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Well, what can we say about Ableton Live? Arguably the most important piece of music production software to be released in the last 10 years, Ableton has come to dominate the market in electronic music production since its first version was released in 2001. If you are involved in any aspect of music production or performance then you've probably already heard of Ableton Live and if not, just where exactly have you been?
Ableton offers an elastic approach to audio that really no other software can compete with. It offers both linear and non-linear sequencing to give you a flexible working environment where it's just as easy to have an improvised jam as it is to methodically program an entire composition. Sound on Sound have this to say, "Combining sophistication with ease of use is incredibly difficult, but Live manages to do so, with an interface that promotes flexible working without clutter or distraction.".
The latest revision of Ableton Live packs in the kind of intuitive features that we've come to expect from this truly innovative company. Additions to Ableton Live 8 include an improved Groove Engine, which now gives you the ability to apply and extract grooves from audio or MIDI clips in real-time. Live 8 also has a new Live Looper which gives you the ability to record classic sound-on-sound overdubs endlessly with simple one-button operation. They've also managed to cram in 4 new effects, totally revamped and improved the Warping, enhanced the MIDI editor and provided you with the ability to crossfade in the Arrangement View.
No matter what genre of music you operate in and whether you want software that is suited to studio production or to live performance you should really check out Ableton Live. It really is as close as it comes to being totally essential.
