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A-Designs 500-Blue Microphone Preamplifier
A-Designs
In recording there are certain things that you can only know through years of experience such as which preamp works best on vocals which one rules on guitar or what preamp to use if you have a dark-sounding instrument or mic that needs some brightening. With A Designs Audio's EM series preamps you can let the 60 years of combined experience and super tone-sensitive ears of Jon Erickson and Pete Montessi save you years trying eek secrets out of pro engineers and lurking on forums. Each preamp in the series is designed to handle specific recording chores with the remarkable sound quality that A Designs Audio is now famous for. (Read the buzz on the forums you'll find nothing but raves.) Best of all you get high-quality audio in a space-saving and affordable package. Custom transformers the key to a big punchy soundIn solid-state preamp design the key to a big punchy sound rests in the input and output transformers. (That's where you get what is known as the “big iron" sound of the '70s). To ensure top-quality sound A Designs has their transformers custom-built by Tom Reichenbach of Cine-Mag whose lineage extends back the days when his father Ed built transformers for Altec-Lansing in the '40s. Not only are the transformer hand-made they're also “ear-made" by Jon (who spent years rebuilding vintage gear for LA studios) and Peter (longtime LA musician and preamp guru) who won't okay a transformer design until they get exactly the sound they're looking for. With the A Designs P1 you can put those ears and 60 years of combined experience to work for you and bring your recordings to new sonic heights.The sound of the EM-BlueThe A Designs EM Series is a twist on the P-1 (based on the best-selling Pacifica). Each color has its own sound. This was accomplished by using different custom wound output and input transformers. The EM-Blue is equipped with a nickel custom-wound output transformer. This emphasizes the highs and produces a much more “airy" top end tone. When used with a “dark"-sounding microphone or an alto vocalist it can produce an absolutely heavenly sound. You will also find this pre useful for recording a snare drum for that crisp “crack" sound. Plus you just might want to hear what an electric guitar sounds like going thru nickel transformers (trust us you do!). So to get down and dirty with an electric guitar you’ll want to use the EM-Blue’s DI and â€'20dB pad and crank the gain for a slight growl.Solid build quality and functionality The A-Designs EM-Blue features a 1/4-inch Hi-Z direct inject input for instruments switches for 48-volt phantom power (with LED indicator) -20dB pad and phase reversal 62dB of gain a large aluminum cast knob for gain custom-wound input and output transformers two thumb screws for easy installation and an extremely solid bui
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A-Designs HM2EQ HAMMER Dual-Mono 3-Band Tube Equalizer
A-Designs
The HM2EQ is a world-class tube/hybrid 3-band equalizer with a dual-mono design. The A-Design's HAMMER is built to sound musical for larger EQ functions typically found on expensive mastering EQs. It features continuously variable boost and cut controls but with fixed frequency settings. The HAMMER is engineered with a filtering system that allows the even harmonics to flow through the 12AT7 tubes filtering out unwanted noise.Some notable users who’ve dropped the Hammer on their tracks are “Golden Ears" Bruce Maddocks who’s mastered mastered Hans Zimmer film scores for Pirates of the Caribbean The Last Samurai and Batman Begins and renowned engineer/producer Ronan Chris Murphy (King Crimson Terry Bozio) who says “The Hammer is all about gorgeous smooth top and high mids. It totally opens up the top and brings high mids forward in a really pleasing way. . . . I am just not used to being able crank the top on the rock cymbals so much and have them stay so smooth. Another engineer I really respect described the EQ as "the best EQ" he had ever used . . ."The unit is housed in a 2U metal chassis with an aluminum faceplate and features a toroidal power transformer. Each channel features identical controls including switches for bypass high cut and low cut as well as six large aluminum rotaries for the EQ section - knobs for the LF (30/50/100/200/300/400) MF (250/500/1.2k/1.6k/2k) and HF (2.5k/3.5k/5k/7.5k/10k/15k) bands plus accompanying knobs offering ±13dB of boost/cut for each frequency range.Connections to and from the product are accomplished on the rear panel via a pair of balanced Neutrik XLR input jacks and pair of balanced XLR output jacks.The HM2EQ is designed for applying broad-shaping EQ across many octaves while sounding beautiful without adverse effects on tone. Very low noise floor. It also has hi-cut at 8Khz and lo-cut at 84Hz filters. There is no other EQ available quite like this.
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A-Designs MP-1A Mono Tube Microphone Preamplifier
A-Designs
There aren't many companies that can design and build one preamp that engineers and producers feel that they could make an entire record with. A Designs Audio has built two. The all-tube MP-1A and the solid-state Pacifica, but we're here to talk about the MP-1A (you can check out the Pacifica later). With A Designs Audio's MP-1A, not only do you get a never-ending sweetspot and sonic majesty, it also gets top marks in "works and plays well with others." Meaning, while some preamps are picky when it comes to mics, the MP-1A welcomes all and sounds great no matter what you put through it ribbon, dynamic, or condenser. Better still, while the MP-1A falls squarely into the realm of "color" preamp, it never overwhelms a track with too much character. If you've been searching for an all-tube preamp with a rich bottom end, sweet and airy top end and enough tonal versatility to record all of your tracks without over-colorization at mixdown, think A designs Audio MP-1A.A Designs Audio MP-1A, First Take: True tube in, tube out mono mic preamp World-class custom-wound transformers Two "tone" switches, give you four unique tone signatures. Audiophile quality and components and a price below comparable boutique preampsTrue tube mic preampThe MP-1A is a classic 1-channel tube mic pre based on the celebrated MP-1. It offers the same true tube in / tube out design, plus the same quality that made the original MP-1 and MP-2 the buzz of the professional audio industry. New features include a -20 db pad switch, two selectable tone switches for four possible tones, plus 60db of gain (perfect for next generation ribbon mics) Classic features include a world-class Cinemag input transformer coupled with a custom wound output transformer, delivering the low noise and top quality sound that you demand from a high-end, high-priced mic-pre. Additional features include a balanced combo XLR/1/4 inch input, a true VU meter, phantom power and phase reverse switches, and a front panel line level input jack.Custom transformers, the key to punchy sound and quiet operationA lot of preamp builders believe that transformers are things to be avoided, but in reality, they're responsible for the sound we prefer in rock/pop music. The trick is finding good ones. Bad transformers can ring or decimate the upper frequency range, but when a transformer is properly designed and built, such as those by Cinemag (who's lineage includes making transformers for the top consoles in recording history) they are a thing of beauty, delivering a full, punchy sound like no other. Plus, thanks to the superior electronic isolation of transformers, noise and hum is reduced. That's why you can overdrive an MP-1A and get rich, milky distortion without the extra noise. The transformers you find in A Designs Audio's preasmps are hand- and "ear-" built by Tom Reichenbach of Cinemag. Tom is the son of the designer of the lege
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A-Designs MP-2A Stereo Tube Microphone Preamplifier
A-Designs
There aren't many companies that can design and build one preamp that engineers and producers feel that they could make an entire record with. A Designs Audio has built two. The all-tube MP-2A and the solid-state Pacifica, but we're here to talk about the MP-2A (you can check out the Pacifica later). With A Designs Audio's MP-2A, not only do you get a never-ending sweetspot and sonic majesty, it also gets top marks in "works and plays well with others." Meaning, while some preamps are picky when it comes to mics, the MP-2A welcomes all and sounds great no matter what you put through it ribbon, dynamic, or condenser. Better still, while the MP-2A falls squarely into the realm of "color" preamp, it never overwhelms a track with too much character. If you've been searching for an all-tube preamp with a rich bottom end, sweet and airy top end and enough tonal versatility to record all of your tracks without over-colorization at mixdown, think A designs Audio MP-2A.A Designs Audio MP-2A, First Take: True tube in, tube out stereo mic preamp World-class custom-wound transformers Two "tone" switches, give you four unique tone signatures. Audiophile quality and components and a price below comparable boutique preampsTrue tube mic preampThe MP-2A is a classic 1-channel tube mic pre based on the celebrated MP-1. It offers the same true tube in / tube out design, plus the same quality that made the original MP-1 and MP-2 the buzz of the professional audio industry. New features include a -20 db pad switch, two selectable tone switches for four possible tones, plus 60db of gain (perfect for next generation ribbon mics) Classic features include a world-class Cinemag input transformer coupled with a custom wound output transformer, delivering the low noise and top quality sound that you demand from a high-end, high-priced mic-pre. Additional features include a balanced combo XLR/1/4 inch input, a true VU meter, phantom power and phase reverse switches, and a front panel line level input jack.Custom transformers, the key to punchy sound and quiet operationA lot of preamp builders believe that transformers are things to be avoided, but in reality, they're responsible for the sound we prefer in rock/pop music. The trick is finding good ones. Bad transformers can ring or decimate the upper frequency range, but when a transformer is properly designed and built, such as those by Cinemag (whose lineage includes making transformers for the top consoles in recording history) they are a thing of beauty, delivering a full, punchy sound like no other. Plus, thanks to the superior electronic isolation of transformers, noise and hum is reduced. That's why you can overdrive an MP-2A and get rich, milky distortion without the extra noise. The transformers you find in A Designs Audio's preasmps are hand- and "ear-" built by Tom Reichenbach of Cinemag. Tom is the son of the designer of the legend
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A-Designs REDDI Tube Direct Box
A-Designs
What do world-class bassists Reggie Hamilton and Justin Meldal-Johnsen have in common with producer/engineers Tony Shepperd Ted Perlman and Dylan Dresdow? The answer is using the A-Designs REDDI Tube Direct Box as their go-to DI. The REDDI has been field tested and referred to by recording engineers as the "best tube DI ever made." With wider bandwidth and just the right amount of gain the REDDI stands clear and clean above the competition. Great for basses guitars synths and electronic instruments that require a direct box for recording the REDDI is ready to give you sound for recording or live performance that you won’t ever want to be without. A Designs Audio REDDI First Take: All-tube direct box with custom output transformer Based on the Ampeg B-15 with an ultra-wide frequency range New version adds a 1/4" thru jack Field-tested by notable engineers/producers before releaseAll-tube and custom transformers - the key to big punchy sound Inside its unmistakable fire-engine red case the REDDI houses a toroid power transformer which offers the quietest operation and a 6N1P tube-driven amplifier that feeds signal direct into a massive custom output transformer. Therein lies the secret to its sound. It’s a well-known fact that transformers are responsible for a truly big punchy sound (also called the “big iron" sound of the ’70s). By sending the tube-amplified harmonically rich signal direct to a transformer that is hand and “ear" built you get a sound like no other. (You don’t have to take our word for it see what the pros are saying below.) Ultra-wide Frequency Range Based on the sound of the legendary Ampeg B15 all-tube bass amp The REDDI's tone is tight focused and deep - in essence right in the pocket. It’s ultra wide frequency range is another reason for the depth and clarity of the bass as well as its unique ability to add a sense of dimensionality to whatever instrument is played through it. Another thing that professional bassists have discovered is that rather than combining the DI sound with an amp as is customary in bass recording that sound of the REDDI alone is just perfect. On guitar keyboards and other electronic instruments the REDDI works its particular brand of magic just as effectively as it does on bass. In fact once you own a REDDI you’ll be tempted to put just about anything you can through it. (In fact Grammy-winning producer Ted Perlman has even used the REDDI with a Shure Green Bullet mic to record harmonica!) New version adds a 1/4" thru jack In order to keep the focus of the REDDI on sound quality A Designs included only the most necessary features. On the original version of the REDDI A Designs Audio had eliminated the 1/4" thru-put. The reason was because the REDDI sounded so good on its own A Designs wanted users to realize that they didnâ&#
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Ableton Ableton Suite (Live 7) EDU
Ableton
This is a music educator's dream, an amazing opportunity to save big on a big time music production solution, Ableton Suite. The Ableton Suite includes not only Live 7, the latest version of the award-winning music creation software, but 8 virtual instruments as well. These include Sampler (sampler), Operator (frequency modulation synth), Electric (classic electronic piano emulator), 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 (a wide range of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments, and more). If you can get your students to master these tools, they'll have an enormous leg up in the professional world.Live 7 One of the ways Ableton Live software is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's 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.Elastic Audio With Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Abelton Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browse and preview audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate t
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Ableton Ableton Suite (Live 7) Upgrade from Live 6
Ableton
The Ableton Suite Live 7 upgrade includes not only the latest version of the award-winning music creation software, but 8 virtual instruments as well. You've been enjoying your creative experience with Ableton Live 6, but now it's time to upgrade to this full package of Ableton Suite with Live 7. Includes Sampler (sampler), Operator (frequency modulation synth), Electric (classic electronic piano emulator), 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).Live 7 One of the ways Ableton Live software is an advantage to its users, 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.Elastic Audio With Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Abelton Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browse and preview audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous trac
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Ableton Live 7
Ableton
Since 2001, Ableton Live has been helping musicians achieve their dreams, from laying down the initial licks to letting it all loose live. This is the 7th incarnation of the popular sequence software.As with many other aspects of every day life, the art of creating, producing, and performing music has evolved to the point that computers are an integral part of the process. It is not uncommon now to see a laptop on stage during a performance whether you're at a hip-hop, rock, or DJ-oriented show. One of the ways Live 7 is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's 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.Elastic Audio With Ableton Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonderful partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant p
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Ableton Live 7 Educational Edition Including Essential Instrument Collection
Ableton
As with many other aspects of every day life, the art of creating, producing, and performing music has evolved to the point that computers are an integral part of the process. It is not uncommon now to see a laptop on stage during a performance whether you're at a hip-hop, rock, or DJ-oriented show. If you're a teacher wanting to inspire your aspiring songwriters, producers, and engineers, Ableton Live 7 is a wonderful tool to get them on the pathway to future success. One of the ways Live 7 is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's 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.Elastic Audio With Ableton Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonderful partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant producer, giving you the
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Ableton Live 7 Educational Upgrade from Live 1 - 5
Ableton
Since 2001, Ableton Live has been helping musicians achieve their dreams, from laying down the initial licks to letting it all loose live. Ableton 7 has built on the successes of past edition and includes many new and updated features. This specially-priced upgrade is for educators who have already enjoyed the benefits of showing their students who to create, produce, and perform music using Ableton Live 1-5 and are ready to step up to the new version.One of the ways Live 7 is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's 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.Elastic Audio With Ableton Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonderful partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant producer, giving you the professional features you
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Ableton Live 7 Educational Upgrade from Live 6
Ableton
Since 2001, Ableton Live has been helping musicians achieve their dreams, from laying down the initial licks to letting it all loose live. This specially priced upgrade gives teachers with LIve 6 a chance to get the 7th incarnation of this popular software keeping their students at the forefront of the modern music making experience. One of the ways Live 7 is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's 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.Elastic Audio With Ableton Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonderful partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant producer, giving you the professional features you need to record, produce, and perfect ideas. It gives you multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz, with 64-bit mix bus
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Ableton Live 7 Including Essential Instrument Collection Educational 5-Pack
Ableton
Since 2001, Ableton Live has been helping musicians achieve their dreams, from laying down the initial licks to the letting it all loose live. This is a specially priced 5 pack of Ableton Live 7 that allows educators to give their students an opportunity for real-world experience with this popular sequence software.One of the ways Live 7 is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's 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.Elastic Audio With Ableton Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonderful partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant producer, giving you the professional features you need to record, produce, and perfect ideas. It gives you multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz, with 64-bit mix bus summing, automatic
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Ableton Live 7 LE
Ableton
Ableton Live 7 LE gives you an intuitive interface and pro features for recording, songwriting, remixing, and DJing such as the ability to work with 64 audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks per project. It also features more than 20 built-in audio effects, two software instruments, Simpler for sample-based synthesis, and Impulse for drum sampling, and allows real-time time-stretching and warping of multiple formats. Live 7 LE offers two main views - the Session View and the Arrangement View - that interact in a powerful and unique way, allowing you to create, produce and perform your music all in a single application. Here is the principle behind each view:Session View Live's Session View acts as a musical sketch and launch pad, encouraging you to try out new ideas and improvise freely. Each cell in the Session View grid can hold a loop, recording, MIDI file, complete song, or any other musical element. These ideas can be recorded on the fly or dragged in from the Browser, combined and played in any order you wish.Arrangement View The Arrangement View offers a timeline-based approach for traditional recording, MIDI sequencing, arranging, editing, and other musical production tasks. When you improvise in the Session View, all of your actions can be recorded into the Arrangement View, where they can be edited and perfected whenever you like.
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Ableton Live 7 LE Educational Edition
Ableton
This specially priced version of Live 7 LE is for music educators who want to get their pupils up to speed with the latest in DAW music production, especially when live performance is the goal. Over the years, Ableton Live has won numerous awards for its innovative workflow and refreshing simplicity, and Live 7 LE offers many of the elements of the latest version of this popular music production and performance solution, including studio-quality recording up to 32-bit/192kHz, the new Simpler and Impulse instruments, loops and construction kits by Puremagnetik, realtime time-stretching and warping of files, and more. Just like the complete Ableton Live 7, LE makes music-making fast, easy, and fun. With its intuitive interface and pro features for recording, songwriting, remixing, and DJing, you'll have your students ready and eager for working in the real world.
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Ableton Live 7 Upgrade from Live 1-5
Ableton
So you already have a feel for what Live can do, and now you want the full spectrum of what it does. Time to upgrade to Live 7 with this specially priced software update made specifically for Live 1 through 5 owners.Two Views to Choose You'll find that Live 7 makes a big difference, especially in the live setting, with it's 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.Elastic Audio With Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Live a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Ableton Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. Software for Studios Live 7 is a wonderful partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant producer, giving you the professional features you need to record, produce, and perfect ideas. It gives you multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz, with 64-bit mix bus summing, automatic plug-in delay compensation, and POW-r dithering. It also has a flexible
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Ableton Live 7 Upgrade From Live 6
Ableton
Live 6 is so 2006. But now, Live 7 is here. So take advantage of the updated Ableton Live with this specially priced upgrade for owners of Live 6. You already know what to expect as far as quality, but here's what else this version offers:Two Views To Choose 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.Elastic Audio With Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Ableton Live a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, the Live update has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonderful partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant producer, giving you the professional features you need to record, produce, and perfect ideas. It gives you multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz, with 64-bit mix bus summing, automatic plug-in delay compensation, and POW-r dithering. It also has a flexible routing scheme, with sidechaining, and allows you to insert and re-order effects as the music plays. While it comes with a large variety of effects a
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Ableton Live 7 Upgrade from Live Lite
Ableton
So you already have a feel for what Live 7 can do, and now you want the full spectrum of what it does. Time to upgrade to the newest version with this specially priced software update made specifically for Live Lite owners.Two Views to Choose You'll find that the Live 7 upgrade makes a big difference, especially in the live setting, with it's 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.Elastic Audio With Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Live a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios The Live 7 update is a wonderful partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant producer, giving you the professional features you need to record, produce, and perfect ideas. It gives you multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz, with 64-bit mix bus summing, automatic plug-in delay compensation, and POW-r dithering. It also ha
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Ableton Suite With Live 7
Ableton
The Ableton Suite includes not only Live 7, the latest version of the award-winning music creation software, but 8 virtual instruments as well. These include Sampler (sampler), Operator (frequency modulation synth), Electric (classic electronic piano emulator), 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).Live 7 One of the ways Ableton Live software is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's 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.Elastic Audio With Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Abelton Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browse and preview audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonde
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Access Virus TI Totally Integrated Synthesizer Keyboard
Access
The Access Virus TI offers the freedom of software synthesis the power of computer connectivity and independent hardware portability and control. It has 61 semi-weighted keys with velocity sensitivity and aftertouch. The dual DSP engine serves up 512 RAM and 2048 ROM patches with 80-stereo-voice polyphony (average) as well as a powerful array of oscillators filters LFOs envelopes and effects. You also get a per-patch programmable arpeggiator and studio-grade 24-bit/192kHz audio conversion. The Virus TI Keyboard links to your computer with VirusControl a companion software product which ports the hardware synth into a host sequencer for use as a sample-accurate VST/AU instrument simultaneously offering 2-way audio and MIDI connectivity control surface functionality editor and librarian functions and more.Totally Integrated SynthesizerA scalable USB link connects the Virus to a Mac or PC for total integration of synth and studio. The VirusControl plug-in automatically detects and connects the synth ensuring a hassle-free configuration every time.From inside a host application the plug-in enables the Virus hardware to appear as a multichannel VST/AU soft-synth with up to 4 sub-mixes (or 2 ž stereo). Access' proprietary driver technology makes Virus TI the world's first hardware synthesizer with sample-accuracy timing and a delay-compensated audio/MIDI connection.Seamless interconnectivity also provides a real benefit in the software sequencer environment. All multi-timbral sounds and settings used for a project are stored within it with the plug-in for snapshot total recall plus editor and librarian functions with no SysEx or 3rd party software hassles.The Virus hardware is also well-equipped to capitalize on the power of Total Integration. With 24-bit/192KHz balanced analog S/PDIF I/O and MIDI in and out ports the new Virus is well-suited for use as the main audio and MIDI I/O center for your entire rig. These functions are especially practical for the laptop studio offering an unmatched range of features and capabilities from one product.Additionally a Remote Mode allows the Virus hardware to become a control surface for any MIDI-capable device or software mapping each of the 33 knobs to a specific MIDI message. TI ships with a great selection of templates and includes 32-user memories for custom controller maps. It's a powerful addition that greatly increases the value of the synth's studio footprint.The Legendary Sound of Access: EvolvedFor Total Integration the power and performance of the synth engine have been taken to new extremes thanks to a newly optimized core which delivers unprecedented performance. For starters polyphony is more than doubled to 80 voices under average conditions.Alongside the award-winning Virus oscillator models two completely new types have been added. First is the real Wavetable oscillator model. This unique algorithm can blend waves to create evolving motion or switch between them to create gri
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