All user reviews for the Ableton Live 5

Ableton Live 5 is a software that was given to me to try and I ended up buying it because I loved how easy it was too operate. This was many years back though. Also Ableton provides great customer service and tutorials on how to use Live 5 if you need it. This is a very powerful program and I think a lot of people just don’t know how good it really is. If you are coming from another midi sequencing program this one will look way out of wack to you. It really has its own look (interface) and it will probably confuse you. I had a tough time trying to use plug ins with it, I just couldn’t figure it out at first so I pulled out the manual and figured it out after about 15 minutes of searching and reading.


SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

It performs great and didn’t crash or get buggy. It will provide a good sound quality but.. No matter what program you use you will probably have to purchase some external stuff like plug ins or other hardware for patches and sounds. Most built in stuff that comes with programs now are really cheesy or have been used a ton of times so you know exactly what sound it is if you hear it in someone else’s songs.


OVERALL OPINION

I wouldn’t use this software today because I am so stuck on other programs that I have been using so this one just sits on my laptop and doesn’t get touched. Maybe one day I will open it up and just mess around with it. But I don’t plan on using it any time soon. Maybe the interface is the buzz kill, and that’s the reason im not fond of the software. I like easy and simple interfaces that can be understood quickly, with Live 5 it just doesn’t have an easy interface.

Installed without problem on my laptop Medion 2.4 Ghz 512 MB RAM.
No incompatibilities with MIDIOX, SonicStage, my editors for synthesizers and hard drivers for my sound card indigo I / O and MIDISPORT8X8. I have nothing else in my bike apart an army of free samples mugs on the net ...

I purchased the download version, no need for manual since I made an upgrade of Live4, I just read the new specs.

I had CubaseVST5 and CubaseSX's on my pc to try my hand a computer music, but I have not hung programs. It's been only been a year I use Live and I delight to do the zic pc ...

9 / 10 because Live5 will be much worse than Live6 ... Gave me and ca cum notes as you can not even imagine ...

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Click click ... this right click ... too good ...

I love the warp function that automatically hold the loops to the tempo, it is a sick trick that works really well with the style that I compose (electronic zik square well). Before I did not use loops, now I can use the stuff I recorded There's super long and incorporate them into my new.

In addition it works also with the mp3, if I downloaded it as much because of Live5, swear it's true ...

I have a lot of hard stuff (MC505, MicroKorg, Elektron's, QM309, Polymorph, 16QAM / 3, MS404, full of effects racks ...) and everything can be synchronized thanks Live5 and 5 Live can be remotely by all synths. So I am very MIDI and now I no longer need the soft MIDIOX all my machines for linking them through the PC. Great happiness that was not also with Live4, MIDI sync and all of these machines is Live5 no delays and lags, I MIDISPORT8X8 interface.

I like the files are stored in Live5 I had at least two gigabordels Live4 in my HD.

I feel that the audio engine is much better on Live5, and I speak only of the processing performed by WARP mode.

I think I'll be able to get into mastering my tracks, the effects are also very friendly and easy to use.

I do not use VST then freeze function and all the widgets CPU eaters do not concern me, but it seems that there has been the big change with Live5 ...

9 / 10 because Ableton failed to create the ultimate software alone knows your eyes and play the right tempo warp music you got in your big head artist ...

OVERALL OPINION

The concept is always the Live4 present in this new version but has been (tresbeaucoup) improve, it is more productive and paradoxically easier to use because many shortcomings of the previous version have disappeared.

We can say that the designers have cemented the previous version of Live which still had many needs, y'avait a side that was sorely lacking in pro Live4.

We can say that the transition was difficult Live4 tracker in the sequencer, and that is the Live5 sequencer Ableton pro.

I'm not working for Ableton and I still prefer to create on harware, but if y'avait Live5 on Audiofanzine There's been five years, my home studio would be a great Giant screen with controllers everywhere ... 9 / 10 because I was not able Ableton help but ruin stuff in hardware ... but what is he doing all these years ... nan, but sometimes I swear ...

Tlcharger fast via adsl with no problem.
any incompatibility with my stuff.
Full manuals in French trs.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Motherboard ASUS A7V8X-X, AMD Sempron 3000 + (2GHz), 1ghz ram, two hard drives (internal + external), audio interface m-audio audiophile usb.
the software works perfectly.
5 live trs has great performances and enough to play in the big leagues.

OVERALL OPINION

A little over a month of use and beucoup pieces in the works.
The +: ergonomics, warp mode, the ease of use, quickly to the Ides of music, sound effects and midi provided, it is visually beautiful trs!
the -: nothing.
quality price ratio more than interesting: I bought the last day of the opration launch live 5 + operator (virtual synth) for 338 euros!
strong version 6!

Perfect

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Laptop PIV 2.4 ghz 512ram hdd 7200t/mn
Nickel turns with lots of tracks and effects.
I use it live, it does not budge.
However, some problems of recognition for live sets created under 4.
I also realized with demos that will be online soon.

OVERALL OPINION

I want to add my voice to this chorus of praise to thank Ableton. I m'exploque.
Piano teacher in music school I wanted to live in aquérir license education as possible in Germany for example. Well in France niet! I contacted Ableton and it was gone (50%-cheap though). When sending planted and they sent me the version angnlaise. They then sent me the manual in French + goodies ... Sympa.
Since I am in regular contact with them and I can say it's a box with a great mentality is not like ...

Live 5.0.1 -> a bomb just very very stable!

Dj is a wonderful program and is easy to use! Notice to the newbie, this program will not make you dive in the 15h boukin And that is worth all the gold in the world!

In addition, progress is tangible in this version, eg drag / paste is EFIN couraging!

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Config: Athlon XP 1700 + @ 2000 + (@ 1705 Mhz = 1463 Mhz)
512 DDR PC2100
30 GB HDD IBM Desktar 7200 (it comes from a Mac G3 ke I dismount ...)
Radeon 64MB DDR 8500Le
SB Live! 5.1 (PADS, not c ... 24 bits of crap anyway!)

It turns largment ... even with the SB

Be careful not tested with MIDI sync, but ke I have time, I'll start! a test! ...

No need to niker monaie the door by buying a Mac Powerbook G5 or another ... even if Live is compatible with PC / Mac for that matter! The prog'z trs is stable under XP (a version of premmieres again!)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a little over a month I believe and I'm really happy (even more of my korg ke! Nah just kidding ...)

Short test, for lovers of electro styles all confused, or people ki consist of everything, the software is really thinking.

8 / 10 because I do not ke how to insert effects into the audio track or midi ... compensated with the purchase of a multi-effects worthy of the name in hard!

@ +!

True genius is my life saving in some way I have to spend whole evenings to find an app that allowed me to launch sound effects and impact from the key on the keyboard avai I need to play a théatreet I came across the demo and I have ended up buying it I could not résister.Il remains for me that to exploit the remaining 90% of soft lol.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

He knew perfectly adapted to the use of which I need to avai therefore remains to be seen in the theater for the next show so young it will overcome the

OVERALL OPINION

Really a bomb and a wide operating environment can demonstrate my témoignage.J 'm very happy with my investment and thanks to him the technique of the theater was congratulated by the theatrical group that wasn' not happened for 20 years.

> Installation nickel: selection of plug-in directories and so on. 15 min and for Life!

> No incompatibility with my setup: soundcard recognized MIDI devices as well.

> The choice of latency and global options and simple, the (h ² 0) activation is carefree with the key provided by Ableton. ° °

> I have not read the manual, but I took an afternoon to all the lessons offered, which allowed me to immediately understand the logic of the log: + + boring, but useful

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

SETUP:
MSI 270 Laptop
Proc 1.8 Ghz
1024 RAM
HDD 80 GB 7200T / m
Sound Card Motherboard = (ASIO not supported!)

Good stability (some cracking when too many plug-ins running Ableton but intelligently manages the situation through a temporary file retrieval)

6 lines with well-laden MIDI VST (ie 6 lines Kontakt II) it turns to the limit

> Operation proportional to the config: more RAM you got, the less it oar

OVERALL OPINION

> I use it for 3 months now and it's really a very good log

> The interface is clear, I like the management as a result of effects added to a track like this at least we understand routing.

> I tried to start Reason and Cubase and Sonar and Fruity Loops and Ableton log I found that I like:
it is clear, do you know where to play on a particular point (which is in Cubase to enlightenment), and it rocks creativity;]

> I highly recommend THIS LOG FOR BEGINNERS.
Thanks to him, I understood almost everything in the process of composing a song, How does the South, the programming of the pots to control the VSTi, mastering, in short I understood the whole of the critical points in the composition of modern .

And now, I gently put to Logic and Cubase and I finally understand routing, bus, and how to adapt these "big" log in my own way of dealing: it is essential I think.
But we must admit that the clarity of the Ableton Live interface greatly benefit from his concurrents.Bref is the log that opens up everything else sequencers masters. Huge for the training and understanding of computer music.
> For me it is the sequencer of the future. Not too CPU-intensive, excellent management VSTi (RAM control screen CHANNELS associated with the plug-in on which one can make MIDI mapping, it greatly facilitates automation, which is accessible from a simple click), good sound reproduction when exporting.
> As for the live, I do not use this feature ... but my method of composition is very intuitive, is that why Live sûrment suits me very well in my creative process.

> That it's all good must go, and strongly on 6, with a mapping can be full VSTi (but that also depends on good VSTi then it's a little mess) to avoid the complicated programming of the CC, mastering presets pro, but it's really good on the voice!
Keep Living!

Nickel is a word c

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Pentium4 3.2GHz
1024M DDR2 RAM
Intel i915P/i915G
probe cards m audio quattro

OVERALL OPINION

Uses live depuit the release of version 2
I AIM the simplicity of this software, it evolves at the same time as my level of Fast Fashion.
it is baut, color c is visually pleasant.
j would MIO aditional functions more as an edition of specifying expected paramaitres mode drawing, posibilit to have paramaitre curve near sinusoidal model rule and others.
the lack of modularity of the table of the master mix for zero.
and c is the worst of the many bugs, vertion changing too fast, every year you have to follow.
the price is not justified TElement I find it too can benefit from a success.
Pance I pass by another sequencer can tipe logic or cubase.

this software is really short dedicate to live on this point nothing to say, it will be suitable for beginners who are efraill by programs like Cubase too heavy and more ...

Problem-free installation -
No side-met
generally very simple config-

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

P Dual 3.2GHz
2 GB RAM
Sound Card E-MU 1212 M

The software has major problems with performance, it becomes unstable from a small number of effects on each track. FREEZE function is very effective in preventing eat too much of cpu but no longer to slightly edit the tracks (live 6. can do it!)

OVERALL OPINION

I used the one for the past year.

What I like most is the faciliité of track editing, effects. All effects are interesting from a compressor and put limiteurqui are ineffective.

This software is the best in terms of audio editing, effects setting.

Recognition of the tempo of recorded tracks can give a big boost for the beginner!

The software interface is very attractive and possesses a neat appearance.

quality / price ratio extremely inadequate, however,> 500 € (call me Bill Gates!)
Nothing beats a good version in h20!

Hope for the future that is better optimized live6, with built-in effects and more "professional".

It should be released software for mastering special annex on live

No problem for installation, use of resources can
No problems of compatibility
Clear and comprehensive manual

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Athlon XP 2400 + 1GB RAM Sound card Terratec Phase 22
No problem with this configuration

OVERALL OPINION

3 months
Only FL Studio
It's an exellent software computer music very powerful, I highly recommend
Yes I would do this choice.

I noticed that there were no French-speaking community around LIVE but I found a forum that remains to be tapped: http://abletonliveforum.free.fr

The software installs all alone, and used all alone ... not even need to go in the manual, everything is very intuitive. Obviously, not of incompatibility ... yet my sound card is very temperamental

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I shoot with an old pc dj 7 years (a miracle he is still alive!) Equipped with an Intel Celeron 2gig of ram for 1024, and a sound card rme digi 96 / 8 pad. the software works perfectly, and is particularly stable.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about one month, only for ... live.
the highlight is really the cot practice. It's absolutely all on hand, and fitting a MIDI controller (in my case a little evolution uc-33e) is the ultimate weapon.

I turned on Live with Logic Audio, and with reason (!) recently with an MPC4000, but the ca's it, I finally found THE tool for live.

considering the price of a configuration console / effects box / sequencer, it can be said that the report qualitprix is ​​really not bad!

I would do this choice, and even a priori report the purchase of other equipment

Ableton trademark, everything falls under the fingers: installation without problem, Windows Vista compatible, easy configuration, the manual is helpful to understand the philosophy of soft, APRS half an hour can be throw it out the window.

May be a problem when running with ASIO, ASIO4ALL notte, due to a config file by GNR Live, which might mute out the sound card. APRS research and deleting the config file, the problem is rsolu.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Win XP, 1 GB RAM are enough to turn the soft comfort
In Vista, this same com Giga RAM ds suffer when they balance very heavy and VST effects in all directions.

Basically good performance does not ncssitant configuration nag

Some findings on certain incompatibility VST causing runtime errors

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year and I recorded my first album. It allows the nophyte to fully enter the world of squenceur about the results and obtain enough pro aisment.

Not having had the opportunity to test the functionality of live performance, I am not advocating the use of guides or DJ concert nanmoins Obviously this is more of a non-n negligible.

Quality price ratio trs correct, given its resources, in comparison with other soft the market.

I would do 1000 times the choice.

NOT THAT I COULD THINK OFF,HAD BUILT IN EFFECTS,COMPRESSORS ECT.....PLUS AN EDIT WINDOW.....CANT COMPLAIN...............

Price paid

$430.92

TAKES ABOUT A COUPLE OF DAYS IF YOUR NOT A ABLETON USER.MANUAL IS SET UP NICE SO YOU CAN READ AS YOU EXPERIMENT..................

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

SOUND QUALITY IS THE SAME AS IN ANY OTHER SOFTWARE. IT DEPENDS HOW ENGINEER YOUR MUSIC.DIDNT FIND ANY WEAK POINTS.

OVERALL OPINION

MY LOVE FACTOR FOR(ABLETON LIVE 5) IT IS A 2.......I USE SONAR 4 WITH EVERY PLUG IN KNOWN TO MAN BUT ONLY USE ABOUT 4 OF EM'HAS ABOUT THE SAME QUALITIES AND QUALITY AS ITS RIVALS BUT THE WORK SCREENS ARE A BIT TOO GARAGEBAND'ISH! ABLETON CREATORS NEED TO IMPROVE ON GRAPHICS AND SUCH......

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: BIGDtheeAbmnble (January 1-, 2005)

This program has already transformed my work. Tape is really brilliant for rehearsed bands, but Live is the way to go for composing. I have a Nord Lead 2 but still ended up buying Operator - great sounds, especially with the new midi effects like Arpegiator. Simpler has cool sounds, as does Impulse, plus the effects are a blast to work with. I can't say anything is really missing when I now have so much to work with. Also, I did own an MPC1000 for a brief time, and it was like doing your taxes with a calculator watch compared to working with samples in Live. Warping is absolutley awesome, as is the whole clip editor.

Price paid

$399 USD

The reason I bought Live was many reviews lauded the interface as user friendly and intuitive and the program itself easy to learn. I was not dissapointed and kudos to Abelton for a very well composed user manual. Also: brilliant idea by Ableton was to allow download of the full version for demo (just can't save anything). Second was the fact that it works on Macs and PC's. So, I learned the program on my PC on lunch at work, then, when the decision was made to buy, I could immediately start working. Brilliant. Also, my brother in law jazz drummer can get Live for his PC and we can work seamlessly through mail with .als file extensions. Brilliant squared.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I am fresh off the boat from analog, and the proverbial fog has lifted. I was working with a Tascam 488 8 track tape studio, mostly through headphones. I also colaborated with a guy who has a 24 track 2" studio, which was great but very time consuming and hard to manage. For instance, reversing tape direction for efects like pre-verb is cool, maybe we felt like the Beatles or something, but time consuming and may be unusable. It's funny, Trent Reznor talks about all the hassle he went through to do what Live does in a half minute - it's somewhat sad but he's glad he went through the experience. I think the sound quality will be better simply because I won't be "experiencing" every single cable that needs pluged in to add some delay to this track, or a bass line that has to be played for all five minutes instead of being able to loop it and focus on the song itself.

It seems very well built - the navigating section is very intuitive, the layout of tracks and sections for adding effects, the slip view and clip editing, all very intuitive. I actually did have a problem with instalation, where I had to download the entire program on a dial up connection. The version that shipped on the disk did not contain a fix for OSX Tiger. I was grumpy about that, but quickly forgave them for their lightening fast response and subsequent opening of the program and the obvious myriad solutions for my prior recording woes.

OVERALL OPINION

I read a lot about other programs, but have no experience with any other DAW or software package for recording. Going digital was based solely on playing instruments rather than playing with equipment, and harness some of the fantastic technology to improve my finsihed product. AND not cost a ridiculous price. My situation is obviously what cumputer based packages like Live are marketed towards, so,in hindsight, if I had picked Cubase or Sonar I might be just as enamored with their programs. Live just appealed to me in that it was created by musicians and was described as revolutionary - good vibe for a complete studio overhaul.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: Hybrid (January 2-, 2005)