Re: [microsound] ableton

[jeff gburek <tsazmaniac@xxxxxxxxx>]

and it costs 550 euros.

--- devslashnull <dev@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> i second that...
> 
> some people complain that Live makes everything
> sound like "german 
> techno"... which is hogwash. it's a full featured
> production 
> environment, suitable for expressive live
> performance and intricate 
> studio composition work alike, with no inherent
> predisposition to any 
> particular style of music/audio art.
> 
> if the tool is the message then the message is
> elegant and playful.
> 
> 
> On Mar 29, 2006, at 8:10 AM, bruce tovsky wrote:
> 
> >
> > On Mar 29, 2006, at 5:31 AM, Jozif Goodwin wrote:
> >
> >> Any one using live5 for production?
> >
> > i use live 5 for my live performances. it's the
> number one choice
> > for me and has been indispensable: it's sample
> playing ease,
> > efficient cpu use, simple and powerful vst and au
> plugin hosting
> > and flexible routing options leave most of the
> other (mac-based)
> > hosts i've used in the dust. a great program. my
> only quibble with
> > live is the way it works with sample loops: there
> is no easy way of
> > taking a sample, be it a short loop or a long
> file, and simply loop
> > it - live wants to process the loop, beat match it
> so that it can be 
> > used
> > rhythmically with other samples, plugins, etc.
> this processing (called
> > "warp" in live parlance) affects the tone, texture
> and speed of the 
> > loop;
> > so if you have a sound file that needs to preserve
> these 
> > characteristics
> > you need to go into a convoluted process within
> live called "follow 
> > actions"
> > which does allow you to play a file and loop it
> without warping. 
> > however,
> > you must edit the file so that it falls on an even
> beat/measure - that 
> > is the
> > parameter that you need to know using follow
> actions. once you get into
> > the workflow, however, it becomes second nature. i
> use peak for
> > editing my samples, which i can invoke directly
> within live, another
> > great feature.
> > cheers
> > bruce
> >
> > bruce tovsky
> > www.skeletonhome.com
> >
> > "Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is
> to go insane."
> > Philip K. Dick
> >
> >
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> 
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> 
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> 


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