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1 Live Version 2.1 for Windows and Mac OS Owner’s Manual by Gerhard Behles and Craig Anderton, with help from Robert Henke, Mete Atam, and Torsten Slama. Copyright 2002 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. The samples and sound files in this package are for private, non-commercial use only. Macintosh and Power Macintosh 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. i 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 it 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 web site now. We hope you enjoy using Live, and that it enhances your creative process. Should you have suggestions about how we can improve Live, please let us know. Your ableton team. ii How to Use This Manual The Live manual consists of two chapters: chapter one is a tour of Live, which we strongly recommend for first-time users; chapter two provides reference on the Prefer- ences, Effects, Menu, MIDI Implementation, and keyboard shortcuts. We want this documentation to be as helpful as possible. Should you find anything unclear or incorrect in this manual, please let us know. Chapter 1 A Tour of Live 1.1 First Steps When you have installed Live and run it for the first time, you will be presented with the Welcome Dialog. If you own Live, you can unlock Live using this dialog. For details on unlocking and copy protection, please see the respective manual section (see Live’s Copy Protection). If you do not (yet) own Live, please click the “Run Demo” button to proceed. Y…