Ableton Announces New Custom Instruments Made For Live

Ableton has introduced a new range of “partner instruments,” custom-made for Live by some of Ableton’s “favorite sound partners.” We reported on one of these new instruments last week — Acoustix, developed for Live by NYC-based Sample Logic.

The new line includes: painstakingly sampled grand pianos, Balinese gamelan, EBow guitar, boutique vintage synthesizers, found objects, acoustic and electronic percussion, atmospheres, and soundscapes. The instruments work with Suite 8, Live 8 or Live Intro.

These new partner instruments — many of which are exclusive to Ableton Live — are available now at the Ableton web shop.

The partner instruments are completely integrated into Ableton Live, making for a smooth workflow and familiar controls. Most of the instruments use Live’s Rack format, with the eight Macro Controls mapped to provide “powerful, top-level control for immediate tweakability.” Within the Racks, carefully selected Ableton effects provide additional sound design options. This integration also means that the partner instruments all provide instant mapping to controller hardware.

Some of the sound design teams behind these instruments are long-standing Ableton partners — Puremagnetik, e-instruments and SonArte have all provided sounds for Live’s Library. The “new” partners include Sample Logic, Toontrack, Soniccouture and Flatpack.

Find out more about the partner instruments and listen to detailed sound examples at: http://www.ableton.com/nl563-partner-instruments

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