Ableton Live 7.0.14
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Ableton Live is an audio sequencer that you can play like an instrument. On its own or with other
musicians or DJs, live on stage, or when remixing in the studio all you need is Live and a Mac or
PC. Ableton Live is the revolutionary music production solution that allows you to spontaneously
compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment.
Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments as well as your digital audio
recordings and MIDI sequences, together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use. In
short, Live lets you focus on what really matters: your music.
Live s award-winning elastic audio sequencing lets you record, import, arrange and process multiple
audio clips and loops into complete songs regardless of their pitch or tempo  all in real time
while
the music continues. You can even change tempo and pitch of audio independently after the fact and
clip envelopes create endless loop variations. Of course, you can also integrate linear tape-style
recording along with your loops. With Live, Ableton s unique approach to music production extends
to
a new paradigm in MIDI sequencing and manipulation as well, complete with virtual instruments. As
simple to use as it is powerful, Live is a completely unique musical tool that blurs the
distinction
between stage and studio. 
Ableton develops modern software technology to inspire creative people. Since the company started
in 1999, more than forty-five developers and business professionals have joined Ableton   many of
them active musicians or DJs. The company has received outstanding press, awards and customer
feedback since the unveiling of Live in October 2001.
Ableton Live is the only solution designed for each stage of the musical process, from creation to
production to performance. In the creative stage, Live is transparent, intuitive and responsive,
capturing inspiration and encouraging the flow of musical ideas. During production, Live provides
all of the professional tools and studio compatibility required to complete and perfect projects.
On
stage, Live delivers the expressive control and stability that innumerable performing artists have
come to rely on. Live 6   Music Creation, Production, and Performance for Mac OS and Windows.
Create. Produce. Perform.
  From Sketch to Composition. Live s specialty is composition by improvisation. Record musical
ideas, combine or create new songs, and compose on the fly. Live captures your every move for later
refinement and editing.
  The Musical Hub. Come together, right now. Live offers complete multitrack recording and editing
for any acoustic source, hardware synthesizer or software instrument. 
  Easy MIDI. Yes, MIDI can be fun and easy. Drop a software instrument in a track and play. Drag
and drop MIDI and audio effects, layer synths, and record MIDI as audio. 
  Pattern Mode. Your laptop is about to turn into a groove box. Live puts an arsenal of
groove-making tools at your fingertips.
  Mix and Remix. Instantly combine jazz with house with hip hop with soul... Live synchronizes it
all in real time. This year, 58 international magazines voted Live as the best DJ tool on the
market. Details...
  On-the-Spot Sound Design. Perform real-time sonic surgery on your sounds. Draw melodies, rhythms
and effects changes onto loops and samples while they play. 
  Hands-on Control. Liberate yourself from the mouse. Play your sequencer like an instrument on
stage or in the studio.
Ableton 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
Essential Instrument Collection 2
The boxed version of Ableton Live 7 includes the Essential Instrument 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.
Also Includes:
  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
What s New in Ableton Live 7 :
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.
Version 7 Renews the Core of Live
    Enhanced Audio EngineLive 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 CompressorThe 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. 
    SidechainingFully integrated side-chaining capability is available for the new Compressor as
well as Gate and Auto Filter. 
    Device High-Quality ModesOperator, Dynamic Tube and Saturator now feature optional High-Quality
modes for anti-aliased processing, reducing typical  digital  artifacts. 
    EQ Eight   New and ImprovedEQ Eight sports an improved user interface and a new 64-bit mode for
increased accuracy and fidelity.
    Introducing SpectrumThe new Spectrum device is an analyzer that provides real-time visual
feedback for any audio signals within Live  and it looks really cool  . 
    Improved MIDI TimingThe MIDI engine has been reworked, and we were able to significantly reduce
timing error  jitter  of recorded MIDI. 
    Easy Hardware IntegrationHardware integration has been streamlined with the addition of two new
devices   External Instrument and External Audio Effect   allowing hardware synthesizers and
effects
to be inserted into device chains just like software plug-ins. 
    Enhanced Memory ManagementNew 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 SheetThe 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.
Download in English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese.
    MIDI Engine Fact SheetThe 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.
Download in English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese.
Live 7 Brings the Most Requested Features
    Time Signature ChangesLive 7 allows the use of multiple time signatures within a single Live
Set in the Arrangement View timeline and Session View scenes. 
    Video ExportVideo that has been edited or warped in Live can be exported to a new file. 
    Easier AutomationMultiple automation lanes per track can be displayed and edited at the same
time. 
    Tempo NudgeA new  tempo nudge  function makes it easier to synchronize to live musicians or
DJs. 
    REX SupportREX files can be dragged, dropped and played just like WAV or AIFF files. 
    Many Other Important ImprovementsLive, Operator and Sampler have received many important
improvements and additions based on user requests.
Introducing the New Drum Rack
The new  Drum Rack  streamlines beat production via an easy drag-and-drop interface and brings
endless creative possibilities.
    Easy InterfaceA familiar drum pad interface allows dragging and dropping of samples,
instruments and effects. Each pad has its own device chain and can be shown as a mixer channel in
the Session View. Each Drum Rack also has its own sends, returns and sub-mixes. 
    Slice and DiceThe slicing feature fills a Drum Rack with the individual hits from REX or audio
loops. The original sequence is represented as a MIDI clip, making it easy to replace, reshuffle or
re-record the events and process them individually.
Changes from Live 7.0.12 to Live 7.0.14
Improvements:
Updated Manual
On Mac OS X, changing the audio buffer size requires you to click on an  Apply  button to commit
the new buffer size. This should avoid that Audio Uinit plug-in are re-created more than once when
changing the buffer size.
Bug fixes:
Deleting or moving a Rack chain while there are clip envelopes for one of the chain mixer s
parameters  volume, pan, or sends  could crash Live.
MIDI overdub during Arranger recording could delete or cut notes.
Selecting a scene would display    Insert Scene    for the    Select All    menu entry.
Under very rare conditions and only with a Live set having at least 48 tracks, certain routings
could switch to  None  after previewing aLive clip or MIDI file.
Replacing an instrument inside a Rack with a track having additional automation lanes controlling
parameters of the previous instrument would crash Live.
Dragging a clip from within Live or from the Browser would not use the Default preset.
When running Live as ReWire master with Propellerheads Reason as ReWire slave, under certain
conditions Live would crash when switching presets in Reason in a way that would modify or change
its MIDI targets.