Ableton Live 12 Standard

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Ableton Live 12 Standard Edition

Live is fast, fluid and flexible software for music creation and performance. It comes with effects, instruments, sounds and all kinds of creative features—everything you need to make and perform any kind of music.

Ableton Live 12 Standard Edition

Take your production to the next level with Ableton Live 12

Ableton Live is a unique digital audio workstation software that allows you to create music in a traditional linear arrangement, or improvise without the constraints of a timeline in Live’s Session View. Move freely between musical elements and play with ideas, without stopping the music and without breaking your flow.

The Arrangement View is where you can organize music along a timeline. Record multiple passes of an audio or MIDI performance into individual takes. Find the best parts of each and stitch them together for the desired final result.

In Live’s Session View you can freely mix and match musical ideas without the constraints of a timeline. Getting ideas down is lightning fast, and it’s the ideal place for improvisation. You can play MIDI and audio loops of different lengths in any combination, without ever stopping the music.

Key Features Full set of Key Features in the Ableton Live software package Extract harmony, melody or drums from an audio sample and convert it to MIDI. Maximum of 256 audio inputs and 256 audio outputs in Standard Edition 38+GB of sounds included with 11 software instruments in Standard Edition Perpetual License

Create with Live

Make every show unique

One of the things that makes Live so ideal for performance is its flexibility. You can design your own unique combinations of instruments and effects, and use up to 16 Macro knobs to control any number of parameters. Find settings you like and save them as Macro snapshots for instant recall.

On stage you can trigger, resequence and remix your music in real time. And use flexible MIDI mapping to set up almost any part of Live for hands-on tweaking with your controller.

Build your sound with Live’s instruments

Live’s native devices are the foundation of sound design in Live, including wavetable, FM and physical modeling synthesis. Flexible synthesis architectures with intuitive interfaces make deep programming more accessible. And you get more out of your samples with Live’s pair of sampling instruments, thanks to built-in slicing and warping capabilities, multisampled playback and much more.

Get your ideas into Live

Whatever shape inspiration takes, Live gives you the means to seize it. Record hardware synths, software plugins, drum machines, guitars or any audio from the real world. You can now use Capture MIDI to record notes after you’ve played them, turning your most spontaneous ideas (and accidents) into music. And there’s Live’s audio-to-MIDI features, which let you turn drum breaks, and melody or harmony parts into MIDI patterns that you can edit and reuse with your own sounds.

Software Instruments 11 unique software instruments Library Size 38+ GB Audio Effects 35 MIDI Effects 12 Group Tracks Use multiple levels of groups to mix with greater flexibility and manage detailed arrangements more easily. Nondestructive Editing Unlimited levels of undo for perfecting your arrangement MIDI Sequencing Powerful software and hardware instrument support for sequencing MIDI Polyphonic Expression Add bends, slides and pressure for each individual note in a chord, add subtle expression variations, morph between chords and create evolving sonic textures more easily. Comping Record multiple takes of a performance, then combine the best ones. Multitrack recording Up to 32-bit/192 kHz recording capabilities Capture MIDI Recall your best ideas after you’ve played them – Capture MIDI can turn what you played into MIDI clips, without having to think about recording. Tempo Following Live listens to and adjusts its tempo based on incoming audio in real time, making it a dynamic part of the band instead of the tempo source that everyone has to follow. Note Chance Set the probability that a note or drum hit will occur and let Live generate surprising variations to your patterns that change over time. Velocity Chance Define ranges for velocity probability for subtle, humanized variations in the dynamics of your patterns. Ableton Link A technology that keeps instances of Live and a growing collection of iOS apps in time over a wireless network. Instrument Racks Combine multiple instruments and effects into a single device, allowing for split and layered sounds with customized Macro controls

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Key Features
Limited Full Full

Software Instruments
5 11 20

Library Size
5+ GB 38+ GB 71+ GB

Audio Effects
20 35 58

MIDI Effects
11 12 14

MIDI Tools
0 12 14

Modulators
2 6 6

Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4 x 3 x 0.07 inches; 0.32 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ Live Standard
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2024
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Ableton
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CTK2BYJT
Best Sellers Rank: #187 in Software (See Top 100 in Software) #1 in Recording Production Stations Software #82 in Mac Software
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Unlimited Tracks: Record and arrange an unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks.
Non-Destructive Editing: Unlimited undo and redo for worry-free experimentation.
Advanced Instruments and Effects: Includes additional instruments like Sampler, Analog, Electric, and Tension, along with more audio and MIDI effects.
Audio-to-MIDI Conversion: Convert your audio recordings into MIDI for further editing and creativity.
MIDI Polyphonic Expression: Add bends, slides, and pressure for expressive performances.
Session View: Ideal for quick, intuitive composition, flexible performance, and improvisation.
Advanced Warping: Real-time time-stretching and beat-matching for seamless loops.
External Hardware Integration: Supports more inputs and outputs than Intro edition for seamless integration with external hardware.
Sound Similarity Search: Easily find and replace similar sounds within your library.
Ableton Link: Sync with other devices over a wireless network for collaborative sessions.