Im sure most people saw that ableton 8 is 25% off at ableton.com and you get a free upgrade to 9 when it drops.

However for Suite 8 there was 2 versions - boxed and download. Boxed had a huge library of samples etc.

I was wondering if you needed to buy box suite 8 to get the full suite 9. Happy to report that is NOT the case, the download of suite 9 will have all content minus a printed manual.

Heres the email from ableton if anyone is interested.

I'll pick up a suite 8 download version right after new years (accounting reasons ).

cheers
-rav

Hello there,

Thanks for getting in touch with us and your interest in Ableton. We apologize for the late response.

Live 9 will have two different versions as well but since Live 9 is not released yet we will show them on our website in the first quarter of next year.

Please note, in Live 9 Suite, the difference between the boxed and download versions will be that the boxed version will have, in addition, the installation DVD's and a printed manual. All sample content will be identical for both the download and the boxed version.

Please click here to get more information:
https://www.ableton.com/en/articles...version-live-9/

If you purchase Suite 8 during our campaign, the free upgrade will then be added to your account upon release of Live 9 in the first quarter of 2013.

It will provide you with exactly the same features and content as a normal Live 9 Suite version would.

Remember, it does not matter which version of Suite 8 you purchase now, as Live 9 is only available via download. That is, all content for Live 9 will be able to downloaded through your Ableton user account.

Feel free to contact us if you have further questions or problems.

Best regards,
Danny

Ableton Support

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