This bundle includes Ableton Live Suite for APC owners, AKAI APC40 Controller and a Novation Remote 25 SL Compact Controller Keyboard.
The Ableton Suite 8 Production and Live Performance DAW gives you a rich world of sound, perfectly complementing the tools and features in Live 8.
The Ableton Suite 8 Production and Live Performance DAW provides all the instruments a musician could hope for, including a wide range of synths, a powerful sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets, numerous sampled instruments: 10 instruments in all.
The Ableton Suite 8 Production and Live Performance DAW Main Features Include:
- 1,600 new, expressive 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. The sounds are provided as instrument Racks with a finely calibrated combination of instruments and effects.
- 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. For detail, just open up the rack and get in close.
- 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. A useful resource for getting started or for firing up your imagination.
- 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.
- 1 GB of carefully sampled percussion covering 107 instruments in 24bit/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.
- Mac System Requirements: 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 System Requirements: 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
The Akai APC40 Ableton Control Surface was developed in joint partnership with Ableton to be used as a control surface for the Ableton Live DAW.
The Akai APC40 Ableton Control Surface automatically maps all controls and functions to Ableton Live so you dont have to. However Controls can be re-mapped to your preferred settings.
The Akai APC40 Ableton Control Surface Main Features Include:
- Clip Matrix: 8x5 grid of 40 triggers
- User can access any number of clips in a project
- Multicolor triggers
- LED rings surround each knob
- 4 banks of 8 Global Parameters
- 8 banks of 8 Track Parameters
- Knobs are dynamically re-assigned to selected track
The Novation ReMOTE SL COMPACT 25, combined with Automap Universal, provides an affordable route to automatic, instant and intelligent control of all major sequencers and all automatable plug-ins.
The Novation ReMOTE SL COMPACT features a huge 144-character screen display shows up to eight assigned parameters at once, with the essential data laid out logically right before the user’s eyes. Novation’s Automap Universal software, unique to the SL range, ensures that little or no user setup is required. Sequencer controls are automatically mapped to the SL COMPACT the moment the sequencer boots up, whilst all VST or AU parameters are intuitively assigned as soon as a plug-in opens.
With the SL COMPACT, artists are free to focus on what matters most – their music. SL COMPACT also ships with Novation’s new Xcite+ bundle, which features a host of exciting software solutions, including Ableton Live Lite 6; ideal to get the new user started, or to expand the experienced user’s creative toolbox.
Novation ReMOTE SL COMPACT main features include:
- 144-character screen displays up to eight assigned parameters at once
- Novation’s Automap Universal software included
- pointer-assigned control technology
- professional, semi-weighted 2 octave keyboard featuring aftertouch
- USB bus powered
- Incluiding Xcite+ software bundle, featuring a host of exciting software solutions
- includes Ableton Live Lite 6
Ableton Suite 8, APC40 & Remote 25 SL Compact (code 72035)
Includes Ableton Live Suite for APC owners, AKAI APC40 Controller and a Novation Remote 25 SL Compact Controller Keyboard
£859.00 (inc vat)