Ableton is proud to release live 6. Like no other Ableton release, live 6 has opened itself to new creative communities ffering Quicktime video support, a professional multisample library, and customizable racks of instruments and effects. Live 6 also satisfies frequent user requests by delivering multicore support, enhanced project management tools, and improved MIDI control.
"Live 6 upholds Ableton's tradition of responding to and respecting our vocal user base while maintaining
our vision for the program," says Ableton CEO and co- founder Gerhard Behles. "The results are exciting ive 6 is our most versatile and powerful version to date. We also spent significant development resources on workflow improvements to make sure Live continues to feel good as the functionality grows."
With Quicktime video support, Live enters the world of post-production. Drag and drop movies directly into Live's Arrangement View, and monitor the result on a video window or second screen. Then, align music to visuals, and process the movie's audio signal within Live. It has never been easier to improvise, compose and warp music to picture.
The Essential Instrument Collection provides Live 6 users with a comprehensive library of multisampled instruments. The included instruments cover the entire musical spectrum, from orchestral strings and brasses, to classic guitars and electric keyboards, to instruments like the harp and the glockenspiel. Load and play the collection in Live's Simpler, or in Sampler bleton's new optional multi-sample instrument.
Instrument and Effect Racks offer a new level of depth to Live without sacrificing accessibility. use Racks to create, save, and control customized groupings of multiple instruments, effects and plug- ins. Then distribute your creations online. use the Rack's included knobs to adjust any number of parameters with a single knob or fader. Live 6 comes with many preconfigured racks with both instruments and common processing tools like guitar and bass distortion, drum processing, and mastering.