The Gate and Compressor effects feature a Gain Reduction view which shows changes in signal level over time. EQ Eight now has an audition mode for isolating frequencies and an expandable spectrum display. The Glue Compressor is a new effect - an authentic model of a legendary 1980s console bus compressor.

Get your sound right: Live 9’s studio effects have all been reworked for even better sound and usability.

Use Harmony-to-MIDI and Melody-to-MIDI to get the notes and chords from samples. Sing, beatbox, tap a rhythm, or play any solo instrument, then use Melody or Drums-toMIDI to turn your recordings into MIDI clips to edit and reuse with any sound.

Use Drums-toMIDI to convert drum breaks into MIDI files for use with your own sounds. Audio-to-MIDI: Live 9 has three ways to extract MIDI from audio clips.Discover new sounds: Live 9 comes with a large selection of production-ready sounds (more than 3000 in the Suite edition), providing a full range of synthesizers, drum kits and one-shot samples, acoustic instruments, loops and much more - all powered by Live's built-in synthesizers, samplers and effects so they can be tweaked and personalized.Drag and drop folders from anywhere on your computer, search as you type and navigate from the keyboard to find everything quickly. Find sounds fast: In Live 9’s re-designed browser, all instruments, effects, samples, and plug-ins are in one easy-to-navigate view.Automation can move together with clips between Arrangement and Session View. Session automation: In Live 9’s Session View, automation can now be recorded in real time directly within clips.The most important new features at a glance: The latest version of Live features a multitude of innovations and improvements - designed to inspire creative music makers everywhere. Today also marks the release of Push - Ableton’s first hardware instrument.

Today, Ableton has released Live 9, the highly anticipated new version of its popular music creation software.

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