Ableton LIve Lite-to-Full Upgrade, Torq 1.0.04 Update

Ableton has announced that Live Lite-to-Full, the upgrade from all Live Lite versions to the full version of Live 6, is now available at musical instrument dealers worldwide.

All users of Live Lite (as bundled with products from M-Audio, Digidesign, Korg, Line 6, E-mu, Focusrite, Novation, Tascam, Allen & Heath, Behringer and TC Electronic) can now purchase an upgrade to the full version of Live 6 at a discounted price.

Upgrade features of the full version of Live 6 include:

* Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks, scenes, sends and returns
* Unlimited instances of audio and MIDI effects, VST and Audio Units plug-ins
* Unlimited number of Clip Envelopes
* High-definition multitrack recording (32-bit, 192 kHz)
* Full ReWire (slave and master), ASIO and Core Audio support
* Support for multiple audio formats (MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC)
* The Essential Instruments Collection, a multi-GB sample library

The Live Lite-to-Full version is now available for $419 from dealers worldwide and from the Ableton Web shop. For complete info and ordering, visit www.ableton.com.

Also recently released was the newest Torq software update, Torq 1.0.4, which is supported by Mac 10.4.9 and Windows XP SP2.

To download, visit the M-Audio Software Update Page at www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support.drivers.

Upgrades include:

* Supports Xponent controller/interface
* Holding Shift and rotating an Xponent Scratch Wheel will offset the Phase Grid
* Redesigned MIDI architecture for improved response
* If a sample is looped, it will be looped when used with QuickScratch; if a sample is not looped, it will not be looped when used with QuickScratch
* Hide Phase Grid button will remove the Phase Grid from the Scrolling Waveforms
* New Reset Speed Slider on New Track preference for keeping the position of the Speed Slider the same when loading a new song
* The Sampler will use the phase information of the Master Tempo when recording from the Line-Input
* MIDI control can be assigned to the scrolling waveforms (for scratching with a device other than Xponent)
* Torq will remember the path when saving samples
* Fixed: Track will play without external control if dropped onto a Deck while Runout Protection is active
* Fixed: Two additional Snapshots on top of a Key Change Snapshot will cause incorrect key behavior
* Fixed: VST effects unstable when Effect Rack is bypassed
* Fixed: When a Deck is synced to the other Deck, the Reverse effect stutters and skips when activated
* Fixed: Schaffel mode not implemented for all effects
* Fixed: Snapshot recalls incorrect Repeat Size
* Fixed: Snapshots are affecting parameters outside their scope
* Fixed: Sync is not disabled when loading a track onto the opposite Deck
* Fixed: Playing back a sampled loop results in audio glitch
* Fixed: When activating a QuickScratch, the previous loop would superimpose itself on the sample
* New preference for resetting Speed Slider on new song