Ableton releases Live 7 LE

Ableton has announced the release of Live 7 LE, its new entry level edition of Live 7.

Live 7 LE is built on the same fundamental concepts as Ableton Live, offering most of Ableton Live 7's new features - Live 7 LE gives you an intuitive interface and pro features for recording, songwriting, remixing and DJing.

It includes:

• Studio-quality recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz*.
• Sixty-four audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks per project.
• Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing for software instruments.
• More than twenty built-in audio effects, including a host of creative delays, filters, distortions, studio compressors and EQs*.
• Two software instruments-Simpler for creative sample-based synthesis, and Impulse for dynamic, sampled drums*.
• VST and AU effects and instruments support; automatic plug-in delay compensation*.
• Real-time time-stretching and warping of AIFF, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3 files for DJing and instant remixing.
• Real-time tweaking of Live's controls with any MIDI controller-just MIDI-map it or choose from a list of popular supported controllers for instant mapping.
• Single-screen user interface for simple, creativity-focused operation.
• Multi-core and multi-processor support.

* Live LE is limited to two simultaneous stereo audio inputs and outputs, twelve built-in audio effects, eight built-in instruments, two AU/VST effects and two AU/VST instruments per project.

Live 7 LE has everything you need to start making music, including:

• Sampled instruments: Essential Instrument Collection 2 LE Edition by SONiVOX and ChocolateAudio (boxed version only).
• Loops and construction kits by Puremagnetik (boxed version only).
• A wide selection of presets for Live LE's instruments and effects.
• Extensive built-in step-by-step tutorials.
• Printed reference manual in English.
• Localized software menus, tutorials and PDF reference manuals available in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese.

Pricing and Availability
Live 7 LE is available as a download from the Ableton webshop for €129 / $149. The boxed version is available in stores and at the Ableton webshop for €169 / $199.

Upgrades from Live 6 LE to Live 7 LE are available for €49 / $59 (download version) and €79 / $99 (boxed version) from the Ableton webshop.

Upgrades from Ableton Live LE to Live 7 and Ableton Suite are available for €299 / $349 (download version) and €329 / $389 (boxed version). Upgrades to Ableton Suite start at €539 / $609.

For all available upgrade offers, please visit: ableton.com/upgrade