Get the benefits of Live 8, 10 virtual synths, tons of multi-sample instruments, drums, and more.

What better way to get your student ready for the creating music professionally then with a real-world application like Ableton Suite 8. Specially priced for teachers, the Education Edition 5 Seat Lab Pack gives educators 5 user licenses—enough for a classroom setting—has everything you'd find in the regular software edition, just at a more affordable price.

The Ableton Suite 8 software package gives you a rich world of sound, perfectly complementing the tools and features in Live 8, including 10 virtual synthesizers and a huge collection of multi-sample instruments and drums. These include Sampler (sampler), Operator (frequency modulation synth), Electric (classic electronic piano emulator), Collision (physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion Tension (physical modeling string synth), Analog (vintage analog synth emulator), Drum Machines (classic drum machines sounds), Session Drums (acoustic drums), and Essential Instrument Collection 2 (wide range of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments, and more), and Latin Percussion (Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and African acoustic percussion instruments).

New for Ableton Suite 8 Education Software World-class Sample Library
Ableton Suite 8's library is something big and something new, completely surpassing everything that Ableton has ever offered before. With the creative professional in mind, Ableton has put together a well-balanced and comprehensive tool set, including synthesis, real-world "Sound Objects," presets, grooves, templates and, above all, a wide-ranging set of beautiful sounds. Ableton has worked with some of the world's top sound designers to create a comprehensive set of truly useful, high-end sounds, each one an instrument in its own right, for a total of 1,600 expressive sounds that are new to the line. The sounds are provided as instrument Racks with a finely calibrated combination of instruments and effects. No need to be quiet in this library.

Collision
Collision is a unique instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion. Co-developed with AAS, it uses physical modeling technology to reproduce real-world instruments such as xylophones, marimbas, and glockenspiels, but also provides enough depth to create truly dramatic new instruments and sounds.

Latin Percussion
Latin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines, and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and African music. It also comes with clips and grooves, so you don't just get the drums, you also get the drummer.

More Operator, more power
Operator, Ableton's renowned do-it-all synthesizer, has been given a major overhaul. Ableton opened up the hood, took a long hard look inside and did some serious hot-rod stuff. New filter types, more modulation routing options, and additive wavetable synthesis with drawable partials make Operator more powerful and flexible than ever.

Live 8
One of the ways Ableton Live software is an advantage to you, especially in the live setting, is its two main views which allow you to do all your work within a single application. The Session View is essentially a musical scratch pad. You can work out new ideas and improvise in a free and easy environment. Each cell in the Session View grid can hold a recording, MIDI file, or any other musical idea, whether they're recorded on the spot or dragged in from the browser. Then you can play your ideas in any order or any time you wish. The Arrangement View takes a more traditional, timeline-based approach to multitrack recording, MIDI sequencing, and other music production tasks. It will record all your actions as you improvise in the Session View, allowing you to edit them whenever you like. Either view you use is simple and basic enough to make your tasks simple and efficient, which is especially useful during a live performance. This makes it a perfect tool for studios, beat creators, DJs, sound designers, and anyone who wants to make music in a fun and easy way.

Version 8 enhances the Ableton vision of creative, real-time digital music with a wealth of techniques, effects, and most-wanted workflow improvements

New groove engine
Groove patterns can add life and swing to straight sequences. Ableton Live 8's new groove engine lets you apply groove patterns in real time, extract grooves from audio or MIDI sources, and quantize audio and MIDI in real time. It also comes with a new groove library.

New warping engine
Live 8 introduces a more direct way of working with warping and some important Warp Mode enhancements. You can now warp audio events by adjusting the events themselves on the timeline. Beats Mode has been updated, and there's a completely new Complex Warp Mode. Plus, you can slice audio files to MIDI tracks based on transients.

Looper
A much-requested feature, the Ableton Looper effect gives you classic sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device. Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undo, and more without touching the computer.

Effects
Ableton Live 8 includes five powerful new effects: Vocoder, Multiband Dynamics, Overdrive, Limiter, and Frequency Shifter. These effects cover all the well-known aspects of these devices, but really shine due to some innovative features and enhancements from the Ableton labs.

Ableton Suite 8 Education Edition - Full Version (5 Seat Lab Pack) Features:

• Includes 5 user licenses, perfect for a music classroom
  
  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
  
  New for Live 8
• New Groove Engine
• Apply groove patterns to any audio or MIDI clips in real time
• Change the feel of the whole piece or just selected clips
• Choose from an extensive library of groove patterns, captured from songs played by some of music's most original, expressive, and soulful drummers
• Extract groove patterns from any audio or MIDI source to build your own groove library from your favorite tracks
• Quantize audio and MIDI in real time: non-destructive velocity and timing adjustments for rhythmic correction
• Randomize audio and MIDI timing for a more human feel
  
  New Warping Engine
• Intuitive warping allows you to adjust events on the timeline instead of stretching and squeezing the timeline around the events
• Transient handles analyze and assign handles to the transients in audio files automatically
• Slice by transient: slice audio to MIDI-based on Live 8's new transient analysis
• Enhanced Beats Warp Mode for improved warping of percussive material and new control options
• Improved Complex Warp Mode using élastique Pro for warping complex, polyphonic material with fewer artifacts
  
  Looper
• Set up for remote operation so you can record, overdub, undo, and more using a single footswitch (not included) and without touching the computer
• Endless overdubs, tape-loop style for infinite improv jams
• First loop sync: Live reads the tempo from the length of the first loop you record and automatically syncs up to eliminate timing issues and let you record without the click
• Simple loop management: drag-and-drop a loop from Looper into a clip slot to make a clip; drag a clip back again to reload it into Looper
• Multiple Looper sync lets you run as many Loopers as you want without any synchronization headaches
  
  5 New Effects
• Vocoder is classic vocoding plus advanced, intricate control for flexibility and rich sound design
• Multiband Dynamics: effective processing plus a refreshing approach to visualizing the dynamics involved lets you really see and hear what's going on
• Overdrive: models the circuits found in legendary stompboxes and forms a perfect complement to Saturator and Dynamic Tube
• Limiter: an effective brick-wall limiter that will keep your peaks in check
• Frequency Shifter: frequency shifting and ring modulation for flange effects, atonal harmonics, and the sound of 50s science fiction
  
  Workflow enhancements
• Crossfades in Arrangement View for real-time, non-destructive crossfades, neatly integrated into Live's familiar workflow.
• The enhanced MIDI editor now features step recording, an insert marker, and editing improvements.
• Group tracks let you group selected tracks (e.g. a group for drum tracks or a group for all backing vocals), and each group works like a separate mix buss with its own effects and routing settings
• Collapse grouped tracks to preserve screen real estate.
• Multi-parameter manipulation
• Magnify the user interface for optimal visibility on dark stages or hi-res screens and zoom out for the big picture
• Browser waveform display: Audio and MIDI browser preview now with waveform display and scrubbing for more informed browsing and file selection
• Improved configuration and control for plug-ins with numerous parameters.
  
  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
• Essential Instrument Collection 2: acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments, and more

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Ableton Suite 8 Education Edition - Full Version (5 Seat Lab Pack) Specifications:

• System Requirements
• 37 GB of hard drive space
  
  Mac:
• Any G4 or faster, (Intel Mac recommended) 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.3.9 (10.4 or later recommended), QuickTime 6.5 or higher, DVD-ROM drive
  
  Windows:
• 1.5 GHz CPU or faster, 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended), Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), QuickTime 6.5 or higher, DVD-ROM drive