- New for Ableton Suite 8
- Library
- 1,600 expressive sounds new to the series
- Library Info Texts: many resources now have descriptive Info Texts explaining the characteristics and structure of the sound or Rack, so you know what the sound is before you load it
- Versatile configuration options: all instrument racks feature thoughtfully mapped Macro controls for both subtle and dramatic adjustments without the confusion of too much detail
- New Effect Racks for professional-grade mastering, mixing, and creative sound processing
- Construction kits: flexible song kits containing loops and phrases in a number of styles
- Sound Objects Lite: to complement and extend the synthesized sounds, Ableton and SonArte have worked together to produce a tool kit of real-world object recordings for advanced sound design
- 440 MB of abstract, experimental loops from renowned music software pioneers Cycling '74
- Over 400 loops and samples from Zero-G in a wide range of styles, including smooth '70s grooves, gritty Hip-Hop and edgy, abstract weirdness
- Thousands of single-device presets: simple components for making new sounds and exploring synthesis
- Clearly organized library: all resources organized pragmatically and sensibly
- Song templates: practical templates for different recording scenarios (e.g. 8-track recording), with pre-configured tracks and routing
- Collision
- Comprehensive preset collection includes xylophone, glockenspiel, marimba, balaphone, vibraphone and toms
- Physical modeling synthesis allows you to tweak Collision's parameters in real time
- Exciter section has two oscillators. The first models the "beater," or whatever is used to hit the playing surface, The second is a noise oscillator with envelope and multimode filter controls
- Resonator section features two polyphonic resonators arranged in series or parallel which model the playing surface and any additional resonating body
- Choose from the following resonator models: beam, marimba, string,
- membrane, plate, pipe, tube
- Control hitting and listening positions, decay, brightness, and inharmonics
- Each resonator type has its own parameters for controlling the virtual shape and size of the resonator, including ratio, opening, and radius
- Resonators have pitch envelopes featuring two LFOs with multiple modulation types
- Many parameters can be modulated via key tracking, velocity, and MIDI controllers for expressive, dynamic playing
- Latin Percussion
- 1 GB of carefully sampled percussion covering 107 instruments in 24-bit/48kHz stereo
- 8 multi-articulation kits and 32 instrument groups provide variety and plenty of potential for customization
- Kits and instruments are configured as Drum Racks, so it's easy to hook up your hardware and start playing
- 50 clips of patterns and phrases demonstrating and providing authentic use of the sounds
- A set of grooves to add some Latin feel to your drum patterns
- Up to 8 articulations per instrument including Slap, Mute, Flam, Heel, Stick, and Shake
- Up to 20 velocity layers and up to 4 alternating hits per instrument for dynamic and authentic playing
- Operator
- Now you can draw your own waveforms by adjusting the amplitudes of each oscillator's harmonics and edit the built-in waveforms
- Feedback is now available for all oscillators that are not being modulated by another oscillator
- New ladder modes and SVF filters bring the total number of Operator's filter types to 14
- Added a frequency response curve view in the filter display and an integrated waveshaper in the filter, featuring an adjustable drive amount and four curve shapes
- The filter, LFO, and pitch envelopes now feature adjustable slopes, like those found in Sampler
- New MIDI modulation section in the global display with multiple destination and amount settings for five MIDI control sources
- New modulation options for the LFO and pitch envelope
- Other features
- Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192kHz
- Complete nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
- Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
- Real-time time-stretching and warping of AIFF, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3 files for improvisation and instant remixing
- A comprehensive selection of built-in audio effects, including a host of creative delays, filters, distortions, studio compressors, and EQs
- Built-in software instruments: Simpler for creative sample-based synthesis, Impulse for sampled drums
- Instrument-, Drum-, Effect Racks for creating and managing complex performance setups, drum kits, and multi-effects
- VST and AU effects and instruments support; automatic plug-in delay compensation
- REX file support and native sliced audio file creation
- Video import and export for scoring to picture or warping picture to music
- Realtime control of parameters with any MIDI controller—just MIDI-map it or choose from a list of popular supported controllers for instant mapping
- Full ReWire support
- Single-screen user interface for simple, creativity-focused operation
- Multicore and multiprocessor support
- Extensive built-in step-by-step tutorials
- Localized software menus, tutorials, and PDF reference manuals available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese
- Printed reference manual in English, Spanish, French, German, or Japanese
- Other Included Instruments
- Sampler: for powerful multisample playback and import
- Operator: frequency modulation synthesizer
- Electric: classic electric piano emulator using physical modeling synthesis
- Tension: physical modeling string synthesizer
- Analog: vintage analog synth emulator
- Drum Machines: a choice collection of reproduced classic drum machines
- Session Drums: multisampled library of acoustic drums
