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To get a sense of what's possible, it may help to study how the presets were made. You'll
soon realize that Tension can do far more than just strings.
23.14 The Essential Instrument Collection
The boxed version of Live 8 ships with the Essential Instrument Collection, a multi-giga-
byte library of meticulously sampled instruments created in cooperation with SONiVOX,
Chocolate Audio and Puremagnetik.
Note The Essential Instrument Collection is not included with downloadable purchases.
Download customers can choose, however, to have the Live 8 box including the Essential
Instrument Collection shipped to them later for an additional fee
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23.14.1 EIC Installation
The Essential Instrument Collection is installed separately from the main Live installation.
The various instruments on the EIC DVD are grouped into separate Live Packs that can be
installed as needed. To install Live Packs, drag them into the Live application window, either
from your operating system or from Live's Browser.
After you have installed the EIC Live Packs, you will need to authorize them. Further details
can be found at the Ableton website
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23.14.2 Accessing The EIC Instruments
After installation, the EIC instruments are accessed through Live's Device Browser, in exactly
the same way as Live's other built-in instruments. You will nd them as categorized presets
within the Instrument Rack folder. EIC instruments are therefore loaded just like any other
device, by dragging a preset from the Browser into an empty MIDI track.
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