 Limitations Of Ableton Live For Recording, Can it be a stand alone software? |
 Sat 25 Feb 2006, 00:07
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I am almost ready to lay down hard-earned cash for my studio setup. I like Ableton Live, I have a powerbook g4 1.67mhz, and was told at the local Guitar Center that you can do hard disk recording with Live. How versatile is Live for recording? I was going to get a MOTU Traveler and I'd have my MIDI hookups and I could record and playback with Live, and manipulate the samples in real tim with it as well.. BUT..
I may be missing something here. I probably need a MIDI controller/synth. I probably want to sample and record my acoustic instruments with my microphones, through the Traveler, into Live, and be able to manipulate the sounds with plug-ins, etc. What does Logic, or Digital Performer, have that Live doesn't have, or visa versa? There must be some limitations, I'm not aware of, because Live costs only $499 or less while Logic Pro costs over $800 and DP is higher than Live too.. Is there someone out there that could help me become the creative producer/musician at home that I know I can be? I have played the drums for years, and dabble in the guitar, and my trusty Rhodes electric piano, but I need to take the next step. HELP!!! |
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Tue 7 Mar 2006, 15:34
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Yes I'd agree, the "genius" in the Apple store has no clue what he is talking about. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the audio recording facilities in Live. In fact I personally find recording and editing audio tracks in Logic to be far more cumbersome. Opening an audio region into a seperate edit mode window, (to me) seems absolutely ridiculous and less than intuitive. I own both products, and ProTools, and I prefer both over Logic for audio tracking. As a matter of fact I tend to just use the Logic AU's in Live more than using actual Logic.
At the end of the day, it's really a matter of personal preference, but to say that Live is inadequite for audio purposes is a complete load of sh*t. I personally find Live to have the fastest workflow for composition of songs and ideas. Just my $.02 TD -------------------- |
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bucko Limitations Of Ableton Live For Recording Sat 25 Feb 2006, 00:07
mortalengines Live is pretty cool all the way around. Logic def... Sat 25 Feb 2006, 08:58 bucko I just went to the Apple store, and the resident A... Tue 7 Mar 2006, 00:32 MO7S i hate to say it. but i love both platforms.
logi... Tue 7 Mar 2006, 02:11 mortalengines I've been looking at Peak...when you say ... Tue 7 Mar 2006, 03:41 Arizona Mills Bucko,
I think the Apple store guy is just trying... Tue 7 Mar 2006, 04:49 Arizona Mills Bucko,
Something I forgot to add that you should ... Tue 7 Mar 2006, 05:57 lancet QUOTE (td3k @ Mar 7 2006, 09:34)As a matter o... Tue 7 Mar 2006, 17:20 td3k Ok. let me clarify my statement a little. I am ab... Tue 7 Mar 2006, 18:49 UP Multimedia td3k... Pro Tools, Logic and Live... No wonder you... Wed 8 Mar 2006, 14:41
edge100 Live is a great piece of software.
Logic is a gre... Mon 13 Mar 2006, 22:25 |
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