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Welcome to Live!
Live is a digital audio sequencer that treats all audio
'elastic': loops, phrases, even complete songs automatically sync to the current project
tempo. This powerful feature, and much more, is now available to users of Pro Tools TDM or
LE systems:
As a stand-alone program, Live can access the entire range of Digidesign's audio hardware.
- As a ReWire Slave program to Pro Tools 6.1, Live
effectively adds a new type of track to Pro Tools: groove tracks. Here is how it works.
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Add Groove Tracks to your Pro Tools Session
Using Live, you can add tempo-matched groove samples to
your Pro Tools session and stream the results directly into Pro Tools for further mixing
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Browse & Pre-Listen
Use Live's built-in browser to search and audition the
samples on your hard disk. Live plays every WAV, AIFF, and Sound Designer II sample you
click on, regardless of the sample's sample rate, bit depth, or channel count.
Even better, you automatically hear the sample at the current session tempo- regardless of
the sample's original tempo! Live performs all required conversions on the fly, and you
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Drag, Drop & Arrange
If you like a sample, drag and drop it into one of Live's
tracks. Every sample fits on every track, regardless of sample rate, bit depth, mono or
stereo, and you can create as many tracks as you like.
Every region, or "Clip", can play as a one-shot or as a loop. Loops can play
infinitely: dragging the Clip edges will create as many repetitions as you desire, without
actually making copies.
Thanks to Live's "Elastic Audio" engine, the loops will not only automatically
play in sync with the session tempo, you can also change pitches without affecting
playback speed.
Live offers the familiar non-destructive region and waveform editing techniques.
"Snap to Grid" helps you align your edits to the beat. |
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Effects and Automation
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| Live comes with a fine selection of effects. Open the
effects browser and drop an effect onto the track you want to process, re-order the
effects in a track by dragging, all while the music keeps playing. Every effect parameter
is ready to be automated: just hit record and make the move. |
ReWiring it into Pro Tools
The ReWire connection between Pro Tools and Live makes
sure the two programs are linked with sample accurate synchronization. Both programs
follow the transport commands carried out in the other.
In Pro Tools' menu of insert effects, Live shows up as a plug-in. You can route Live's
master out, or each individual track, into your Session for recording and further
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What Else?
Actually, this is only a glimpse of what you can do with
Live. Elastic Audio will also let you:
- Manipulate the Groove of a Loop.
- Fix Timing Problems in your Recordings.
- Time-Align Takes for Remixes.
- Change the Tempo to Fit the Music to Cues or "Hit
Points"
- Create Emotion or Add Drama with Tempo Curves.
Live is a complete multitrack recording program that
offers unique real-time possibilities:
- Compose by Improvising.
- Non-linear, Real-Time Song Arrangements.
- DJing with Automatic Beat-Synchronization.
- Real-Time Recording and Resampling.
- Tempo tapping to follow Musicians / DJs.
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- Under Mac OS X, Live 2.1 integrates seamlessly with Pro
Tools, Digital Performer, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, Reason, ReBirth, MSP. This update
completes Live's full ReWire implementation as a ReWire Master and ReWire Slave
application under Windows, Mac OS 9 and now Mac OS X.
- Live 2.1 adds multi-channel audio input and output support
for the entire range of Digidesign's renowned audio hardware on Windows, Mac OS 9, Mac OS
X.
- On the Macintosh, Live 2.1 supports samples in Sound
Designer II format.
- Under OS X, Live's user interface has been optimized for
better performance.
- A PDF version of the updated Live Owner's Manual in
English, French and German is included with the software.
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