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Who Ableton is about fifty software developers, business people and product specialists. The company is run by Gerhard Behles (CEO) and Bernd Roggendorf (CTO), its original founders, and Jan Bohl (COO/CFO). Most Abletons are active in music production, performance or DJing.

What We make software for creating, producing, and performing music. Our flagship product, Live, has introduced a new approach to making music with computers on stage and in the studio that some call revolutionary. Live has received outstanding feedback from the international press and artists. There are now several hundred thousand Live users worldwide, and the number is growing fast.

When Ableton was founded in 1999 as an AG under German law. Live was introduced to the market in late 2001. Ableton Inc., our United States subsidiary, was incorporated in 2006.

Where Ableton headquarters are in Berlin, Germany, in the central "Mitte" district, near many great clubs and music venues. Ableton Inc. is in New York, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, also near great clubs and music venues.

Why We started Ableton in order to realize our personal vision of a computer-based music-making solution. We now enjoy working with a team of exceptionally bright and talented people, and take gratification from serving and interacting with the Live user community, the coolest we know.

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Introducing Ableton Live 7 We are excited to announce a range of new products that will be released before the end of 2007: Ableton Live 7, several new add-on instruments and Ableton Suite. Ableton Live 7 Ableton Live 7 renews the core of Live, with enhancements to the audio engine including 64-bit mix summing, new and improved devices with side-chaining capability, better MIDI timing and hardware integration. We have also included the most-requested features, such as time signature changes, video export, multiple automation lanes and much more. Version 7 marks the arrival of the new "Drum Rack" which streamlines beat production via an easy drag-and-drop interface and offers native sliced audio and REX file support, bringing endless creative possibilities to beat lovers. Check out what's new in Live 7. New Ableton Instruments The new add-on instruments are the result of Ableton's collaboration with leading industry partners. The palette covers physically modeled electric pianos, analog synthesizers and string instruments as well as multi-mic/multi-layer sampled acoustic drums, drum machines, orchestral strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion. The instruments integrate tightly with Live, both in terms of workflow and resource management. AkufenElectronic musician, DJ   Armin Van BuurenDJ, producer Avi BortnickRhythm guitarist of John Scofield Band   Balkan Beat BoxLive, and the Hardcore Dance Party Berliner EnsembleMusical theater production   Billy BushProgrammer and engineer for Garbage Olderic Dj, producer   Carmen RizzoRemix artist, producer, programmer Charlie ClouserEx-Nine Inch Nails keyboardist and programmer, TV/film music composer   ColdcutProducers, DJs, Ninja Tune founders DJ KrushDJ, hip-hop producer   DJ OliveDJ, producer Daft PunkElectronic producers, robots   Darren PriceEngineer and DJ for Underworld DiploDiplodocus Explodicus   Dirty VegasElectronic musicians, remix artists Dust BrothersRock, electronic and hip-hop hit producers   Eivind AarsetJazz guitarist, composer ..uot; alt=""> Evil NineHip hop, electronica and breaks DJs/producers   Gabriel & DresdenProducers, DJs, remixers Jeff RonaFilm composer, sound designer   John DigweedDJ, producer, remix artist KaskadeDJ, producer, remix artist   Kid BeyondSinger, beatboxer, live looper Matthew DearElectronic DJ, producer   Meat Beat ManifestoElectronic producers, remix artists MogwaiMusicians, rock band   Nine Inch NailsIndustrial, rock, electronic Pete TongDJ, producer   PrafulJazz musician, producer Rennie PilgremNu Skool Breaks DJ, producer   Richard DevineElectronic musician, programmer Richie HawtinDJ, producer   Robert Henke (AKA Monolake)Electronic musician and programmer Sam FogarinoDrummer for Interpol   SashaDJ, producer, remix artist ScannerElectronic musician, visual artist   Shawn PeltonDrummer, producer Sound Tribe Sector 9Road-tested, improvised electronica band   Steve StollDJ, remix artist, electronic musician Telefon Tel AvivElectronic producers, remix artists   Tom SaltaElectronic musician, programmer and game music producer Vernon ReidMusician, composer, producer       © 1999-2007 Ableton AG. All rights reserved.

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