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Live 8 plus 10 virtual instruments ideal for live performances as well as composing and arranging.
Ableton Suite 8 is a software package that gives you a rich world of sound, perfectly complementing the music production tools and features in Live 8, including 10 virtual synthesizers and a huge collection of multi-sample instruments and drums. These include Sampler (sampler), Operator (frequency modulation synth), Electric (classic electronic piano emulator), Collision (physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion Tension (physical modeling string synth), Analog (vintage analog synth emulator), Drum Machines (classic drum machine sounds), Session Drums (acoustic drums), and Essential Instrument Collection 2 (wide range of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments, and more), and Latin Percussion (Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and African acoustic percussion instruments). 

New for Suite 8 
World-class Sample Library 
With the creative professional in mind, Ableton has put together a well-balanced and comprehensive tool set, including synthesis, real-world "Sound Objects," presets, grooves, templates and, above all, a wide-ranging set of beautiful sounds into the Ableton Suite 8 library. They worked with some of the world's top sound designers to create a comprehensive set of truly useful, high-end sounds, each one an instrument in its own right, for a total of 1,600 expressive sounds that are new to the line. The sounds are provided as instrument Racks with a finely calibrated combination of instruments and effects. No need to be quiet in this library. 

Collision 
Collision is a unique virtual instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion. Co-developed with AAS, it uses physical modeling technology to reproduce real-world instruments such as xylophones, marimbas, and glockenspiels, but also provides enough depth to create truly dramatic new instruments and sounds. 

Latin Percussion 
Latin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines, and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and African music. It also comes with clips and grooves, so you don't just get the drums, you also get the drummer. 

More Operator, more power 
Operator, Ableton's renowned do-it-all synthesizer, has been given a major overhaul. Ableton opened up the hood, took a long hard look inside and did some serious hot-rod stuff. New filter types, more modulation routing options, and additive wavetable synthesis with drawable partials make the Operator soft synth more powerful and flexible than ever. 

Ableton Live 8 

One of the ways Ableton Live software is an advantage to you, especially in the live setting, is its two main views which allow you to do all your work within a single application. The Session View is essentially a musical scratch pad. You can work out new ideas and improvise in a free and easy environment. Each cell in the Session View grid can hold a recording, MIDI file, or any other musical idea, whether they're recorded on the spot or dragged in from the browser. Then you can play your ideas in any order or any time you wish. The Arrangement View takes a more traditional, timeline-based approach to multitrack recording, MIDI sequencing, and other music production tasks. It will record all your actions as you improvise in the Session View, allowing you to edit them whenever you like. Either view you use is simple and basic enough to make your tasks simple and efficient, which is especially useful during a live performance. This makes it a perfect tool for studios, beat creators, DJs, sound designers, and anyone who wants to make music in a fun and easy way. 

Live 8 enhances the Ableton vision of creative, real-time digital music with a wealth of new or improved techniques, effects, and workflow improvements: 

Dynamite Groove Engine 
Groove patterns can add life and swing to straight sequences. Live 8's groove engine lets you apply groove patterns in real time, extract grooves from audio or MIDI sources, and quantize audio and MIDI in real time. It also comes with a new groove library. 

Warping Engine 
Ableton Live 8 introduces a more direct way of working with warping and some important Warp Mode enhancements. You can now warp audio events by adjusting the events themselves on the timeline. Beats Mode has been updated, and there's also a Complex Warp Mode. Plus, you can slice audio files to MIDI tracks based on transients. 

Looper 
A much-requested feature, the Ableton Looper effect gives you classic sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device. Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undo, and more without touching the computer. 

New effects 
Live 8 includes five powerful new effects: Vocoder, Multiband Dynamics, Overdrive, Limiter, and Frequency Shifter. These effects cover all the well-known aspects of these devices, but really shine due to some innovative features and enhancements from the Ableton labs.
Features
New for Suite 8
Library
1,600 expressive sounds new to the series
Library Info Texts: many resources now have descriptive Info Texts explaining the characteristics and structure of the sound or Rack, so you know what the sound is before you load it
Versatile configuration options: all instrument racks feature thoughtfully mapped Macro controls for both subtle and dramatic adjustments without the confusion of too much detail
New Effect Racks for professional-grade mastering, mixing, and creative sound processing
Construction kits: flexible song kits containing loops and phrases in a number of styles
Sound Objects Lite: to complement and extend the synthesized sounds, Ableton and SonArte have worked together to produce a tool kit of real-world object recordings for advanced sound design
440 MB of abstract, experimental loops from renowned music software pioneers Cycling '74
Over 400 loops and samples from Zero-G in a wide range of styles, including smooth '70s grooves, gritty Hip-Hop and edgy, abstract weirdness
Thousands of single-device presets: simple components for making new sounds and exploring synthesis
Clearly organized library: all resources organized pragmatically and sensibly
Song templates: practical templates for different recording scenarios (e.g. 8-track recording), with pre-configured tracks and routing
Collision
Comprehensive preset collection includes xylophone, glockenspiel, marimba, balaphone, vibraphone and toms
Physical modeling synthesis allows you to tweak Collision's parameters in real time
Exciter section has two oscillators. The first models the "beater," or whatever is used to hit the playing surface, The second is a noise oscillator with envelope and multimode filter controls
Resonator section features two polyphonic resonators arranged in series or parallel which model the playing surface and any additional resonating body
Choose from the following resonator models: beam, marimba, string,
membrane, plate, pipe, tube
Control hitting and listening positions, decay, brightness, and inharmonics
Each resonator type has its own parameters for controlling the virtual shape and size of the resonator, including ratio, opening, and radius
Resonators have pitch envelopes featuring two LFOs with multiple modulation types
Many parameters can be modulated via key tracking, velocity, and MIDI controllers for expressive, dynamic playing
Latin Percussion
1 GB of carefully sampled percussion covering 107 instruments in 24-bit/48kHz stereo
8 multi-articulation kits and 32 instrument groups provide variety and plenty of potential for customization
Kits and instruments are configured as Drum Racks, so it's easy to hook up your hardware and start playing
50 clips of patterns and phrases demonstrating and providing authentic use of the sounds
A set of grooves to add some Latin feel to your drum patterns
Up to 8 articulations per instrument including Slap, Mute, Flam, Heel, Stick, and Shake
Up to 20 velocity layers and up to 4 alternating hits per instrument for dynamic and authentic playing
Operator
Now you can draw your own waveforms by adjusting the amplitudes of each oscillator's harmonics and edit the built-in waveforms
Feedback is now available for all oscillators that are not being modulated by another oscillator
New ladder modes and SVF filters bring the total number of Operator's filter types to 14
Added a frequency response curve view in the filter display and an integrated waveshaper in the filter, featuring an adjustable drive amount and four curve shapes
The filter, LFO, and pitch envelopes now feature adjustable slopes, like those found in Sampler
New MIDI modulation section in the global display with multiple destination and amount settings for five MIDI control sources
New modulation options for the LFO and pitch envelope
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