Ableton Live 12 Intro – ESD.

Description

Ableton Live has secured itself in the industry and is THE standard DAW for both studio use and live performance. The Prodigy, Skrillex, Rachel K Collier, Vicky ONeon, Orbital and many more use live setups built around previous iterations of Ableton Live.
Performance, Studio, or both:
All DAWs share common areas, it can be hard to decide whats best for you. Abletons speciality is that it fuses both the live environment and the studio environment together into one package. Clip and Session view share two roles. The Grid-based Clip view allows you to launch audio and midi clips however you choose, building up live performances and changing your sets at will, the Session view is your traditional left-to-right recording timeline. The two integrate seamlessly, allowing you to record your live set as you perform it, or maybe you have some ideas for a bassline? Clip view will let you audition your ideas and swap out components until you find the right one for your current session.
Hardware and effects:
If you have a range of hardware instruments, Lives midi integration is crazy good, having the ability to control or be controlled by other equipment, you could run your entire session or live set via live, using it as the master sequencer and master effects processor, or hidden away as a brain to be controlled via your existing hardware to allow your existing hardware units to do even more than before!
Live LINK:
Live Link is a networking-based syncing system. This allows all units on the same WIFI network to send and receive tempo information + be linked to a master start-stop quantize. A prime example is if youre running live and a friend joins your studio with a LINK-compatible device, once theyve plugged in, they hit play and their unit will automatically sync to Live + Start in time, the bonus here though is if your friend wanted to change the tempo, with normal midi sequencing only the master could change the tempo, but LINK would allow your friend’s device to change the tempo and Live would adjust. Pure, unrestricted jamming. Some examples of LINK-enabled devices include most KORG iOS and Desktop apps + Modern AKAI MPC hardware sequencers.
Whats new in Live 12?

MIDI Transformations and Generators: Use MIDI Transformations to add ornaments and articulations, draw acceleration and deceleration curves, connect successive notes and chords, and simulate the strum of a guitar. Take advantage of MIDI Generators that let you conjure up playful and original ideas for you to develop and turn into your own. And go even further with advanced Max for Live Transformations and Generators.
Sound Similarity: Start with a sample and tell Lives browser to find comparable sounds and instrument or drum presets with the help of a set of advanced machine-learning algorithms. Or use Sound Similarity to find and swap comparable samples in Simpler or Drum Rack.
New devices: create everything from subtle and precise mastering-grade warmth to wild and unpredictable sound degradation with Roar, Lives new saturation and colouring effect. Explore new textures and timbres with the twin sound engines of Meld. Or get even more expressive with the latest iteration of Robert Henkes granular synthesis device, Granulator III.
Workflow improvements: Stack Lives Clip and Device Views to see more of whats going on in your track at a glance. Use Lives Mixer in Arrangement View to get more information and control without moving to Session View and breaking the flow. Discover new sounds and find them again more easily with the Browsers new tagging system and search history. And freeze and flatten a track in just one step.

Key Features:

One of the industrys best samplers: Ableton Live has set the standards for time and pitch stretching and manipulating audio. Think of it as one giant sampler, by default, any audio is already set up and ready t