Tag: Ableton Live 8

\"ableton-live-8\"Here\’s a guide to Ableton Live 8, including Live 8 tips, tricks and tutorials.

Here’s what’s in Ableton Live 8:

  • New groove engine: new groove library, extract grooves from audio or MIDI, real-time groove quantize. Includes grooves from the legendary Akai MPC and E-mu SP-1200 machines
  • New warping engine: warp audio events by adjusting the events on the timeline, updated Beats Warp Mode, new Complex Warp Mode, slice audio files to MIDI tracks based on transients
  • Looper: classic sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device. Record, overdub, undo and more without touching the computer. “First loop sync,” simple loop management
  • New effects: Vocoder, Multiband Dynamics, Overdrive, Limiter and Frequency Shifter
  • Workflow enhancements: including real-time crossfades in the Arrangement View, enhanced MIDI editing, group tracks, multiple track selection, a screen magnifier and more

We\’ve got Ableton Live 8 specs and pricing, an Ableton Live 8 preview, Ableton Live video tutorials and more in the posts listed below.

Free Software From Plastikman, Liine, For Ableton Live 8

Liine has released a free Max For Live device, Kapture, that was originally created for Richie Hawtin‘s Plastikman Live tour. The sounds and sonic signatures in Plastikman Live are heavily reliant on complex configurations of sends, returns and feedback loops, as well as combinations of instrument and effect parameters. Liine’s challenge was to build a… Read More Free Software From Plastikman, Liine, For Ableton Live 8

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Ableton Live 8.2.1 Update

Ableton has released an update to Ableton Live, version 8.2.1. Here’s what’s new: Improvements and feature changes Improvements to Amp presets including better folder organization, additional guitar and bass amp presets and various other changes. Improvements to sound quality in Drum Machines. Performance optimizations on many Rack presets. Many delay devices now use the “Fade”… Read More Ableton Live 8.2.1 Update

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Ableton Live 8.2 Out – Here’s What’s New

Ableton has released Live 8.2, a release that addresses numerous bugs, listed below, and also includes several new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new in Ableton Live 8 : Support for The Bridge, Ableton’s collaborative project with Serato. The Bridge is free for users of Live/Suite 8. Details here. Amp, an audio effect that models guitar amps… Read More Ableton Live 8.2 Out – Here’s What’s New

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