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| Ableton Live 5 Music Recording and Performance Software | 
 enlarge | Brand: M-Audio
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $499.00
Buy New: $399.00
You Save: $100.00 (20%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 13149
Format: Cd-rom
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8.6 x 2.8
MPN: 9910-41321-00
Model: 9910-41321-00
UPC: 411378012579
EAN: 0411378012579
ASIN: B000BW8J28
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Availability: Usually ships in 4 to 6 weeks
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| Customer Reviews:
 cant be beat! September 4, 2006
I honestly have never used any other music production software except garageband, but this program rocks the HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!! My only complaint is that ableton live 5 does not include accurate sounding "real instruments" I dont know how to explain it. I think making hip hop and electronica music with this program would be possible with the instruments contained but making symphony or rock n roll or any non digital sounding music would be hard to create with the instruments contained. I have heard you can get instrument to plugin to the application but it does not contain it stock. hope this helps.
p.s. I am not trained I am completely self tought so I could be very wrong.
There's nothing else quite like it.... March 29, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you're new to multi-track audio sequencing, I recommend Ableton Live! above every product on the market. It's user interface has been appropriately descibed as "revolutionary" by Mix Magazine and Electronic Musician, take the power of Pro Tools, shave away the most daunting and complex functions and add the simplicity of Sony's Acid loop sequencing software, mix the two togeather and provide an entirely fresh user interface that is instantly approachable, one that yields instant results and you have Ableton Live. I've abandoned Sonar, Cubebase and Vegas Audio in favor of Ableton Live this software is a joy to use. Here's what you get:
PROS
- Multitrack 16-bit/24-bit recording
- About a dozen popular effects
(Reverb, Compression, Noise Gate, EQ effects, Amp Sims, etc...)
- Powerful control over enevelops
- Timewarp feature without pitch alteration.
- Snap-to grid layout allowing recorded tracks to syn effortlessly with loops (works uniquely with time wrap feature, has to be heard to be believed)
- Track freeze
- Smart processing (the software optimizes memory and CPU performance quite well, but allows the user to take control of sample quality and quality of effects if desired)
- Solid VST plug-in support. (I've tested with AmpliTube, Korg Legacy Collection, Groove Agent, all at the same time! no problems! I've had many problems using VST's inside other non-Cubase sequencers)
- MIDI support goes well beyond the basics, you can set up loops as samples and play Live! like an instrument in real-time, it's actually designed with stage use in mind, but works equally as well in a studio as the heart of a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
- Use computer keyboard as MIDI controller option (compose a melody on a plane or in a hotel room! :)
- Works extreemly well on Laptop PC's, was designed to be played Live! on laptops.
- ReWire support lets you hook-in to Reason, Cubase and other sequencers to use Ableton as a remote or a host.
CONS
- No support for DirectX Instruments (DXI)
- Limited support for loop types, Live supports WAV, you'll have to convert everything else.
Another reviewer mentioned cost of this product, it's priced competitive, don't compare Live! to Sonar or Acid, those products cost about half of what live does, but they are not in the same category. Live! is in the ranks of Reason, Pro Tools and Cubase, which it is priced well against thos products. If you are a student you can purchase the full version of Live for about half the retail price. You can also upgrade from the Lite version of Live (packaged with many M-Audio products) to the full version for the same price.
Worth the price - for serious musicians March 24, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been working with Ableton Live v.5 for a few weeks now and have been incredibly impressed with how this software makes it easier for me to worry about musicality, rather than so much techie stuff. Although don't worry if you want technical ability, it gets as deeply technical as you could want, too. I can see how much fun this will be to use on stage both as a dj and performer.
Another Amazon customer reviewer wasn't happy with the price, although if one is familiar with the prices of other professional music software out there (like Reason, Rebirth, Logic, etc.) it is actually competitively priced.
You can download the free trial version from Ableton's website (ableton.com) and do everything but save your work to get a feel for this powerful, incredibly fun tool! That's what I did, then felt it was worthy of my investment.
 RipOff Pricing March 6, 2006
2 out of 27 found this review helpful
At $349 per copy, the authors of this software are very smart to not show their pricing on the product page.
I have no idea if the product is any good at all as I refuse to pay an exhorbitant amount - See Cakewalk for a slightly less robust package at a more reasonable price.
Shame on you for refusing to post your price - probably the only way you'd get anyone to spend that much!
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