Ableton Live Intro gives you the essentials of Ableton Live at an ultra affordable price.

Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned professional, Live Intro software has got what you need for writing songs, making beats, recording, remixing, DJing, and performing your music live on stage.

Live's fluid workflow, realtime audio manipulation, and an impressive audio content package provide a smart step into the world of music production and digital DJing. For established DJs and producers, Intro provides studio-quality sound (up to 32-bit/192kHz) and an opportunity to plug Live's renowned composition and performance features into your current setup. The DJ software offers a whole new way to write and perform for less than the price of a plug-in. 

The beauty of Ableton Live Intro is that it lets you get started quickly with intuitive composition tools, beats, samples, instruments, and interactive lessons. You can inject your sequencer with Ableton Live power via ReWire, plus you get full AU and VST support, and 32-bit/192-kHz quality.

Key features

• Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
• Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
• Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
• Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
• Supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files
• Full ReWire support; runs as Slave or Master
• Top-grade content package with loops and beats from premium sound designers
• 500 built-in Instrument Racks and Drum Racks plus Simpler (a sampler) and Impulse (a virtual drum machine)
• 200 built-in audio and MIDI effects
• New groove engine; apply and extract grooves in real time
• VST and AU support; automatic plug-in delay compensation
• Simple MIDI mapping plus instant mapping for selected hardware
• Single-screen user interface for simple, creativity-focused operation
• Multicore and multiprocessor support

Also includes

• 7 GB of loops, instruments and beats (boxed version)
• 1 GB selection of loops, instruments and beats (download version — a selection of content from the boxed version)
• Printed Getting Started Guide in English, French, German or Japanese (boxed version only)
• Built-in interactive lessons
• Practical "Construction Kits"
• Localized software menus, tutorials and PDF reference manuals in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese

System requirements

Mac: 1.8 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel® Mac recommended), 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended, if supported by your computer), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended), DVD-ROM drive

Windows: 2 GHz Pentium® 4 or Celeron® compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended on Windows Vista and Windows 7), Windows XP (home or Pro), Windows Vista or Windows 7, sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), DVD-ROM drive, QuickTime recommended