Ableton Live 7.0 Beta Announced Today

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Posted by Zombie0729 on Oct-04-2007 22:34:

Ableton Live 7.0 Beta Announced Today

i think Tone Deft put it best:

quote:
Originally Posted by Tone Deft

I can barely type through the tears. YYYYEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewto...=asc&highlight=

Posted by echosystm on Oct-04-2007 23:02:

What new features does it have, other than proper mousewheel zoom?

Can you do real sidechaining now, without having to duplicate the source track?

Posted by echosystm on Oct-04-2007 23:24:

Fine, I'll answer myself...

quote:
* The enhanced audio engine improves fidelity with 64-bit mix summing, POW-r dithering, optimized sample-rate conversion and other advances.
* The new compressor device integrates three compression models, one of which is based on a feedback design commonly found in the most praised vintage compressors.
* Fully integrated side-chaining capability is available for the new Compressor as well as Gate and Auto Filter.
* High-Quality modes have been added to Operator, Dynamic Tube and Saturator for anti-aliased processing, reducing typical "digital" artifacts.
* EQ Eight has an improved user interface and a 64 bit mode for increased accuracy.
* The new Spectrum analyzer provides visual feedback for any audio signals within Live (and it looks really cool!).
* The MIDI engine has been reworked to minimize timing error (jitter) of recorded MIDI.
* Hardware integration has been streamlined�hardware synthesizers and effects can now be inserted into device chains just like software plug-ins.
* New memory management technology allows users of large sample libraries, such as Ableton's new sampled instruments or third-party libraries imported via Sampler, to run an impressive number of instruments at the same time. This happens automatically, with no setup changes required.
* New Audio and MIDI fact sheets explain exactly how signals are (or are not) being modified when using specific features in Live and provide tips for achieving the highest quality results.

Not really impressed. What I really wanted is a variable number of pads in Impulse. I mean... wtf can anyone do with 8 pads? It's madness. Also, theres no indication if midi can take multiple channels yet. 64-bit pointless float is well... a nothing feature. The dithering is good though.

"Fully intergrated sidechaining FOR THE NEW COMPRESSOR" eh?

Posted by G. Cazali on Oct-04-2007 23:27:

hey do u use ableton for mixing? or producing?

lets chek this new version, thanks for the info

Posted by Zombie0729 on Oct-04-2007 23:32:

quote:
Originally posted by G. Cazali
hey do u use ableton for mixing? or producing?

lets chek this new version, thanks for the info

both, i use ableton to produce and i use ableton when i dj/live act.

@echo: no word if Midi Learn is programmable yet. it's really annoying not being able to type in values

never been a big impulse user, so no big deal there for me

the god damn fact that we can't get past 128 CC values is just F&#)i#$Q retarded

Posted by echosystm on Oct-04-2007 23:41:

quote:
Originally posted by echosystm
What I really wanted is a variable number of pads in Impulse.

http://www.ableton.com/live-7-whats-new

woot! drum racks

Posted by G. Cazali on Oct-04-2007 23:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Zombie0729
both, i use ableton to produce and i use ableton when i dj/live act.

nice.

whot? drum racks? :O !!!!!!!
huge! nice upgrade

Posted by echosystm on Oct-05-2007 00:01:

Ok I feel retarded for never realising this before...

You can just use a send for the sidechaining, so you don't cut off one signal completely.

(I'm new to Abletronz)

Posted by Watts on Oct-05-2007 01:07:

Drum racks with rex support. This is what I've been waiting for.

Posted by Fledz on Oct-05-2007 01:10:

AUTOMATION LANES!!!

Finally!

EDIT - And the drumrack is wicked. Really needed those two things.

Posted by 3F05Q on Oct-05-2007 01:44:

quote:
Originally posted by echosystm
You can just use a send for the sidechaining, so you don't cut off one signal completely.

You can also create an audio channel with input set to (Kick or whatever) and output to the SC Comp. Does the same thing basically, but you can put the channel right next to what it's affecting. Also you can set the input source to pre-effect, pre-mix, or post-mix, if that makes a difference for what you're doing.

Topic:

New compressor looks rad. It's nice that the source is easily selectable.

Automation lanes... woot!

External Instrument 'blocks' are really clever, imo.

HOly crap.. .watch the drum rack video, if you haven't. The drum rack has a mixer that folds out. Then add effects to individual slices. Crazy.

My biggest want/need is the ability to group and then fold/shrink tracks. I don't see any sign of that here. Bummer.

Posted by jupiterone on Oct-05-2007 02:45:

Wow, I really can't wait. Sounds wicked!

Posted by mzvirbulis on Oct-05-2007 07:02:

shiz reason 4 now ableton 7 WOW....

cant wait to get my hands on both of em az i just ordered upgrade of R4

Posted by T-Soma on Oct-05-2007 07:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Fledz

AUTOMATION LANES!!!

FINALLY!!! Now this calls for a new LCD monitor to go with it!

Posted by kitphillips on Oct-05-2007 08:05:

I like the look of the automation lanes, 64 bit is just to keep up with sonar, all the enhancements to the built in effects and instruments mean nothing to me, I only use the ping pong delay The better hardware integration looks good too, although I don't currently need it.

I really would like to see track folders, thats important for large scale projects and to make like truly professional. Other than that, what more can we ask for?

Posted by hereander on Oct-05-2007 11:25:

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I really would like to see track folders, thats important for large scale projects and to make like truly professional. Other than that, what more can we ask for?

Exactly, that's what i was hoping for, too. Or at least a function to hide tracks, to make the handling of the mixer in the session few more convenient.

The described new features do not really bring any advantages for me

Posted by Nery on Oct-05-2007 12:54:

yahhh!
Finally
hope to see bezier curves, track's folders, etc...

Posted by sot on Oct-05-2007 21:22:

yummy

can't wait to get my hands on this

any1 know an exact release date, i know it says late 2007, guessing it will be out by christmas time

Posted by Zombie0729 on Oct-05-2007 21:35:

quote:
Originally posted by sot
yummy

can't wait to get my hands on this

any1 know an exact release date, i know it says late 2007, guessing it will be out by christmas time

yeah, i think december as well... i'm guessing they want everything released before x-mas and before Winter NAMM.

i missed the beta testing on this round, hopefully will get it on the next

Posted by kitphillips on Oct-14-2007 15:01:

So, I just got a chace to check out the official site, and I saw something which no one had mentioned here yet, which the ability to change time signatures! This was the one thing which had me tempted to move to cubase/sonar for a while there, so its good to finally see it!

Posted by farris on Oct-18-2007 15:54:

Some nice new features/improvements. Would've loved to see:
- folder tracks
- bezier curves (heck any curves)
- absolute input for them nasty automation dots (read somewhere on the ableton forum many moons ago that they were considering this)
- snap to grid automation. although there is a small workaround for this, it would be nicer to have a snap for individual points
- not entirely important, but dualscreen support would be ace

Anyway, for me the only improvements are multiple automation lanes and the drum track.
But maybe they'll surprise us with some 'supah siekret' stuff later on.

- farris

Posted by jupiterone on Oct-18-2007 16:46:

Release date is usually 2 months after announcing

Posted by bryanflint on Oct-21-2007 13:53:

i just got excited... i've become pretty badass w/ live 6...

i wonder how much will be new... 5-6 was a decent change...