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Ableton Live 7
Since 2001, Ableton Live has been helping musicians achieve their dreams, from laying down the initial licks to letting it
all loose live. This is the 7th incarnation of the popular sequence software.As with many other aspects of every day life,
the art of creating, producing, and performing music has evolved to the point that computers are an integral part of the process.
It is not uncommon now to see a laptop on stage during a performance whether you're at a hip-hop, rock, or DJ-oriented show.
One of the ways Live 7 is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's 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.Elastic Audio With Ableton Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it
will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable
with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's
Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the
hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio
file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack
producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing
and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix
and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments.
Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate
things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function
that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonderful
partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant p
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