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Ableton Suite is the XL version of Ableton Live. Suite 8 gives you all of the features in Live 8 plus SOUND, with a radically new Library packed with beautiful new sounds and a wealth of useful resources. Suite 8 contains 10 Ableton instruments including synths, a sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets, numerous sampled instruments and the new, reworked Operator. Two completely new instruments, Collision and Latin Percussion, round off the set. Ableton Suite 8 is a complete package: the tools AND the sounds.

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The tools

Ableton Live 8 provides a comprehensive environment for writing, producing and performing music.

imageSession View
Live is the only music production software with the "Session View": a unique grid for recording and playing musical ideas and phrases. The Session View is non-linear, so you can record and play back your ideas in any order you want. When you're working on a new track, this is a smart, flexible way to write and record. If you're performing music live, it gives you complete flexibility and freedom to improvise.
imageArrangement View
Live also has a second view: the "Arrangement View," a complete music production environment. This is the linear counterpart to the Session View and is well-suited to "traditional" recording, arranging and mixing. These two views interact with one another, each with its own strengths and intricacies. Both views are based on the single principle of creative, intuitive music-making.
imageUninterrupted creative flow
In Live, you never have to stop the music. Record audio and MIDI on the fly, drop in loops and samples, add effects and swap sounds without ever hitting the stop button: everything happens in real time. You're free to improvise and the computer actually becomes a musical instrument—an expressive and creative tool, perfectly at home on stage or in the studio.
imageBeats made easy
Live's unique Drum Rack combines drag-and-drop simplicity in a familiar pad-style interface. Each of the 128 drum pads can have its own instrument or sample plus effects. Slice beats, loops or REX files to MIDI for additional control options and use the new groove feature (which includes grooves from the legendary MPC and SP1200 machines) to add swing to your beats.
imageCreative expression for DJs
Mix and match tracks and loops automatically, remix on the fly, capture audio loops in real time from decks and other external sources, incorporate your own productions into the mix, and much more. Whether it's the centerpiece of the DJ rig or just a creative sidearm, Live gives DJs entirely new worlds of creative expression.
imageShare: effortless remote collaboration
Share your Live Sets with others via the web. Live 8's simple and intelligent solution for online musical collaboration streamlines the sharing process with one-click sharing and loading, a simple system of setting access permission, speedy transfers and no issues with external plug-ins and instruments.
imageLooping with Live
Not only for guitarists, the Ableton Looper gives you classic sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device. Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undo and more without touching the computer.
imageTotally compatible
Live works seamlessly with controller hardware and assigning custom MIDI controls is simple. Live supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files, VST and AU effects and instruments. Live can handle REX files and runs as a ReWire Master or Slave, so it works nicely alongside other DAWs like Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase or Reason. And if you have a multicore or multiprocessor system, Live supports that, too.


The sounds

Ableton Suite 8's library is a well-balanced and comprehensive collection of sounds and resources including synthesis, real-world "Sound Objects", presets, grooves, templates and, above all, a wide-ranging set of beautiful sounds.


Sound examples
Andromeda Trip (Featuring Operator, Tension, Electric, Sound Objects Lite)  
A La Mode (Featuring Tension, Cycling '74 Loops, Operator)  
Massive Decay (Featuring Operator, Sound Objects Lite, Analog, Electric, Tension)  
Morphanology (Featuring Operator, Vocoder)  
Loosely Flow (Featuring Operator, Analog, Sound Objects Lite, Latin Percussion)  
Gate Code (Featuring Sound Objects Lite, Operator, Vocoder)  
London Calling (Featuring Operator, Sound Objects Lite)  
Freeway Drifting (From Zero-G Sounds of the Seventies)  
Long Life (From Zero-G Pure Trip Hop)  
Kreuzberg Sunrise (Construction Kit)  
Transit Hold (Construction Kit)  



Ableton instruments

Ableton Suite 8 includes six powerful synthesizers and a selection of authentic sample-based instruments: an arsenal of tools for serious sound design.

imageSampler
Sampler is a sampling instrument that brings powerful multisample playback and import, as well as profound sound design capabilities to Ableton Live.
imageOperator
Operator is a frequency modulation synthesizer that delivers an eclectic spectrum of sonic possibilities and musical inspiration.
imageCollision
Collision is a unique physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion.
imageElectric
Electric offers the sounds of classic electric pianos through physical modeling synthesis, allowing you to dive inside and play with the guts of the instrument.
imageTension
Tension is a physical modeling string synthesizer capable of creating incredibly accurate reproductions of real stringed instruments or otherworldly hybrids.
imageAnalog
Analog emulates the unique circuitry and irresistible tweakability of vintage analog synthesizers. Able to produce everything from silky pad sweeps to earth-shaking bass.
imageEssential Instrument Collection 2 *
A choice selection of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments and more.
imageSession Drums *
Session Drums is a meticulously multisampled library of acoustic drums that reproduces the nuances of a recording session and puts you in the engineer's seat.
imageDrum Machines
Drum Machines offers a choice selection of classic drum machines, meticulously sampled to faithfully reproduce the original sounds.
imageLatin Percussion
Latin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and African music.

*Boxed version only.



Key features

*Boxed version only.


Also includes


System requirements

The installation size of the boxed version of Ableton Suite 8 is 48 GB. The downloadable version requires 4.6 GB of hard drive space.

Mac: 1.25 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended), DVD-ROM drive

Windows: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), DVD-ROM drive, QuickTime recommended


Buy. Download. Play.

When you purchase a version of Ableton Live from our web shop you can start using the software immediately.

Directly after purchase, you will receive a confirmation message with your order details, serial number and a download link.

If you purchase a boxed version of Live, Suite or Live LE, you can still use the download link. We'll send you the box and you can get started with Live in the meantime. Please note that the download doesn't include the components marked (box only). You can install these when the box arrives.


Special Able10 discount pricing

Buy Ableton Live 8 or Suite 8 between November 4, 2009 and January 15, 2010 and save up to 20%.


Ableton Suite (Download)
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EUR 549/USD 699

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Ableton Suite (Box)
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EUR 699/USD 849

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