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== Description ==

Ableton Live is an audio production workstation for Windows and OS X. As the name suggests, the emphasis of the software is on live musical performance.

Live uses a range of proprietary formats to store audio files and playback information.

== Formats ==

=== Ableton Device Group ===

Ableton Device Group ('''.adg''') files hold preset data for [https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/instrument-drum-and-effect-racks/ Racks] (chains of instruments, audio / MIDI effects, etc.).

=== Ableton Device Preset ===

Ableton Device Preset ('''.adp''') files hold preset data for individual devices (instruments, effects, etc.).

=== Ableton Groove File ===

Ableton Groove Files ('''.agr''') are used to modify the timing and "feel" of audio and [[MIDI]] clips. According to the [https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/using-grooves/ Using Grooves] section of the manual, these can be essentially converted to and from [[MIDI]] clips.

=== Ableton Live Clip ===

Ableton Live Clip ('''.alc''') files contain references to audio samples (in [[WAV]] or [[AIFF]] format) used for a specific clip, along with FX and channel settings where appropriate (according to [https://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=190920&view=next this] forum thread)

=== Ableton Live Pack ===

Ableton Live Pack ('''.alp''') contain packs of content (samples, loops, presets) or packed Ableton Live Set files.

==== Sample Files ====

* [http://subdivizion.com/download/free-ableton-packs/ Sub-Division Music - Free Ableton Packs]

=== Ableton Live Set ===

Ableton Live Set ('''.als''') files contain the layout of a set (tracks, devices, audio clips, etc.) created using the Ableton Live audio production software. The format appears to vary significantly between major releases and sometimes even between minor releases ([https://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=130813 Live 8.1 introduces a new file format!]).

As of release 8.2.1, '''.als''' files appear to consist of a [[Gzip|Gzipped]] [[XML]] file [http://crooked-hideout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/ableton-live-set-is-gzipped-xml-ruby.html]

==== Tools ====

* [https://github.com/mgarriss/guard-live-set guard-live-set] converts Ableton Live Set files to XML as they are saved, allowing the use of version control systems such as [[Git]] or [[Subversion]]

=== Ableton Meta Sound ===

Ableton Meta Sound ('''.ams''') files contain data relating to a microtonal, additive synthesis waveform. They are simply [[TXT text files]] with the extension '''.ams''', and contain no audio data as such.

==== Information ====

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090520152200/http://www.thecovertoperators.org/Articles/meta-files-uncovering-the-ams-format-part-1 Meta Files: Uncovering the .ams format, Part 1]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20100428092137/http://www.thecovertoperators.org/Articles/meta-files-uncovering-the-ams-format-part-2 Meta Files: Uncovering the .ams format, Part 2]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20100428233212/http://www.thecovertoperators.org/Articles/meta-files-uncovering-the-ams-format-part-3 Meta Files: Uncovering the .ams format, Part 3]
* [http://www.digiboy.fr/2007/04/28/ableton-meta-files/ Ableton Meta Files] (French)

==== Tools ====

* [http://www.ageofthewheel.com/2010/11/ams-file-utility-for-ableton-live.html AMS File Utility for Ableton Live]
* [https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/operator/ Operator by Ableton]

=== Ableton Max for Live Device ===

Ableton Max for Live Device ('''.amxd''') files contain custom instruments and effects created in the [[Max]] visual programming language

==== Information ====

* [https://cycling74.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Programming_In_Max_for_Live Cycling 74 Wiki - Programming in Max for Live]
* [https://cycling74.com/docs/max6/dynamic/c74_docs.html#live_api Creating Devices that use the Live API]

==== Sample Files ====

* https://github.com/LividInstruments/Max/tree/master/examples

==== Tools ====

* [https://www.ableton.com/en/live/max-for-live/ Max for Live]

=== Ableton Warp Analysis ===

Ableton Warp Analysis ('''.asd''') files contain information about analyzed audio data, including warp marker positions.

==== Information ====

* [https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/audio-clips-tempo-and-warping/ Ableton Reference Manual Version 9 - Audio Clips, Tempo, and Warping]
* [http://teragonaudio.com/article/Warping-tips-in-Ableton-Live.html Teragon Audio - Warping tips in Ableton Live]

=== Ableton Skin File ===

Ableton Skin Files ('''.ask''') contain data relating to the colours used in Ableton Live's GUI.

==== Tools ====

* [http://sonictransfer.com/ableton-live-skin-editor.shtml Ableton Live Skin Editor]

== Information ==

* [https://cycling74.com/docs/max5/refpages/m4l-ref/m4l_live_object_model.html LOM - The Live Object Model]
* [http://www.undergroundproducersalliance.com/reference/ableton-matryoshka/ Ableton Matryoshka]
* [http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=63429 Ableton appears to use some proprietary version of AIFF]

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 Ableton Live Set ('''.als''') files contain the layout of a set (tracks, devices, audio clips, etc.) created using the Ableton Live audio production software. The format appears to vary significantly between major releases and sometimes even between minor releases ([https://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=130813 Live 8.1 introduces a new file format!]).
-As of release 8.2.1, '''.als''' files appear to consist of a [[Gzip|Gzipped]] [[XML]] file [http://crooked-hideout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/ableton-live-set-is-gzipped-xml-ruby.html]
+As of release 8.2.1, '''.als''' files appear to consist of a [[Gzip|Gzipped]] [[XML]] file
 ==== Tools ====
 * [https://github.com/mgarriss/guard-live-set guard-live-set] converts Ableton Live Set files to XML as they are saved, allowing the use of version control systems such as [[Git]] or [[Subversion]]

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