Ableton Live 7

Ableton has released an update to Ableton Live 7, version 7.0.18, adding better support for controllers from Novation, Akai and OpenLabs.

Changes Ableton Live 7.0.18:

• Support for the Novation LaunchPad controller.
• Support for the AKAI MPD-18, MPK-25, MPK-61 and MPK-88 controllers.
• Support for OpenLabs devices.
• Several improvements for the AKAI APC.

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Puremagnetik has introduced Waveframe for Ableton Live 7 & Ableton Live 8.

Waveframe is designed to be a great tool for sound designers and programmers. The huge library of simple waveforms can be used to construct complex soundscapes and instruments.

Two and four-voice templates are included in the library as standalone Live Racks. Open the templates in a new track and drag your waveforms from the Waveframe Library into the voice chain. Then add effects and modulations to tailor your sound.

Waveframe Features:

• Over 1700 waveform samples
• Over 30 waveform rack devices
• A selection of preset pads, leads, basses & more
• Tightly integrated native Ableton effects & controls
• Easy hot-swapping between waveform devices

System Requirements:

• Requires Ableton Live 7 or 8
• 500 MB of physical RAM
• 300 Megabytes (MB) of free hard disk space

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Ableton Live 8: This is a sneak preview of a new monome app, 7Up Live:

Little teaser of new Melodizer features in SevenUpLive that are currently in development. All I can say is it is very addictive and amazing. You can rip through chords and scales and turn them inside out in a fluid way. The kind of thing you might have spent years learning to do in music theory are at your finger tips. Just the thing to inspire creativity.

7up Live is a Java application that combines 8 different monome applications into one interface.  With it, your monome communicates with Ableton Live 7 via MIDI and allows MLR-like functionality along with other goodies like sliders, sequencing melodies, creating patterns of beats, saving/loading/queueing your songs, and more.

Togeo Studios has announced that part three of their Dreamscapes Live Pack series is now available for download.

Dreamscapes 3 contains 100+ airy soundscapes, mystical pads and ambient drones for Ableton Live (Version 7 and up). The Live Pack is designed for ambient elecronic music, soundtracks, experimental projects and more.

Each of the presets use a Live simpler device wrapped in an instrument/effects rack with eight macro controls to further tweak the sounds.

If you like the pack, don’t miss Dreamscapes 2 and Dreamscapes 1.

This collection of tutorials covers Ableton Live, version 7.

Topics covered include:

• Installation
• Menus
• Getting Started
• The Control Bar
• The Mixer
• Warping
• Automation
• Live Recording & MIDI
• Effects