Ableton Live is an award-winning loop-based sequencer and DAW widely-used for live performance with computers by bands, solo artists and DJs. Now available in version 9, its features include beat-matching, Drum Rack drum pads, remote operation looping, and different views to suit recording, arranging and improvisation needs. It has built-in instruments and effects plus a new groove engine for applying and extracting grooves in real time. It’s used by artists as diverse as Hot Chip, Gazelle Twin, Anthrax, Blancmange, Deadmau5, Blonde Redhead, The Horrors, Yeasayer and