User:Halftheisland/Ableton Live

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=== Ableton Device Preset ===
 
=== Ableton Device Preset ===
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Ableton Device Preset ('''.adp''') files hold preset data for individual devices (instruments, effects, etc.).
  
 
=== Ableton Groove File ===
 
=== Ableton Groove File ===
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=== Ableton Live Clip ===
 
=== 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)
  
 
=== Ableton Live Pack ===
 
=== Ableton Live Pack ===
  
 
=== Ableton Live Set ===
 
=== 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.
  
 
=== Ableton Meta Sound ===
 
=== Ableton Meta Sound ===
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* http://web.archive.org/web/20090520152200/http://www.thecovertoperators.org/Articles/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
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* http://web.archive.org/web/20100428233212/http://www.thecovertoperators.org/Articles/meta-files-uncovering-the-ams-format-part-3
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* http://www.ageofthewheel.com/2010/11/ams-file-utility-for-ableton-live.html
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* http://www.digiboy.fr/2007/04/28/ableton-meta-files/
  
 
=== Ableton Max for Live Device ===
 
=== 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
  
 
=== Ableton Warp Analysis ===
 
=== Ableton Warp Analysis ===
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* https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/asd-archive-format.49351/
  
 
=== Ableton Skin File ===
 
=== Ableton Skin File ===
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* [https://cycling74.com/docs/max5/refpages/m4l-ref/m4l_live_object_model.html LOM - The Live Object Model]
 
* [https://cycling74.com/docs/max5/refpages/m4l-ref/m4l_live_object_model.html LOM - The Live Object Model]
 
* [http://crooked-hideout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/ableton-live-set-is-gzipped-xml-ruby.html An Ableton Live Set is gzipped XML + a Ruby gem]
 
* [http://crooked-hideout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/ableton-live-set-is-gzipped-xml-ruby.html An Ableton Live Set is gzipped XML + a Ruby gem]
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* [http://www.undergroundproducersalliance.com/reference/ableton-matryoshka/ Ableton Matryoshka]
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* http://www.warpacademy.com/tutorial-series/file-formats/
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* [http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=63429 Ableton appears to use some proprietary version of AIFF]

Revision as of 17:22, 29 January 2015

File Format
Name Halftheisland/Ableton Live
Ontology
Extension(s) .adg, .adv, .agr, .alc, .alp, .als, .amxd, .asd, .ask
Released 2001

Contents

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 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 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 this forum thread)

Ableton Live Pack

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 (Live 8.1 introduces a new file format!).

As of release 8.2.1, .als files appear to consist of a Gzipped XML file.

Ableton Meta Sound

Ableton Max for Live Device

Ableton Warp Analysis

Ableton Skin File

Information

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