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1 Uhihuhqfh!Pdqxdo 2 Live Version 4.1 for Windows and Mac OS Created by Bernd Roggendorf, Gerhard Behles, Robert Henke, awi, Reiner Rudolph, Stefan Haller, Torsten Slama, Eduard Mueller, Stefan Franke, Frank Hoffmann, Ruotger Skupin, Andreas Zapf, Hans- Thomas Mueller, Henrik Hahn, Ralf Suckow, Gregor Klinke, Matthias Mayrock, Friedemann Schautz. Reference Manual by Rose Knudsen, Gerhard Behles, Jakob Rang, Robert Henke, Torsten Slama. Loops and samples provided by Big Fish Audio. Web: www.bigfishaudio.com E-mail: info@bigfishaudio.com Address: 11003 Penrose Street, Suite C, Los Angeles, CA 91352 MIDI loops provided by Key Fax Inc. Web: www.keyfax.com E-mail: info@keyfax.com Address: 2400 Chanticleer Ave Suite E, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Copyright 2004 Ableton ag. All rights reserved. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Ableton. Ableton assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book. Except as permitted by such license, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Ableton. Macintosh and Audio Units are registered trademarks of Apple Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies AG. ReWire is a trademark of Propellerhead Software. Ableton is a trademark of Ableton ag. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Chapter 1 Welcome to Live 1.1 The Ableton Team Says: Thank You Live is the result of musicians wanting a better way to compose, improvise and perform music using a computer. A lot of effort has been put into making Live easy and fun to use, yet still capable of helping you create music with unlimited depth and sophistication. This effort continues, even as you are reading these lines. . . in fact, a new, improved Live version might already be available for download! Please check on our website now. We hope you enjoy using Live and that it enhances your creative process. Should you have sugges- tions about how we can improve Live, please let us know. Your Ableton team. 1 1.2. WHAT’S NEW IN LIVE 4? 2 1.2 What’s New in Live 4? 1.2.1 MIDI Sequencing • MIDI tracks and clips (see MIDI Clips and MIDI Files) • MIDI recording (see…