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 5 — from inspiration to studio to stage. Create. Produce. Perform.

Extended information

Create. A creative partner — without creative differences — Live lets inspiration flow and offers innovative tools that trigger new ideas.

Produce. At the head of the studio or as a production assistant, Live delivers the professional features you need to produce and perfect your music.

Perform. Live plays nice. Live's incredible real-time controls transform your computer into an expressive musical instrument, letting you work the crowd your way.

Technical specifications

MIDI:
* Complete sequencing, combination and reorganization of MIDI clips
* Straightforward MIDI recording, editing and pattern creation
* MIDI bank and program change settings for individual MIDI files
* Graphical MIDI controller data for intuitive drawing and editing
* Play MIDI notes with the computer keyboard
* Manipulation of MIDI timing through adaptive quantization and swing/groove settings
* Drag and drop import of Standard MIDI files and their individual tracks
* Export of MIDI tracks and patterns as Standard MIDI files

Audio and Remixing:
* Preview and combine AIFF, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3 audio files of any sample rate, size and bit depth
* Real-time time-stretching of any audio file to play in sync with the project tempo
* Auto Warp — automatically detects the tempo of audio material and sets Warp Markers
* Sample reverse of individual audio files
* Rhythm and time warping for audio tracks, notes and sections within audio files
* Real-time swing and groove manipulation of audio files
* Clip Envelopes — complete control of volume, pitch, timing and effects for segments or notes within audio files through drawn curves
* Flexible audio file exporting
* Clip Transport — scrubbing, nudging and navigation within files
* Live Clip format for easy storage and retrieval of musical ideas, including associated devices and settings

Recording and Sequencing:
* Comprehensive audio and MIDI recording and sequencing
* Unlimited 32-bit/192 kHz multitrack hard disk recording
* Detailed on-the-fly recording and editing (with continuous breakpoint envelopes) of automation for mixer, effects control movements and song tempo
* Complete nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
* Track Freeze for conserving CPU resources and simplifying project sharing
* Track Delay controls for managing human, acoustic and hardware delays
* Drum machine-style loop/overdub recording for building MIDI patterns
* Punch-in and -out points for recording
* Count-In recording
* Creation of perfectly cut samples and loops through optional record quantization
* Launchable Arrangement Locators
* Instant resampling of audio and MIDI while the music plays
* Multi-selection clip editing
* Mackie Control support

Playing and Performing:
* Nonlinear audio and MIDI file organization and triggering for imaginative recombination and improvisation
* Audio and MIDI files can be mapped to MIDI keyboard ranges and computer keys for instant triggering
* Detailed control over the launch and play properties of individual files
* Follow Actions — create groups of files that can trigger each other to generate specific or random output
* Scenes — configure groups of files that play simultaneously, store tempo changes and advance automatically
* DJ-style crossfading between any number of tracks
* Hands-on control of any interface element with a MIDI controller or the computer keyboard
* Flawless recording of all aspects of a set for later in-depth editing

Effects and Instruments:
* Ableton Audio Effects: Auto Filter, Auto Pan, Beat Repeat, Chorus, Compressor I, Compressor II, EQ Four, EQ Three, Erosion, Filter Delay, Flanger, Gate, Grain Delay, Phaser, Ping Pong Delay, Redux, Resonators, Reverb, Saturator, Simple Delay, Utility, Vinyl Distortion
* Ableton MIDI Effects: Arpeggiator, Chord, Pitch, Random, Scale, Velocity
* Ableton Instruments: Simpler, for creative sample-based synthesis, and Impulse, for dynamic percussion sound design
* Endless expansion through VST and Audio Units Plug-in instruments/effects and ReWire
* Automation and remote control of all instrument and effects parameters
* Device groups for saving multi-effect combinations together with instruments
* Plug-In Delay Compensation automatically compensates for delays caused by effects and plug-ins

Routing and Sync:
* Track-to-track I/O routing for complex mixes, post-effects recording, MIDI-to-audio conversion, submixing and synth layering
* Individual instrument outputs and multi-timbral instrument input and output routing capabilities
* Private cueing and previewing through separate audio outputs
* Complete MIDI control of ReWire clients
* Intuitive signal flow management of effects and instruments by drag and drop
* Pre- or post-mixer effect grouping/bussing on up to twelve sends/return tracks
* Tempo sync to any external source through MIDI Clock master or slave; MIDI Timecode slave
* Audio and transport sync through the ReWire protocol as master or slave
* Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks
* Unlimited audio and MIDI inputs and outputs
* ASIO, MME, DirectX and CoreAudio audio interface support

Also includes:
* Valuable Live Pack library of clips, device presets and Live Sets
* Built-in program tutorials and starter sets
* Printed reference manual*
* Multilingual program help and PDF manual in English, Japanese, German, French and Spanish

* Available in Live 5 boxed version only.

Macintosh System Requirements:
* Any G3 or faster
* 512 MB RAM recommended
* Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later

Windows System Requirements:
* 600 MHz CPU or faster
* 512 MB RAM recommended
* Windows 2000/XP
* Windows-compatible sound card