Ableton live 7.(RoadTest)

Live 7's improvements, many made in response to user suggestions, ramp up its power substantially--improving MIDI and audio handling, enhancing effects, offering powerful new instruments, and enhancing functionality to both its recording and arrangement capabilities. Ableton has done some serious navel-gazing here-as evidenced by exhaustive performance tests detailed in Live 7's audio and MIDI fact sheets. Rather than stack its product up against other sequencers and screaming "BUY LIVE INSTEAD," Ableton's sell remains low-key and celebrates the fact that it's an evolving recording platform, an open-ended project, and a unique instrument in its own right. It's the kind of environment that's truly enjoyable to work in, and prompts dedicated users to hang out in small rooms, …