Ableton Live 8 for Win/Mac (in stock)

About Ableton Live 8 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. Version 8 enhances the Ableton vision of creative, real-time digital music with a wealth of new techniques, effects and most-wanted workflow improvements. New groove engine Groove patterns dynamically influence the timing and velocity/volume of audio and MIDI material. This can add life and swing to straight patterns, give a track more drive, or lend a piece an easy, laid-back feeling. Live 8 enhances Live's existing groove power with some important new features: # Apply groove patterns to any audio or MIDI clips in real time. Change the feel of the whole piece or just selected clips. # Choose from an extensive library of groove patterns, captured from songs played by some of music's most original, expressive and soulful drummers. # Extract groove patterns from any audio or MIDI source to build your own groove library from your favorite tracks. # Quantize audio and MIDI in real time: non-destructive velocity and timing adjustments for rhythmic correction. # Randomize audio and MIDI timing for a more human feel. New warping engine Live 8 is the next logical step in warping evolution with a new, more intuitive warping paradigm and some important Warp Mode enhancements. # New, intuitive warping allows you to adjust events on the timeline instead of stretching and squeezing the timeline around the events. # Transient handles: Live analyzes and assigns handles to the transients in audio files automatically. # Slice by transient: slice audio to MIDI based on Live 8's new transient analysis. # Enhanced Beats Warp Mode for improved warping of percussive material and new control options. # Improved Complex Warp Mode using élastique Pro for warping complex, polyphonic material with fewer artifacts. Looper Looper brings the creative power of classic sound-on-sound looping to Live, without the limitations of a hardware device. Inspired by some of our favorite sample/delay devices plus a good deal of Ableton wizardry, Looper provides plenty of scope in a super-simple interface. # One-touch operation: Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undo and more using a single footswitch (not included) and without touching the computer. # Endless overdubs, tape-loop style for infinite improv jams. # First loop sync: Live reads the tempo from the length of the first loop you record and automatically syncs up. This eliminates timing issues and lets you record without the click. # Simple loop management: drag and drop a loop from Looper into a clip slot to make a clip; drag a clip back again to reload it into Looper. # Multiple Looper sync lets you run as many Loopers as you want without any synchronization headaches. New effects Live 8 includes five powerful new effects, each with a strong personality and serious "classic" potential. These effects add a special Ableton shine to the well-known aspects of these devices, giving you effects that are not only practical and easy to use but also inspiring. # Vocoder: the famous "singing robot" effect. Vocoder is classic vocoding plus advanced, intricate control for flexibility and rich sound design. # Multiband Dynamics: effective processing plus a refreshing approach to visualizing the dynamics involved lets you really see and hear what's going on. # Overdrive: models the circuits found in legendary stompboxes and forms a perfect complement to Saturator and Dynamic Tube. # Limiter: an effective brick-wall limiter that will keep your peaks in check. # Frequency Shifter: frequency shifting and ring modulation for flange effects, atonal harmonics and the sound of Fifties science fiction. Workflow enhancements Version 8 makes Live easier with a number of most-wanted enhancements and some deceptively simple detail work. # Crossfades in Arrangement View: This much requested feature gives you real-time, non-destructive crossfades, neatly integrated into Live's familiar workflow. # The enhanced MIDI editor now features step recording, an insert marker and editing improvements. # Group tracks let you group selected tracks (e.g. a group for drum tracks or a group for all backing vocals). Each group works like a separate mix buss with its own effects and routing settings. You can also collapse grouped tracks to preserve screen real estate. # Multi-parameter manipulation: want to lower the volume of six different tracks? No need any more to adjust six different faders; just select all six tracks and adjust one volume control. # Magnify the user interface for optimal visibility on dark stages or hi-res screens. Zoom out for the big picture. # Browser waveform display: Audio and MIDI browser preview now with waveform display and scrubbing for more informed browsing and file selection. # Plug-in parameters: Improved configuration and control for plug-ins with numerous parameters. # And many more workflow improvements: Yes, that feature request you sent may well be in there somewhere... System Requirements # 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 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