New features in Ableton Live 11: Part II

 

And the day has come!

Ableton has officially announced they will be releasing the new version of Live 11 very soon.

The amount of new features they have included is just endless. Live 11 represents a new way a making music professionally, and today we are going to be demonstrating some of these new options!

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NEW DEVICES:

1. Hybrid Reverb:

This device combines a convolution and algorithmic reverbs in a single unit, fast and easy to use.

You can operate the algorithmic parameters to add control and modulate the tail, and then run it in parallel (or in series) with the convolution part, or even play it like an instrument for sound design on the fly.

 

 

2. Spectral Resonator:

This new device is very revolutionary as it divides the spectrum of an incoming audio signal into partials and then stretches, shifts and blurs the result by a frequency or a note in subtle or more radical ways. You can really “destroy” any signal with this device!

 

 

3. Spectral Time:

This device can transform your signal into partials and feed them into a frequency-based delay, yielding brilliant echoes, frequency-shifted and reverb-like effects.

It also features a Freeze function that captures and holds a slice of audio (either free-running or in time with the beat) giving your song more stuttered, glitched and washed-out effects.

 

 

4. PitchLoop89:

This Max for Live device was created in collaboration with Robert Henke and inspired by the Publison DHM 89 processor.

It lets you create jittery glitch effects, delayed digital shimmers and massive vibratos, adding character to your sounds in the studio or out-of-the-world experimentation while performing live.

 

 

5. Inspired By Nature:

Six new Live instruments and effects created in collaboration with Dillon Bastan that use natural and physical processes as their inspiration for creating sounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. New Instrument Packs:

These packs have been created in collaboration with Spitfire Audio, bringing the dynamic chamber ensemble textures to any production.

 

• Upright Piano: This new instrument benefits your productions with the natural warmth of an upright piano. It has been close-recorded for an intimate feel, ideal for any type of music.

 

• Brass Quartet: Perfect blend of trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor horn and trombone. This instrument features the natural breathy-ness, range of expression and broad tonality of the classic brass quartet.

 

• String Quartet: Combination of two violins, viola and cello featuring a sound that is immediately intimate, ideal for instant experimentation. Capable of creating delicate pizzicato droplets to full, vibrant layers, getting the authentic timbres and textures of a string quartet.

 

 

7. New Curated Collections:

• Voice Box: This Pack features a comprehensive collection of contemporary vocal samples from multiple voices, a set of playable vocal instruments, and Effect Racks designed for vocal processing.

 

 

• Mood Reel: Set of layered instruments that combine organic and synthetic sounds with textural elements to add mood, space and movement to your productions.

 

 

• Drone Lab: This collection is definitively a place of sustain. Weave complex, evolving threads through your productions with tonal and textural samples, generative noise, multi-sampled instruments, plus devices and Effect Racks designed for experimentation.

 

 

These are just some of the many new features included in Ableton Live 11! Keep tuned for the next part of this series for more of the new functions included on the latest update of Ableton Live.

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