Live 8 Akai Professional APC Edition vs. Live 8 Comparison Chart
Live 8 APC
Live 8
Suite 8
Maximum number of audio tracks per project
8
Unlimited
Unlimited
Maximum number of MIDI tracks per project
8
Unlimited
Unlimited
Maximum audio bit depth and resolution
32-bit/192kHz
32-bit/192kHz
32-bit/192kHz
Maximum number of audio inputs
2 stereo
Unlimited
Unlimited
Maximum number of audio outputs
2 stereo
Unlimited
Unlimited
Includes Simpler instrument for sample-based synthesis
Yes
Yes
Yes
Includes Impulse instrument for percussion sound design
Yes
Yes
Yes
Maximum number of Ableton instruments per project
8
Unlimited
Unlimited
Number of included Ableton audio effects
23
29
29
Maximum number of Ableton audio effects per project
8
Unlimited
Unlimited
Number of included Ableton MIDI effects
7
7
7
Maximum number of Ableton MIDI effects per project
8
Unlimited
Unlimited
External VST/AU instrument instances per project
4
Unlimited
Unlimited
External VST/AU effect instances per project
4
Unlimited
Unlimited
Effect sidechaining
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instrument-, Drum-, Effect Rack editing
No
Yes
Yes
Time signature changes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Session View
Yes
Yes
Yes
Maximum number of scenes per project
20
Unlimited
Unlimited
Complex Warp Mode
No
Yes
Yes
Multiple automation lanes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Native audio slicing support
No
Yes
Yes
Maximum number of send and return tracks per project
3
12
12
Track Freeze
Yes
Yes
Yes
Clip envelopes and Follow Actions
Yes
Yes
Yes
External Instrument/Audio Effect devices
No
Yes
Yes
Automatic plug-in delay compensation
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tempo Nudge
Yes
Yes
Yes
MIDI remote control instant mapping
Yes
Yes
Yes
MIDI output to hardware synths
Yes
Yes
Yes
MIDI Clock/sync
Yes
Yes
Yes
ReWire Master
Yes
Yes
Yes
ReWire Slave
Yes
Yes
Yes
REX file support
No
Yes
Yes
Multicore/multiprocessor support
Yes
Yes
Yes
SmartPriming memory management
Yes
Yes
Yes
Video import and export
No
Yes
Yes
MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC file support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Compatible with The Bridge
No
Yes
Yes