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VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 4:48 am

For those of you working with Ableton Live 9 Intro edition.. What is the VSTi track count?

In version 8 there was 4 VSTi tracks max per project and 8 total tracks max; 4 VSTi and 4 audio.. slim.

The comparison for v9, however, states 16 channels total.. makes no mention of VSTi or otherwise.

So please explain what we have here.. since Ableton don't seem to directly address the question.

sl1914 · Post by **sl1914** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:51 pm

https://www.ableton.com/en/live/feature-comparison/

My guess is that it doesn't matter what kind of instruments you use in your midi tracks.

Alfalfa · Post by **Alfalfa** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:44 pm

I asked the same specific question in an email to Ableton, and they sent me a link to the comparison chart. I asked the question on the Ableton forum, and no one knew specifically there either. I think they're focused on selling the full program first. I have Live Lite with a 4 VSTi and 8 track limit. If we had a 16 VSTi and 16 track limit, I could see buying Intro.

sl1914 · Post by **sl1914** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:07 pm

We'd get the quickest answer if some Intro user would test this.

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:42 pm

sl1914 wrote:We'd get the quickest answer if some Intro user would test this.

Exactly the point of this thread!

Someone with Intro 9 PLEASE solve this mystery for us.

rod_zero · Post by **rod_zero** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:16 pm

It is quite possible there is no limit.

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:19 pm

rod_zero wrote:It is quite possible there is no limit.

Yes. It is also quite possible there is a limit.

But until we get someone who owns the product to test, we will never know.

So can we please stop guessing and find someone who has the answer?

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:13 pm

bump.

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:27 pm

bump.

:)

captain caveman · Post by **captain caveman** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:33 pm

It's apparently not possible for me to upgrade my Live 8 Intro license to Live 9 Intro or I'd have been able to tell you. The Ableton shop only has options for going to 9 or Suite.

Maybe it'll be a free upgrade, considering that it has broken backwards compatibility.

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:43 pm

Certainly we have one person who frequents the forums who owns Intro 9 and can test this... please, don't be shy.

DHR53 · Post by **DHR53** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:15 pm

It's funny because I can't upgrade from lite to intro... but I can buy it for less than any upgrade they've offered me. The question is, do I buy intro 8 for $69. or intro 9 for $119. Hmmm...

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:22 pm

Save yourself 20 dollars:

http://www.amazon.com/Ableton-Live-Intr ... 00AZ98Z8U/

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/9 ... tware.html

But yeah they purposely seemed to do that to guide more people into upgrading to standard 9 than sticking with the lower version.

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:25 pm

oh, and once you do get that Intro 9.. load as many vsti plugins as you can until you get an error message.. then please report that value.

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:47 pm

bump.

:):)

Ableton Live 9 Intro VSTi count