Reference Manual

CHAPTER 1. WELCOME TO LIVE 2
1.2 What's New in Live 8?
1.2.1 New Warping Engine
Live's warping engine has been dramatically overhauled, with more accurate transient
detection and a redesigned interface that allows you to drag the wavefor m along a
xed timeline.
New transient loop and envelope controls in Beats Mode allow for higher quality
warping, especially at slower tempos.
New Complex Pro Mode for even higher quality warping.
You can now quantize audio clips using the Edit menu's Quantize command.
1.2.2 New Groove Functionality
Groove patterns can now modify the timing and volume of audio and MIDI clips in real-time.
A large library of grooves is provided, and grooves can be extracted from clips and then
reapplied to other clips.
1.2.3 Workow Enhancements
Crossfades are now available for adjacent clips in Arrangement View.
The MIDI Editor has been reworked, and editing MIDI is now similar to editing in
the Arrangement. An insert marker sets the precise location for clipboard operations,
allowing notes or time to be copied, pasted, inserted and deleted anywhere in the
clip. Enhanced keyboard commands also improve the editing workow.
As a result of the new navigation possibilities in the MIDI Editor, it is now possible to
step record MIDI notes.
Audio and MIDI tracks can be grouped into a summing Group Track. Group Tracks can
be folded or unfolded to help organize your workow in both Session and Arrangement
View.