Ableton Live 7 renews the core of Live, with enhancements to the audio engine including 64-bit mix summing, new and improved devices with side-chaining capability, better MIDI timing and hardware integration. We have also included the most-requested features, such as time signature changes, video export, multiple automation lanes and much more. Version 7 marks the arrival of the new “Drum Rack” which streamlines beat production via an easy drag-and-drop interface and offers native sliced audio and REX file support, bringing endless creative possibilities to beat lovers.
Live 7 Features:
- Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192kHz
- Complete nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
- Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
- Real-time time-stretching and warping of AIFF, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3 files, for improvisation and instant remixing
- A comprehensive selection of built-in audio effects, including a host of creative delays, filters, distortions, studio compressors and EQs
- Built-in software instruments: Simpler for creative sample-based synthesis, Impulse for sampled drums
- Instrument-, Drum-, Effect Racks for creating and managing complex performance setups, drum kits and multi-effects
- VST and AU effects and instruments support; automatic plug-in delay compensation
- REX file support and native sliced audio file creation
- Video import and export for scoring to picture or warping picture to music
- Real-time control of parameters with any MIDI controller—just MIDI-map it or choose from a list of popular supported controllers for instant mapping
- Full ReWire support
- Single-screen user interface for simple, creativity-focused operation
- Multicore and multiprocessor support
Also Includes:
- Essential Instruments Collection 2 — A multi-gigabyte library of meticulously sampled instruments providing a choice selection of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral strings, brass, woodwinds and more. (boxed version only)
- Loops and construction kits: Unnatural Selection by
(boxed version only) - Printed reference manual in English, Spanish, French, German or Japanese (boxed version only)
- Extensive built-in step-by-step tutorials
- Localized software menus, tutorials, and PDF reference manuals available in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese
System Requirements:
Mac: Any G4 or faster, (Intel Mac recommended) 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.3.9 (10.4 or later recommended), QuickTime 6.5 or higher, DVD-ROM driveWindows: 1.5 GHz CPU or faster, 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended), Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), QuickTime 6.5 or higher, DVD-ROM drive
Version 7 Renews the Core of Live
Enhanced Audio Engine
Live 7’s enhanced audio engine improves fidelity with precision 64-bit summing at all mix points throughout the program, POW-r dithering, optimized sample-rate conversion and other advances.
New Compressor
The new compressor device integrates the compression models of Compressor I and II, and offers a new model based on a feedback design commonly found in the most praised vintage compressors. The new sidechaining feature allows other audio signals to trigger the compressor.
Sidechaining
The sidechaining feature in Auto Filter allows another audio signal to modulate the filter’s envelope follower and trigger the gate in the Gate device.
Device High-Quality Modes
Operator, Dynamic Tube and Saturator now feature optional High-Quality modes for anti-aliased processing, reducing typical “digital” artifacts.
EQ Eight – New and Improved
EQ Eight sports an improved user interface and a new 64-bit mode for increased accuracy and fidelity.
Introducing Spectrum
The new Spectrum device is an analyzer that provides real-time visual feedback for any audio signals within Live. Spectrum’s analysis window can be enlarged for more detail and shows note names as well as frequency and amplitude.
Improved MIDI Timing
The MIDI engine has been reworked and we were able to significantly reduce timing error (jitter) of recorded MIDI.
Easy Hardware Integration
The External Instrument device handles MIDI and audio routing and can be used to streamline the routing of hardware synths, multi-timbral plugins and ReWire devices. The External Audio Effect device routes audio to and from user-specified ports of your audio hardware, which allows you to insert hardware effects boxes into a track’s device chain. Both devices automatically compensate for any latencies introduced by audio and MIDI interfaces.
Enhanced Memory Management
New memory management technology allows users of large sample libraries, such as Ableton’s new sampled instruments or third-party libraries imported via Sampler, to run an impressive number of instruments at the same time. This happens automatically, with no setup changes required.
Audio Engine Fact Sheet
The Audio Engine Fact Sheet explains exactly how signals are (or are not) being modified when performing fundamental audio operations in Live, and provides tips for achieving the highest quality results.
MIDI Engine Fact Sheet
The MIDI Engine Fact Sheet documents MIDI timing tests on both Windows and Mac platforms using various MIDI interfaces and describes exactly what users can expect in terms of MIDI timing accuracy. Coming Soon.
Live 7 Brings the Most Requested Features
Time Signature Changes
In the Arrangement View, time signature changes are represented by markers at the top of the scrub area. Time signature changes can be added from the Insert menu or via the context menu.
In the Session View, scene names can trigger time signature changes in addition to tempo changes. When launching scenes in the Session View, time signature changes can be recorded into the Arrangement.
Video Export
Video that has been edited or warped in Live can be exported to a new file.
Easier Automation
Each automated parameter can be shown in its own automation lane. Automation lanes can be reordered via drag and drop.
Tempo Nudge
The tempo nudge temporarily speeds up or slows down the tempo for easier synchronization. This feature can be mapped to any MIDI controller.
REX Support
REX files can be dragged, dropped and played just like WAV or AIFF files.
Many Other Important Improvements
Live, Operator and Sampler have received many important improvements and additions based on users’ requests.
References: http://www.ableton.com/
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