Re: [microsound] an interesting monolake answer

[Simon Hampson <mlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I didn't think Ableton was created for djing. I always understood that
Robert & co drafted it as a live performance tool in MAX/MSP and then ported
it to C++ for a commercial release.

The Djing thing was accidental..

Simon.


On 19/12/06 6:20 PM, "David Powers" <cyborgk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Interesting ... for me, I couldn't really draw a line between editing
> and generating. It's part of the same process...
> 
> But I LOATHE the piano roll, and I've also had problems just trying to
> plug in a keyboard and play a simple live keyboard part. It's more
> about assumptions Ableton makes about what I want to create, ie, that
> it's a loop, that it should be quantitized. Every time I DON'T want to
> make a loop, it turns out to be a real pain. I know there's
> workarounds, but this is almost the only software in my life where I
> had to read the manual!
> 
> ~D
> 
> On 12/19/06, Kyle Klipowicz <kyleklip@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 12/18/06, David Powers <cyborgk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Maybe this explains why Ableton's interface seems visually so lacking
>>> to me. Okay, it's great for doing live DJing as it was originally
>>> intended, but every time I go to write some kind of piece with it and
>>> use it more like a traditional sequencer, the interface drives me
>>> absolutely insane. I just can't get a good workflow going in it...
>>> 
>>> 
>> That's funny, because I find that I am so addicted to Ableton Live because
>> it has the most elegant interface that I've ever used.  I feel like I'm on
>> Star Trek: The Next Generation when I use it.  All that's lacking is a
>> multi-touch screen (pleeeease Apple!)
>> 
>> But I do agree that it's nice to listen to music w/out visual aid.  I read
>> an Autechre interview where they discuss similar things as well.  I think
>> that the visual aspect is great for editing, but not producing.  I hardly
>> even look at the screen when I'm generating content, rather when I'm editing
>> it.
>> 
>> ~Kyle
>> 
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