Ableton Live

• Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
• Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
• Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
• Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
• Supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files
• A comprehensive selection of built-in audio and MIDI effects
• Built-in instruments: Simpler for sample-based synthesis, Impulse for sampled drums
• Instrument, Drum and Effect Racks
• New groove engine; apply and extract grooves in real time
• VST and AU support; automatic plug-in delay compensation
• REX file support plus built-in audio to MIDI slicing
• Video import and export for scoring, video warping
• Simple MIDI mapping plus instant mapping for selected hardware
• Full ReWire support; runs as Slave or Master
• Single-screen user interface for simple, creativity-focused operation
• Multicore and multiprocessor support

Also includes

• A selection of loops (box only)
• Essential Instrument Collection 2: a wide range of sampled instruments (box only)
• Printed reference manual in English, French, German or Japanese (box only)
• Built-in interactive lessons
• Localized software menus, tutorials and PDF reference manuals in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese

Mac:

• 1.25 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended),
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended),
• Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended),
• DVD-ROM drive

Windows:

• 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended),
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended),
• Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended),
• DVD-ROM drive,
• QuickTime recommended

The installation size of the Essential Instrument Collection 2 is 15 GB.