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I've had nothing but hurt from trying to use the Command 8 with anything other than Pro Tools. It IS possible, but really irritating, as it doesn't follow any standard protocol, so you have to re-map every single thing, and not all the buttons even send MIDI that Live can use. I would advise against...

simmerdown wrote:i'd like to get rid of the MutherF+kking 'back to arrangement' button.

Now THIS is a real topic.

Has it outlived it's usefulness?

Is it an important part of many folks' workflow?

Totally disagree.

I use Live for sound design to picture all the time, and I use the M4L video effects in performance along with the audio capabilities of Live.

I wish it was more capable, but in fact, it's not half bad.

Oh yeah, you better back it up. I had a real nice OWC Mercury Extreme SSD in my 15" MBP which really made it clear I could probably get another year or so out of the 5 year old machine, maxed out to 6 GB, with both FW 400 and 800 and expresscard, all things I use that new machines don't have so...

Why this is a graphic design flaw is that the R looks identical to the R that would be chosen to select only the right channel in the other pane. It ought to spell it out or distinguish it with a graphic.

This is great. however, I've lost the ability to launch Synapse on my main user account. Confusing!

The thing that the OP asked about was a MIDI controller that was also a MIDI interface. The Korg mini series are all fine USB MIDI controllers for sure, but are not interfaces to the world of MIDI hardware, unlike the UC-33 or the padKontrol. For instance, a morcoKorg and a UC-33 make a good team wi...

The Evolution UC-33 is one of the best simple MIDI control / interfaces ever made, IMHO. It can be a rigamarole to find the editor software, but it exists, now from M-Audio. It seems that most others want the software to do everything, but the UC-33 lets you access all of the MIDI elements natively....

Yeah, check out JuXion.

http://www.google.ca/search?client=safa ... 8AaE1MigCw

There are also M4L ways to do this, but while M4L is awesome, it is also expensive.

It's pretty mediocre; I only bought it because my M-box wasn't working at all and I had a gig that day! I still use it, but not for live or real studio work; just as an output for my old computer while the newer ones gets the MOTU and Apogee interfaces. I do like it's connectivity for the price, but...

I use Live for 6 channel performances quite often using M4L as a workaround, but it is a royal pain to get working even close to correctly. And no, Logic is not the way to go for this, as ReWire disables M4L where I build my stochastic systems. And yes, I have to bring my own speakers. I use Logic f...

Please please please. I've been faking quad with M4L but it's not as good as it should be. Please!

Marantz PMD 661 is what I settled on after quite a bit of research. Excellent build quality, suitable for professional field work, and really quite good built-in mics. Zooms are great, but they aren't nearly as durable or reliable, and the mics aren't all that good for quiet sounds; they also don't ...

Too bad it's still unreliable. I really tried so hard to keep it working... it worked great for a few days and then no more, but there's just not enough information available to troubleshoot when it doesn't work.

I'll check back though in a few weeks.

After years of Live being the most hassle-free software I regularly use, and after a super-intense 74 minute set with 80+ tracks running perfectly for two months for a live opera-type show, I have returned from tour to my home studio to find that LIve won't open AT ALL on my main studio machine, G5 ...