Ableton Live 9 Standard

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What it is:
A DAW that breaks from the traditional linear timeline view of music. 

How we use it:
To quickly create loops and ideas that transform into finished productions. 

Why it's cool:
The Session view unlocks new ways of writing, recording, and performing.Ableton Live 9 
Live is software for creating musical ideas, turning them into finished songs, and even taking them onto the stage. With two views – the classic Arrangement View, where musical ideas are laid out along a timeline, and the unique Session View, where you can improvise and quickly experiment with musical ideas – Live is a fast, fun, intuitive way to make music.

Advanced warping features mean you can change the tempo and timing of any audio, in real time, without stopping the music. And since the software handles keeping everything in time, it’s the perfect program for taking your music out of the studio and onto the stage either as a solo or band performance. Live provides all the tools and effects you need to get your mix or master sounding great, and comes with an array of software instruments and sounds so you can start making music right out of the box.


Live 9 Standard key features:

• Multitrack Audio recording and MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
  
• Unique Session View for nonlinear composition, flexible performance and improvisation
  
• Real-time warping of audio: automatically sync music and loops, regardless of tempo
  
• MIDI-mappable controls for hands-on creation onstage or in the studio – plus automatic mapping for popular hardware controllers
  
• Audio to MIDI conversion tools: extract harmony, melody or drums from an audio sample and convert it into MIDI. 
  
• Comprehensive selection of built-in audio effects for creative sound design, mixing or mastering
  
• Advanced sampling and slicing tools
  
• VST and Audio Unit support
  
• Groove engine to apply swing to audio or MIDI, or extract rhythmic ‘feel’ of other audio files
  
• Video import and export for scoring to video or warping video to music
  

Instruments, effects and sounds:

• 3 instruments: Simpler, Impulse and Drum Rack – plus Instrument Racks and the External Instrument device
• 37 audio and MIDI effects
• 1100+ Instrument Racks and drum kits
• 11GB of loops and samples

Technical feature spec / compatibility:

• Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
• Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
• Automatic plug-in delay compensation
• MIDI remote control instant mapping
• MIDI output to hardware synths
• MIDI Clock/sync
• ReWire support
• Link technology integration
• Multicore/multiprocessor support
• WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC file support
• Ableton Link integration
• Unlimited Audio and MIDI tracks
• Unlimited Scenes
• 12 Send and return tracks
• 256 Audio inputs, 256 outputs
• Rex file support
• POW-r dithering
• Serato Scratch Live integration

Compatibility
Windows:

• Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10.
• Multicore processor.
• 4 GB RAM.
• 1024x768 display.
• DVD drive or broadband internet connection for installation.

Mac:

• Intel Mac with Mac OS X 10.7 or later.
• Multicore processor.
• 4 GB RAM.
• 1024x768 display.
• DVD drive or broadband internet connection for installation.

3 GB of disk space required for basic installation.

Live 9 Standard requires 12 GB of free disk space to install all sounds.

Live 9 is compatible with the legacy operating systems Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, Windows XP and Vista up to version Live 9.1.10. 

Live 9.2 and later is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, Windows XP and Vista.

Installation Instructions

Reverb SYNC will email you your serial number. Before proceeding, register your serial number at: https://www.ableton.com/en/account/add_license/

Downloading

To get started with Live, it is recommended to download and install the latest available Live 9 update.

Log in to your User Account, then select the Live version and the operating system from the drop down menus.

Installing for Mac:

• When the download of the Live 9 dmg is complete, double-click on that file and a mounted disk named 'Ableton Live 9' will appear on your desktop and open automatically.
  
• As shown, drag the application Ableton Live 9 in the Applications folder at the root of your Mac OS X drive. After this, you can unmount the dmg file by pressing the eject button in the Finder sidebar.
• Once the disk image has been unmounted you can drag the dmg file to the trash.
• To launch Live 9, open the Applications folder and click twice on the Ableton Live 9 application. You can also drag the application icon to your dock in order to add a shortcut for Live 9.

Installing for Windows:

• Please unpack the downloaded zip file by right-clicking on it.
• Choose "Extract All..." from the drop down menu and launch the Setup.msi file by double clicking it once the file has been unpacked. The program will guide you through the steps necessary to install Live 9 on your Windows machine.
• Once the installation has completed, click on the Windows Start menu where you'll find the Live 9 shortcut.

Authorizing

• When starting Live for the first time, follow the instructions on the authorization dialog in order to authorize Live.
  
• If you'd prefer to authorize offline or would like additional information, step-by-step instructions are available.
  

Installing additional sounds

• Reverb SYNC currently offers a Stranger Things preset pack, which can be found here: http://rvrb.io/2852637-stranger-t-7m1
• Several Live Packs are available for download from the Your Packs section on the Ableton website.
  
• Once Live is installed, you can install these Live Packs, which will add additional sounds, presets and other content in a dedicated directory on your hard drive.
• Note: Some Live Packs require add-ons or devices which are not included in all versions of Live.