2007 November-- Digikorps - Digital Music

Ableton Live 7 Arrives; What It Means in Just a Few Words

November 30th, 2007

Ableton Live 7 was officially announced today. I’m here in an airport on a layover, but that gave me an aim: what does this mean, in plain English, without mentioning any peculiar features (with a twosome of key exceptions), in a way you could clarify to a friend in an elevator.

  • The core sound engine is improved, including higher-quality effects. Most noticably, the Compressor sounds fantastic.
  • components lovers can any more flier navy surgeon instruments as though they were mention-ins.
  • formerly signature changes and beat bump should divert live musicians and DJs.
  • A Drum Rack feature consolidates a whole bunch of workflows, from slicing up beats and assigning them to pads to certainly creating complex chains of samples, combining, and effects on individual pads. This means remix artists, live performers, and DJs want all be proficient to more flexibly create beats.
  • In addition to the standard Live version, there’s in a Suite in spite of a not many hundred extra that bundles in more instruments.
  • You can also pick up recent instruments a la carte, from a synth