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Ableton Announces Release Of Live 7 LE Software

April 02, 2008

Live 7 LE is built on the same fundamental concepts as Ableton Live, the music production and performance solution that has won numerous awards for its innovative workflow and refreshing simplicity. Offering most of Ableton Live 7's new features, the LE version makes music-making fast, easy and fun.

Ableton Live 7 LE gives you an intuitive interface and pro features for recording, songwriting, remixing and DJing. It includes:

  • Studio-quality recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz*
  • Sixty-four audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks per project
  • Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing for software instruments
  • More than twenty built-in audio effects, including a host of creative delays, filters, distortions, studio compressors and EQs*
  • Two software instruments &mash; Simpler for creative sample-based synthesis, and Impulse for dynamic, sampled drums*
  • VST and AU effects and instruments support; automatic plug-in delay compensation*
  • Real-time time-stretching and warping of AIFF, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3 files for DJing and instant remixing
  • Real-time tweaking of Live's controls with any MIDI controller — just MIDI-map it or choose from a list of popular supported controllers for instant mapping
  • Single-screen user interface for simple, creativity-focused operation
  • Multicore and multiprocessor support

    • *Live LE is limited to two simultaneous stereo audio inputs and outputs, twelve built-in audio effects, eight built-in instruments, two AU/VST effects and two AU/VST instruments per project.

    Live 7 LE has everything you need to start making music, including:

    • Sampled instruments: Essential Instrument Collection 2 LE Edition by SONiVOX and ChocolateAudio (boxed version only)
    • Loops and construction kits by Puremagnetik (boxed version only)
    • A wide selection of presets for Live LE's instruments and effects
    • Extensive built-in step-by-step tutorials
    • Printed reference manual in English
    • Localized software menus, tutorials and PDF reference manuals available in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese

    Live 7 LE will be available as a download from the Ableton webshop for € 129/$149. The boxed version will be available in stores and the Ableton webshop for €169/$199. Release is scheduled for the middle of May 2008.

    Buy Live 6 LE Today and Get Live 7 LE Free All users who buy and unlock their Live 6 LE between April 1 and July 30, 2008 will get a free download upgrade to Ableton Live 7 LE when it is released.

    For those not eligible for this offer, upgrades from Live 6 LE to Live 7 LE will be available for €49/$59 (download version) and €79/$99 (boxed version) from the Ableton webshop.

    Upgrades From Live LE to Ableton Live 7 and Ableton Suite Are Now Available Live LE to Ableton Live 7 upgrades are available for €299/$349 (download version) and €329/$389 (boxed version).

    Upgrades to Ableton Suite start at €539/$609.

    For more information, visit their web site at http://www.ableton.com/.

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