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| − | |subcat=Audio and Music
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| − | |extensions={{ext|adg}}, {{ext|adv}}, {{ext|agr}}, {{ext|alc}}, {{ext|alp}}, {{ext|als}}, {{ext|ams}}, {{ext|amxd}}, {{ext|asd}}, {{ext|ask}}
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| − | == Description ==
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| − | 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.
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| − | Live uses a range of proprietary formats to store audio files and playback information.
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| − | == Formats ==
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| − | === Ableton Device Group ===
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| − | 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.).
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| − | === Ableton Device Preset ===
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| − | Ableton Device Preset ('''.adp''') files hold preset data for individual devices (instruments, effects, etc.).
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| − | === Ableton Groove File ===
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| − | 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.
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| − | === Ableton Live Clip ===
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| − | 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)
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| − | === Ableton Live Pack ===
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| − | === Ableton Live Set ===
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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!]).
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| − | 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]
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| − | ==== Tools ====
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| − | * [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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| − | === Ableton Meta Sound ===
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| − | 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.
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| − | ==== Information ====
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [* http://www.digiboy.fr/2007/04/28/ableton-meta-files/ Ableton Meta Files] (French)
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| − | ==== Tools ====
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| − | * [http://www.ageofthewheel.com/2010/11/ams-file-utility-for-ableton-live.html AMS File Utility for Ableton Live]
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| − | * [https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/operator/ Operator by Ableton]
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| − | === Ableton Max for Live Device ===
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| − | * http://docs.cycling74.com/max7/
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| − | * https://github.com/LividInstruments/Max/tree/master/examples
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| − | === Ableton Warp Analysis ===
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| − | Ableton Warp Analysis ('''.asd''') files contain information about analyzed audio data, including warp marker positions.
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| − | ==== Information ====
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| − | * [https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/audio-clips-tempo-and-warping/ Ableton Reference Manual Version 9 - Audio Clips, Tempo, and Warping]
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| − | * [http://teragonaudio.com/article/Warping-tips-in-Ableton-Live.html Teragon Audio - Warping tips in Ableton Live]
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| − | === Ableton Skin File ===
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| − | Ableton Skin Files ('''.ask''') contain data relating to the colours used in Ableton Live's GUI.
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| − | ==== Tools ====
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| − | * [http://sonictransfer.com/ableton-live-skin-editor.shtml Ableton Live Skin Editor]
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| − | == Information ==
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| − | * [https://cycling74.com/docs/max5/refpages/m4l-ref/m4l_live_object_model.html LOM - The Live Object Model]
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| − | * [http://www.undergroundproducersalliance.com/reference/ableton-matryoshka/ Ableton Matryoshka]
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| − | * [http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=63429 Ableton appears to use some proprietary version of AIFF]
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