The Ableton Suite includes not only Live 7, the latest version of the award-winning music creation software, but 8 virtual instruments as well. These include Sampler (sampler), Operator (frequency modulation synth), Electric (classic electronic piano emulator), Tension (physical modeling string synth), Analog (vintage analog synth emulator), Drum Machines (classic drum...
Read moreThe Ableton Suite includes not only Live 7, the latest version of the award-winning music creation software, but 8 virtual instruments as well. These include Sampler (sampler), Operator (frequency modulation synth), Electric (classic electronic piano emulator), Tension (physical modeling string synth), Analog (vintage analog synth emulator), Drum Machines (classic drum machines sounds), Session Drums (acoustic drums), and Essential Instrument Collection 2 (wide range of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments, and more).
Live 7 One of the ways Ableton Live software is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's two main views which allow you to do all your work within a single application. The Session View is essentially a musical scratch pad. You can work out new ideas and improvise in a free and easy environment. Each cell in the Session View grid can hold a recording, MIDI file, or any other musical idea, whether they're recorded on the spot or dragged in from the browser. Then you can play your ideas in any order or any time you wish. The Arrangement View takes a more traditional, timeline-based approach to multitrack recording, MIDI sequencing, and other music production tasks. It will record all your actions as you improvise in the Session View, allowing you to edit them whenever you like. Either view you use is simple and basic enough to make your tasks simple and efficient, which is especially useful during a live performance. Elastic Audio With Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in.
This makes Ableton Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike. Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browse and preview audio files at the project tempo, in real time, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation.
Hardware Requirements: PC Users
* Windows XP or Windows Vista
* 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended)
* 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
* Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended)
* DVD-ROM drive
Hardware Requirements: Mac Users
* Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended)
* 1.25 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended)
* 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
* DVD-ROM drive
