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1 Uhihuhqfh!Pdqxdo 2 Live Lite 4 for M-Audio Version 4.0.4 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 Lite 4 for M-Audio Ableton and M-Audio are happy to present you this special edition of Live, Ableton’s award-winning real-time music production software. Live has changed the way thousands of composers, musicians and performers around the world record, create and peform music with a computer. We offer you this version of Live in the belief it can greatly enhance your creative process. Have a lot of fun with Live Lite 4 for M-Audio! 1.1 What is Live? Ableton Live is the music-production solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments, as well as your digital audio recordings, together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use. Live was made to let you focus on what really matters: your music. 1 1.2. WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT LIVE …