Ableton Suite 8 Full Version Audio Software

Ableton Suite 8 Full Version Audio Software
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Ableton Suite 8 is a complete software studio. Suite 8 gives you all the features in Live 8 plus a beautiful new sound library, 11 Ableton instruments and a wealth of useful resources. Live 8, the latest version, adds and updates such features as a powerful groove engine, audio warping, live looping, built-in effects, crossfades for editing in the Arrangement View and improved MIDI editing. The music never has to stop in Live. Record audio and MIDI on the fly, drop in loops and samples, add effects and swap sounds without ever hitting the stop button: everything happens in real time. Once you have begun your project, use a wealth of tools to manipulate your audio and midi. The Groove engine allows you to apply groove patterns in real time, extract grooves from audio or MIDI sources or quantize audio and MIDI in real time. An extensive library of grooves is included with Live. Warp audio events by adjusting the position of beats on the timeline. Plus you can slice audio files to MIDI tracks based on transients. Live offers total compatibility. It works seamlessly with controller hardware and makes it simple to assign custom MIDI controls. Live supports AIFF, WAV, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files, as well as VST and AU effects and instruments. Live 8 also offers full ReWire support and can run as either a ReWire master or slave. System requirements The installation size of the boxed version of Ableton Suite 8 is 48 GB space. Mac: 1.8 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended), 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended, if supported by your computer), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended), DVD-ROM drive Windows: 2 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended on Windows Vista and Windows 7), Windows XP (home or Pro), Windows Vista or Windows 7, sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), DVD-ROM drive, QuickTime recommended  

• Rank: #5241 in Musical Instruments
• Brand: Ableton
• Model: Ableton Suite 8 Full Version
• Number of discs: 1
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.27" h x 3.54" w x 9.49" l,

• Multitrack recording up to 32-bit /192 kHz
• Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
• Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments  
• Library with over 1600 expressive sounds, each with versatile control options  
• Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching

Description #1 by Musicians Friend:

Ableton Suite 8 is a software package that gives you a rich world of sound, perfectly complementing the music production tools and features in Live 8, including 10 virtual synthesizers and a huge collection of multi-sample instruments and drums. These include Sampler (sampler), Operator (frequency modulation synth), Electric (classic electronic piano emulator), Collision (physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion Tension (physical modeling string synth), Analog (vintage analog synth emulator), Drum Machines (classic drum machine sounds), Session Drums (acoustic drums), and Essential Instrument Collection 2 (wide range of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments, and more), and Latin Percussion (Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and African acoustic percussion instruments). New for Suite 8 World-class Sample Library With the creative professional in mind, Ableton has put together a well-balanced and comprehensive tool set, including synthesis, real-world "Sound Objects," presets, grooves, templates and, above all, a wide-ranging set of beautiful sounds into the Ableton Suite 8 library. They worked with some of the world's top sound designers to create a comprehensive set of truly useful, high-end sounds, each one an instrument in its own right, for a total of 1600 expressive sounds that are new to the line. The sounds are provided as instrument Racks with a finely calibrated combination of instruments and effects. No need to be quiet in this library. Collision Collision is a unique virtual instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion. Co-developed with AAS, it uses physical modeling technology to reproduce real-world instruments such as xylophones, marimbas, and glockenspiels, but also provides enough depth to create truly dramatic new instruments and sounds. Latin Percussion Latin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines, and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and African music. It also comes with clips and grooves, so you don't just get the drums, you also get the drummer. More Operator, more power Operator, Ableton's renowned do-it-all synthesizer, has been given a major overhaul. Ableton opened up the hood, took a long hard look inside and did some serious hot-rod stuff. New filter types, more modulation routing options, and additive wavetable synthesis with drawable partials make the Operator soft synth more powerful and flexible than ever. Ableton Live 8 One of the ways Ableton Live software is an advantage to you, especially in the live setting, is its 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. This makes it a perfect tool for studios, beat creators, DJs, sound designers, and anyone who wants to make music in a fun and easy way. Live 8 enhances the Ableton vision of creative, real-time digital music with a wealth of new or improved techniques, effects, and workflow improvements: Dynamite Groove Engine Groove patterns can add life and swing to straight sequences. Live 8's groove engine lets you apply groove patterns in real time, extract grooves from audio or MIDI sources, and quantize audio and MIDI in real time. It also comes with a new groove library. Warping Engine Ableton Live 8 introduces a more direct way of working with warping and some important Warp Mode enhancements. You can now warp audio events by adjusting the events themselves on the timeline. Beats Mode has been updated, and there's also a Complex Warp Mode. Plus, you can slice audio files to MIDI tracks based on transients. Looper A much-requested feature, the Ableton Looper effect gives you classic sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device. Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undo, and more without touching

Description #2 by Full Compass Systems:

Ableton Suite is the XL version of Ableton Live. Suite 8 gives you all of the features in Live 8 plus SOUND, with a radically new Library packed with beautiful new sounds and a wealth of useful resources. Suite 8 contains 10 Ableton instruments including synths, a sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets, numerous sampled instruments and the new, reworked Operator. Two completely new instruments, Collision and Latin Percussion, round off the set. Ableton Suite 8 is a complete package: the tools AND the sounds.Session ViewLive is the only music production software with the "Session View": a unique grid for recording and playing musical ideas and phrases. The Session View is non-linear, so you can record and play back your ideas in any order you want. When you're working on a new track, this is a smart, flexible way to write and record. If you're performing music live, it gives you complete flexibility and freedom to improvise.Arrangement ViewLive also has a second view: the "Arrangement View," a complete music production environment. This is the linear counterpart to the Session View and is well-suited to "traditional" recording, arranging and mixing. These two views interact with one another, each with its own strengths and intricacies. Both views are based on the single principle of creative, intuitive music-making.Uninterrupted creative flowIn Live, you never have to stop the music. Record audio and MIDI on the fly, drop in loops and samples, add effects and swap sounds without ever hitting the stop button: everything happens in real time. You're free to improvise and the computer actually becomes a musical instrument-an expressive and creative tool, perfectly at home on stage or in the studio.Beats made easyLive's unique Drum Rack combines drag-and-drop simplicity in a familiar pad-style interface. Each of the 128 drum pads can have its own instrument or sample plus effects. Slice beats, loops or REX files to MIDI for additional control options and use the new groove feature (which includes grooves from the legendary MPC and SP1200 machines) to add swing to your beats.Creative expression for DJsMix and match tracks and loops automatically, remix on the fly, capture audio loops in real time from decks and other external sources, incorporate your own productions into the mix, and much more. Whether it's the centerpiece of the DJ rig or just a creative sidearm, Live gives DJs entirely new worlds of creative expression.Looping with LiveNot only for guitarists, the Ableton Looper gives you classic sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device. Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undo and more without touching the computer.Totally compatibleLive works seamlessly with controller hardware and assigning custom MIDI controls is simple. Live supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files, VST and AU effects and instruments. Live can handle REX files and runs as a ReWire Master or Slave, so it works nicely alongside other DAWs like Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase or Reason. And if you have a multicore or multiprocessor system, Live supports that, too.Key features Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching Library with over 1600 expressive sounds, each with versatile control options A comprehensive selection of built-in audio and MIDI effects A wide range of software instruments Instrument Racks for simple management of complex instrument setups Drum Racks for intuitive and responsive beat-making Effect Racks for professional-grade mastering, mixing and creative sound processing New groove engine; apply and extract grooves in real time Construction kits containing loops and phrases in a number of styles Sound Objects Lite, from SonArte: a toolkit of real world object recordings 440 MB of abstract, experimental loops from renowned music software pioneers Cycling '74 Over 400 loops and samples from Zero-G 1000s of single-device presets: simple components for making new sounds and exploring synthesis Song templates with pre-configured tracks and routing Supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files 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 Multicore and multiprocessor supportAbleton instrumentsAbleton Suite 8 includes six powerful synthesizers and a selection of authentic sample-based instruments: an arsenal of tools for serious sound design.SamplerSampler is a sampling instrument that brings powerful multisample playback and import, as well as profound sound design capabilities to Ableton Live.OperatorOperator is a frequency modulation synthesizer that delivers an eclectic spectrum of sonic possibilities and musical inspiration.CollisionCollision is a unique physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion.ElectricElectric offers the sounds of classic electric pianos through physical modeling synthesis, allowing you to dive inside and play with the guts of the instrument.TensionTension is a physical modeling string synthesizer capable of creating incredibly accurate reproductions of real stringed instruments or otherworldly hybrids.AnalogAnalog emulates the unique circuitry and irresistible tweakability of vintage analog synthesizers. Able to produce everything from silky pad sweeps to earth-shaking bass.Essential Instrument Collection 2A choice selection of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments and more.Session DrumsSession Drums is a meticulously multisampled library of acoustic drums that reproduces the nuances of a recording session and puts you in the engineer's seat.Drum MachinesDrum Machines offers a choice selection of classic drum machines, meticulously sampled to faithfully reproduce the original sounds.Latin PercussionLatin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and African music.Also includes Printed reference manual in English, French, German or Japanese (box only) Built-in interactive lessons Localized software menus, tutorials and PDF reference manuals in English, Spanish, French, German and JapaneseSystem 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 Windows: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicoreCPU recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Windows XP or Windows Vista,Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), DVD-ROMdrive, QuickTime recommendedThe installation size of the Essential Instrument Collection 2 is 15 GB.

Description #3 by Dale Pro Audio:

Ableton Suite 8 - Full Version w/ EIC2 and Session Drums