Ableton Suite er XL versjonen av Ableton Live. Suite 8 er en komplett pakke for kreativ komponering, musikkproduksjon og live avvikling på scene/FOH eller som et instrument, kun fantasien setter grenser for hvordan du kreativt kan bruke denne programvaren.
Suite 8 har alle funksjonene til Live 8, pluss instrumenter og lyder. Her er det et splitter nytt bibliotek inkludert og et stort utvalg av nyttige hjelpemidler. Suite 8 inneholder ti instrumenter, inkludert synther, sampler, elektriske og akustiske trommer, mallet, massevis med samplede instrumenter, og den nyoverhalte Operator. Legg merke til to helt nye instrumenter, nemlig Collision og Latin Percussion. Følgende instrumenter er i Suite 8: Sampler, Operator (Frekvensmodullerende synth), Collision (FM synth),  Electric (El. pianoer), Tension (Stryker synth),  Analog (Komponentmodellerende analog synth), Essential Instrument Collection, Session Drums, Drum Machines, og Latin Percussion.

 

 

Key features

   * Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
   * Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
   * Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
   * Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
   * Library with over 1600 expressive sounds, each with versatile control options
   * A comprehensive selection of built-in audio and MIDI effects
   * A wide range of software instruments
   * Instrument Racks for simple management of complex instrument setups
   * Drum Racks for intuitive and responsive beat-making
   * Effect Racks for professional-grade mastering, mixing and creative sound processing
   * New groove engine; apply and extract grooves in real time
   * Construction kits containing loops and phrases in a number of styles
   * Sound Objects Lite, from SonArte: a toolkit of real world object recordings
   * 440 MB of abstract, experimental loops from renowned music software pioneers Cycling '74 *
   * Over 400 loops and samples from Zero-G *
   * 1000s of single-device presets: simple components for making new sounds and exploring synthesis
   * Song templates with pre-configured tracks and routing
   * Supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files
   * VST and AU support; automatic plug-in delay compensation
   * REX file support plus built-in audio to MIDI slicing
   * Video import and export for scoring, video warping
   * Simple MIDI mapping plus instant mapping for selected hardware
   * Full ReWire support; runs as Slave or Master
   * Multicore and multiprocessor support

 

*Boxed version only.

 

Also includes

   * Printed reference manual in English, French, German or Japanese (box only)
   * Built-in interactive lessons
   * Localized software menus, tutorials and PDF reference manuals in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese

 

System requirements

The installation size of the boxed version of Ableton Suite 8 is 48 GB. The downloadable version requires 4.6 GB of hard drive space.

 

Mac: 1.25 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended), DVD-ROM drive

 

Windows: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), DVD-ROM drive, QuickTime recommended