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{{Infobox Software
 
{{Infobox Software
 
| name = Ableton Live
 
| name = Ableton Live
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| logo =
 
| screenshot =  
 
| screenshot =  
 
| caption = Fully featured MIDI sequencer
 
| caption = Fully featured MIDI sequencer
 
| maintainer = Ableton Team
 
| maintainer = Ableton Team
| stable_release = 5.2.2
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| stable_release = 9.0.2
| preview_release = 6.0
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| preview_release =
| operating_system = Windows, OS/X, Linux/BSD (Wine Emulation)
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| operating_system = Windows, Mac OS/X, Linux/BSD (Wine Emulation)
 
| use = MIDI Sequencing  
 
| use = MIDI Sequencing  
 
| license = Propreitary
 
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=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
What is Ableton Live? Ableton Live is a commercial music sequencer that is designed to be an instrument and a live performance tool for composing and arranging. Live was rewritten in C++ from a design in MAX/MSP a graphical editing enviroment and released under a commercial license in 2001. It is popular amongst the electronic music community circles and with DJ's worldwide.  
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Ableton Live is a commercial music sequencer designed to be an instrument and a live performance tool for composing and arranging. Live was rewritten in C++ from a design in MAX/MSP a graphical editing enviroment and released under a commercial license in 2001. It is popular amongst the electronic music community circles and with DJ's.  
 
==Features==  
 
==Features==  
===Effects===  
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===Instruments===
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===DSP Effects===  
 
Ableton Live uses a post-processing rig designed with extensive Digital Signal Processing effects. The layout is designed so that electronic musicians and DJ's can drag and drop effects on the fly during a live performance, making it easy to manipulate samples and other elements.  
 
Ableton Live uses a post-processing rig designed with extensive Digital Signal Processing effects. The layout is designed so that electronic musicians and DJ's can drag and drop effects on the fly during a live performance, making it easy to manipulate samples and other elements.  
 
   
 
   
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* Utility  
 
* Utility  
  
including MIDI only effects, arpeggiator, chord, scale, velocity, etc.  
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including MIDI only effects, arpeggiator, chord, scale, velocity, etc.
  
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==
* [http://www.abletonlivedj.com/forum/ Ableton Live forum] an unofficial forum dedicated to tutorials and topics using Ableton Live.
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* [http://www.abletonlivedj.com/forum/ Ableton Live forum] an unofficial forum dedicated to tutorials and topics in reguard to using Ableton Live.
  
 
==External links==  
 
==External links==  

Latest revision as of 11:12, 7 April 2013

Ableton Live

Fully featured MIDI sequencer
Developer(s) Ableton Team
Release information
Initial release {{{released}}}
Stable release 9.0.2
Preview release
Compatibility
Operating system Windows, Mac OS/X, Linux/BSD (Wine Emulation)
Additional information
Use MIDI Sequencing
License Propreitary
Website http://www.ableton.com/

Introduction

Ableton Live is a commercial music sequencer designed to be an instrument and a live performance tool for composing and arranging. Live was rewritten in C++ from a design in MAX/MSP a graphical editing enviroment and released under a commercial license in 2001. It is popular amongst the electronic music community circles and with DJ's.

Features

Instruments

DSP Effects

Ableton Live uses a post-processing rig designed with extensive Digital Signal Processing effects. The layout is designed so that electronic musicians and DJ's can drag and drop effects on the fly during a live performance, making it easy to manipulate samples and other elements.

  • Audio Filter
  • Auto Pan
  • Beat Repeat
  • Chorus
  • Compressor I
  • Compressor II
  • Dynamic Tube
  • EQ Three (Band)
  • EQ Eight (Band)
  • Erosion
  • Filter Delay
  • Flanger
  • Gate
  • Grain Delay
  • Phaser
  • Ping Pong Delay
  • Saturator
  • Simple Delay
  • Redux (Quantizer)
  • Resonators
  • Reverb
  • Utility

including MIDI only effects, arpeggiator, chord, scale, velocity, etc.

Resources

  • Ableton Live forum an unofficial forum dedicated to tutorials and topics in reguard to using Ableton Live.

External links