument Collection 2 is 15 GB.

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