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The Ableton Suite 8 music production software package gives you a rich world
of sound, perfectly complementing the tools and features in Live 8. Suite 8
includes Live 8 software and 10 instruments, including a wide range of synths, a
powerful sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets and numerous sampled
instruments. Suite 8 provides all a musician could hope for.
Included in Suite 8 Ableton Live 8:
- New - World class sound library
- New - Collision and Corpus
- New - Latin Percussion
- New - Operator - more power
- Electric Tension
- Analog
- Sampler
- Drum Machines
- Session Drums
- Essential Instruments Collection
World-Class Sound Library
Ableton Suite 8's library completely surpasses everything that Ableton has
ever offered before. With the hard-working 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. No need to be quiet in this
library.
1,600 Expressive Sounds
Ableton has 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. The sounds are
provided as instrument Racks with a finely calibrated combination of instruments
and effects.
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. For detail, just open up
the rack and get in close. 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. A useful resource for getting started
or for firing up your imagination.
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 and Corpus
Collision is a unique 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. Corpus, a separate effect that reproduces Collision's resonator section,
widens the scope even further, giving you a far-reaching sonic continuum from
authentic real-world sounds to exotic, experimental effects.
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 includes a wide selection of
clips and grooves, so you don't only get the drums, you also get the drummer.
The package contains over 1GB of carefully sampled percussion instruments, 8
multi-articulation kits, 32 individual instrument groups, 50 clips of patterns
and phrases, and a set of Latin grooves. The instruments feature realistic
articulations, detailed velocity layers and additional features to ensure
playability and stress-free integration with your hardware. Latin Percussion was
produced in association with E-Instruments.
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 Operator more powerful
and flexible than ever.
- User Waveforms - Draw your own waveforms by adjusting the amplitudes of
each oscillator's harmonics. You can also edit the built-in waveforms.
Feedback is now available for all oscillators that are not being modulated by
another oscillator.
- New Filter Types - New ladder modes and SVF filters bring the total number
of Operator's filter types to fourteen. There is also 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.
- There's a MIDI Modulation Section in the global display, with multiple
destination and amount settings for five MIDI control sources. We've also
added new modulation options for the LFO and pitch envelope.
System Requirements for Macintosh:
- 1.25 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended)
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
- Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended)
- DVD-ROM drive
System Requirements for Windows:
- 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (Multicore CPU
recommended)
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended) Windows XP or Windows Vista
- Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended)
- DVD-ROM drive
- QuickTime recommended
Note: Ableton Suite installation requires 48 GB of hard drive
space.