Ableton Live 8.2.8

Ableton Live Editor's Review

Ableton Live is an intuitive, powerful and flexible music maker designed to help you compose, write, record, remix and produce your music. Thanks to its unique interface and powerful real-time editing features, Ableton Live is a popular choice as both an instrument for live performance as well as a tool for studio recording and arranging.

With the latest version, Live 8, dozens of exciting new features have been introduced as well as a whole suite of improvements and new techniques. Updates include a new groove engine, advanced warping, live looping, brand new effects and an updated MIDI editor. 

Pros: Awesome groove engine, capable MIDI section, improved warping.

Cons: Some audio bugs and software crashes, no multi-screen support.

Conclusion: For those looking for a suite of electronic instruments, Ableton Live is a great way to save money. It contains dozens of essential components such as a sampler, drum machines and dozens more. But for those who will use Live 8 as a producing suite or for DJing, you might want to give this a thorough trial before committing. For the price, arguably superior mixing studios are out there. Though to be clear, this latest update of Ableton Live is a great improvement on its predecessors. The groove engine is unparalleled, the MIDI section is finally up to par and the wraper and looper have seen a vast improvement. This is the most powerful Live yet and essential upgrade for those working with an earlier version.