RE: LIVE at Winter NAMM and LA party

["Neil Goldstein" <ngold@attbi.com>]

The new features for Version 2 are on the Ableton site. I can't give a
link as the site is all Java or (for us non-HTML savvy: what is it when
the top address doesn't change and you navigate within the 'parent'
link?). It's been out for almost a month.

I have it and love it but have been too busy with the EDP IV to delve
deeper into it :-)

Here, pasted from the site:

What's new in Live 2? 

Live 2 enhances the performance and jamming features of the original
software and also adds multi-track recording and editing with "Elastic
Audio". Version 2 turns Live into a comprehensive studio recording and
editing tool. 

Elastic Audio
- Selectable warping modes for clean stretching of all types of audio
- Recordable tempo changes and a continous tempo envelope
- Tempo tapping
- Ability to bypass time-stretching for individual clips or recordings 
New Comprehensive Studio Tool
- Easy, tape-style multitrack recording with punch in / out and
metronome
- Super-fast arranger navigation
- Better handling of non-looping clips
- Improved automation handling and editing for fast parameter access
- Enhanced file management

Smarter Jamming
- Relative Session Mapping 
- DJ-mixer-like crossfading between tracks
- Full screen mode allowing more space for Live 
- Improved Prelisten / Solo functionality

Effects
- Presets can now save and recall effect settings
- Loads of ready-to-go presets for all Live effects
- New Gate and Redux effects

And lots more...
- New Bus View with input gains and mono/stereo selectors
- Improved mixer UI - makes more tracks visible on screen
- Dedicated Input Monitoring / Recording buttons in each track
- Map Tempo and Transport controls to MIDI or keyboard
- Reception of MIDI from multiple ports
- Bug Fixes and performance optimisation