Ableton Live 5.0.2 review

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Ableton Live 5 is the revolutionary music production software that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment.

License: Demo
OS: Mac OS X
File size: 43188K
Developer: ableton
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Price: $499.00
Updated: 12 Dec 2005
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Ableton Live 5 is the revolutionary music production software that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment.

Ableton Live integrates loop-based and linear production methodologies including unique virtual instruments and effects together in a single interface for unparalleled creative freedom.

Live 5 is a complete music production system and also works perfectly with Pro Tools M-Powered. If you haven’t experienced Live 5, you owe it to yourself to see what all the buzz is about. Your music will never be the same.

Here are some key features of "Ableton Live":
completely real-time audio/MIDI production—compose, record, arrange and mix without ever hitting the Stop button
integrate audio clips of different tempos and pitches into new compositions
change tempo and pitch of your composition independently on the fly
clip envelopes allow endless variations on loops
proprietary time-stretching algorithms yield exceptional flexibility and fidelity
optionally quantize your audio recordings/performances in real-time
edit all aspects of a performance to perfection after the fact
privately audition candidate audio from disk while the main mix continues
DJ-like crossfading
record unlimited takes on unlimited tracks
great built-in effects complete with automation
includes virtual instruments
simple interface for fluid creativity
expandable via VST and ReWire support
compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered.

Limitations:
Saving and exporting disabled in demo mode.

What's New:
MP3 support makes your entire music library accessible in Live
logs imported song tempo for instant synchronization to project tempo
frequency-domain warping optimized for composite signals such as mixed-down music
clip transport for looping, editing and shuffling any clip on the fly
clip freeze frees up CPU power and eases project transfer
automatic plug-in delay compensation; manual track delay settings
set and jump to arrangement locators complete with quantization
Mackie Control support for use with control surfaces such as ProjectMix I/O
clip export for easy retrieval and reuse in any project
improved Browser including search, set merging and preset management
device groups for multi-effects in Simpler, Impulse and Operator presets
Beat Repeat audio effect reorganizes beats for endless variations
phaser and flanger effects with beat-synced LFO
beat-synced auto-pan effect
Saturator variable distortion effect
arpeggiator with both new and classic modes
count-in recording
right-click context menus
change settings in multiple clips at once
resize tracks in Session view
Live Clips sound library
New preset library for all Live devices
New and improved Live lessons
Simpler now includes independent envelopes for filter, pitch and more.

Requirements:
Any G3 or faster
512 MB RAM recommended.

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