Ableton Suite is the XL version of Ableton Live. Suite 8 gives you all of the features in Live 8 plus SOUND, with a radically new Library packed with beautiful new sounds and a wealth of useful resources. Suite 8 contains 10 Ableton instruments including synths, a sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets, numerous sampled instruments and the new, reworked Operator. Two completely new instruments, Collision and Latin Percussion, round off the set. Ableton Suite 8 is a complete package: the tools AND the sounds. FEATURES: [ Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz [ Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo [ Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments [ Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching [ Library with over 1600 expressive sounds, each with versatile control options [ A comprehensive selection of built-in audio and MIDI effects [ A wide range of software instruments [ Instrument Racks for simple management of complex instrument setups [ Drum Racks for intuitive and responsive beat-making [ Effect Racks for professional-grade mastering, mixing and creative sound processing [ New groove engine; apply and extract grooves in real time [ Construction kits containing loops and phrases in a number of styles [ Sound Objects Lite, from SonArte: a toolkit of real world object recordings [ 440 MB of abstract, experimental loops from renowned music software pioneers Cycling '74 [ Over 400 loops and samples from Zero-G [ 1000s of single-device presets: simple components for making new sounds and exploring synthesis [ Song templates with pre-configured tracks and routing [ Supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files [ 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 [ Multicore and multiprocessor support