Ableton Live 6 is the revolutionary music production software that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment. Winner of countless industry awards, Live integrates loop-based and linear production methodologies-including unique virtual instruments and effects'together in a single interface for unparalleled creative freedom. New features in Live 6 include Movie Import, Deep Freeze editing technology, multicore/multiprocessor support, new and improved Ableton Devices, project management tools, and a comprehensive collection of instruments sampled at supreme fidelity. Live 6 is a complete music production system and also works perfectly with Pro Tools M-Powered. If you haven't experienced Live 6, you owe it to yourself to see what all the buzz is about. Your music will never be the same.

Features
Produce audio and MIDI in real time > totally spontaneous music production

Integrate audio clips of different tempos and pitches into new compositions > extremely flexible

Change tempo and pitch independently on the fly > easy arrangements

Clip envelopes and Beat Repeat > allows endless variations on loops

Proprietary time-stretching algorithms > exceptional flexibility and fidelity

Edit all aspects of a performance to perfection after the fact > the best of both worlds

Privately audition candidate audio from disk while the main mix continues > seamless operation

Record unlimited takes on unlimited tracks > open-ended

Includes virtual instruments and great built-in effects with automation > complete system

VST and ReWire support, Pro Tools M-Powered compatibility > expandable

Real-time Music Creation, Production, and Performance for Mac and Windows
Recording and editing
-- Up to 32-bit/192kHz multitrack hard disk recording
-- Complete MIDI and audio sequencing

Non-destructive editing and unlimited undo
-- Instant capturing and resampling of audio signals during playback
-- Real-time loop/overdub MIDI recording for pattern build-up
-- Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks

Time and pitch manipulation
-- Real-time time-stretching to play any audio file in sync with the project tempo, even if original tempo fluctuates
-- Real-time pitch shifting for the individual notes in a sample
-- Real-time groove and swing manipulations for MIDI and audio
-- Tempo automation via continuous breakpoint envelopes
-- Frequency-domain warping optimized for composite signals such as mixed-down music
-- Clip transport for looping, editing and shuffling any clip on the fly

Instruments and effects
-- Includes a wide array of innovative Ableton audio and MIDI effects
-- Saturator device now includes a true analog saturation curve, a user-definable waveshaper and an optional second output saturator stage
-- New Dynamic Tube audio effect emulates the classic warm distortion sound of vacuum tubes
-- New EQ Eight features individual control of left and right channels as well as a mid/side mode for subtle-to-drastic color manipulations of the stereo field
-- New Note Length MIDI effect makes the length of incoming MIDI notes playable and automatable
-- Simpler instrument for polyphonic playback and creative exploration of any sound recorded or dragged into Livenow includes independent envelopes for filter, pitch, and more
-- Impulse percussion sampler instrument for dynamic drum sound design
-- Innovative Beat Repeat, Grain Delay, and other sound design effects
-- Endless expansion via VST, Audio Units, and ReWire plug-in support
-- Free assignment of effects, mixer, tempo and transport functions to MIDI controllers
-- complete and easy automation of recording/editing all instrument and effects parameters
-- Automatic plug-in delay compensation; manual track delay settings
-- Instrument and Effect Racks groups for combining and controlling multi-effects and instruments
-- Deep Freeze enables deep editing while freeing up CPU power
-- Project management allows easy project transfer to other machines

Browsing, importing and exporting
-- Built-in browser for previewing WAV, AIFF, MP3 and SDII audio files in sync with the project tempo
-- Browser includes search, Live set merging and preset management
-- Logs imported song tempo for instant synchronization to project tempo
-- Audio tracks play mono and stereo audio files of any sample rate, bit depth, length with no prior conversion
-- Drag-and-drop MIDI file import
-- Exports MIDI and audio files, as well as Live clips
-- New comprehensive multi-sample instrument library included

Routing, I/O, control and sync
-- Drag-and-drop signal flow management for MIDI effects, instruments and audio effects
-- Unlimited audio/MIDI bussing for mix grouping, synth layering, post-effects recording, MIDI-to-audio
-- Preview and cue via separate audio outs
-- Up to 12 send/return tracks
-- Supports ASIO, MME, DirectX, Sound Manager and CoreAudio audio interfaces
-- Manages unlimited number of MIDI ins and outs
-- Acts as MIDI clock master or slave; MIDI Time Code slave
-- Acts as ReWire master or slave
-- Mackie Control support for use with control surfaces such as ProjectMix I/O

Non-linear sequencing
-- Map audio and MIDI files to MIDI keyboard ranges and computer keys for instant triggering
-- Records all actions as editable arrangements and automations
-- Set and jump to arrangement locators complete with quantization
-- Scene concept for non-linear organization of audio and MIDI files for live and jamming purposes
-- Customized and random sequencing of audio and MIDI files for generating ideas and preparing performances
-- Follow actions can allow for automatic jamming and generative music

Full Features
Standard Features
Completely real-time audio/MIDI production-compose, record, arrange and mix without ever hitting the Stop button

Integrate audio clips of different tempos and pitches into new compositions

Change tempo and pitch of your composition independently on the fly

Clip envelopes allow endless variations on loops

Proprietary time-stretching algorithms yield exceptional flexibility and fidelity

Drag and drop QuickTime movies with the ability to warp sound to picture

Optionally quantize your audio recordings/performances in real-time

Edit all aspects of a performance to perfection after the fact

Privately audition candidate audio from disk while the main mix continues

DJ-like crossfading

Record unlimited takes on unlimited tracks

Great built-in effects complete with automation

Includes virtual instruments

Simple interface for fluid creativity

Expandable via VST, AU and ReWire support

Compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered

New in Live 6
Multicore/multiprocessor support multiplies Live's processing power on Macs and PCs

Movie Import feature including warping sound to picture

Instrument and Effect Racks multiply the creative power of Live's devices and any plug-ins

Deep Freeze allows you to edit tracks even while they're frozen

New and improved Devices let you shape sound with precision, and add warmth and dirt

Project management tools insure you stay on top of the creative chaos

Essential Instrument Collection with comprehensive collection of instruments sampled at supreme fidelity

Complete or track-wise merging of Live sets

"Stretch markers" to proportionally scale durations and start times of notes in the MIDI Editor

Copying and pasting for Warp Markers

Easier Warp Marker manipulations for multi-track recordings

Multi-destination MIDI and key mappings, with each mapping able to have its own range and polarity

Option to define any locator or the loop start as the song start point

Browser able to display file type, size and modification date
Technical Info
Compatibility
ASIO2

CoreAudio

DirectX

Intel-based Mac / Universal Binary

Pro Tools M-Powered

Mac Minimum System Requirements
Any G3 or faster (including Intel-based Mac computers)

512MB RAM recommended

Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later

PC Minimum System Requirements
600MHz CPU or faster

512MB RAM recommended

Windows 2000/XP*

Windows-compatible sound card