Live 7 announced!

settle · Post by **settle** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:20 pm

just curious...does the drum rack come with the upgrade, then u buy the sample packs? or do u have to buy one of the sample sets to get the drum rack?

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:26 pm

drum racks are part of Live, the basic application.

I have made my own drum racks which use plain waveforms and Simplers to make a kind of 'drum machine' where all the drums are shape-able via macros. Like a futuristic 909 hybrid. I guess that's what one of the sample packs will be like.

settle · Post by **settle** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:34 pm

wow, very exciting.
my only wish was automation in clipmode, but seems it must be too much work. but this is a very good upgrade.

LiveXXX · Post by **LiveXXX** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:20 pm

Great new version. Ableton continues to impress. Right on target, slam dunk, etc...!!!

Igor L · Post by **Igor L** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:28 pm

Quick question about layering in DrumRack: is it easy to offset sample start for a layered sample? I didn't see anything abvious in the Simpler interface.

ethios4 · Post by **ethios4** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:31 pm

Igor L wrote:I have to vehemently disagree with you on this. I think that this perceived lack of quality in Live's audio engine was beginning to damage Live's reputation as a serious daw. I mean I read a review in a magazine by a well-known writer that brought up this very topic. How long should Ableton have allowed this to perpetuate? I think they absolutely had to do something about it, and if you're a user who wants to see this program survive and continue growing then you should be supportive of this move.

I think the audio and MIDI fact sheets are a great way to handle this issue as well. In line with what you are saying here, someone in another Live 7 thread posted asking if the 64-bit processing will take care of the "jumpines" in warped basslines....

ethios4 · Post by **ethios4** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:46 pm

I'm really excited at the groundbreaking live performance beast that Live is becoming! I was thinking of getting padKontrol (for my heavy-flow days

) and with these drum racks going on now, I think that'll be a nice Christmas present for ME!!!

Igor L · Post by **Igor L** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:55 pm

ethios4 wrote:In line with what you are saying here, someone in another Live 7 thread posted asking if the 64-bit processing will take care of the "jumpines" in warped basslines....

Yeah, saw that...good stuff

blaugruen7 · Post by **blaugruen7** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:00 pm

shurik wrote:shit, I bought the live 6 upgrade at the 28.09.!!!!!!!!!!!

go to the phone now and call ableton. ask them if they please let you in.

i would give it a try.

Igor L · Post by **Igor L** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:32 pm

Quick question about layering in DrumRack: is it easy to offset sample start for a layered sample? I didn't see anything abvious in the Simpler interface.

ze2be · Post by **ze2be** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:46 pm

Igor L wrote:
leedsquietman wrote:For those non DJs among us, the upgrades are MASSIVE.

I had to turn to Cubase 3 times recently because Live could not handle automated time signature changes and many have requested it. Better audio, better MIDI - awesome what's to complain about there ! Export of video files, great, new drum rack, superb, and sidechaining, something about 80% of people on this forum have been asking about for years. Multiple automation lanes are now viewable, awesome, that was a pain in the a$$ before. Tempo nudge for DJs is something they've been asking for for ages too.

Good work Ableton !
I agree, massive is right. The DrumRack alone is worth the upgrade...possibly the best solution for drums out there right now. Upgrading to the Suite means that you're getting three AAS instruments (incl. a cutdown Lounge Lizard!) for about $100 a piece. This is not even considering the super-quality drummachine kits from PureMagnetik! Sweet deal.

Theres lots of jucy stuff for shure! I love the sound of Tassman, but never got to use it because its akward interface. Ive mailed them a couple of times a few years back, asking them to release a minimalistic skin like Ableton

Didnt get an answer, but the Tension seems like I finally can play with those synth algos the way I wanted to! Bravo! Also freaking love the drum racks, and of course time signature changes!

chis · Post by **chis** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:44 pm

rydan wrote:Step input in midi editors?

Naming of inputs and outputs?

Pleeease????

Oh yeah? That'd be nice but...

Does the hardware interface plugin let you RENAME MIDI CCs?

I want to have a profile for each hardware synth I use, and naming CCs is ESSENTIAL.

Casual Beats · Post by **Casual Beats** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:54 am

I go away for a week and look what I miss

This version looks amazing !!

elemental · Post by **elemental** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:47 am

i just creamed myself

still no groove quantize tho :-/

still - time sig changes, and quite a few other nice bits.

Meef Chaloin · Post by **Meef Chaloin** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:18 am

are there any adjustments or improvements to the customisable automap controller thing? Seem to remember Abes saying that it wasnt fully 'supported' & just a little extra bonus so have they rolled this out to be more of an improved feature this time?