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. Winner of countless industry awards, Live integrates loop-based and linear production methodologies-including unique virtual instruments and effects-together in a single interface for unparalleled creative freedom. New features in Live 5 include MP3 support, clip freezing, incredible new beat-synced effects, launchable arrangement locators, Mackie Control support and much more. 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.
Features:
- 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
New in Live 5:
- 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
- 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
