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Just in case anyone was following, or picking up on this thread, my conclusion was as follows.

Curved monitors are fine; probably better if you are flying solo.
If you aim to put the monitor or monitors behind a long desk, and where multiple people are viewing, then flat may be better.

Make sure ...

I also do the same thing with my smaller monitors (slight tilt in to the middle)

If I’d buy an expensive monitor it would probably be a

LG 34UC99-W 34inch Curved UltraWide QHD IPS LED

Or

Samsung C34F791WQE 34inch Ultra WQHD Curved Quantum Dot


Thanks ekwipt, that is really useful input. I ...

Not voting because I don't like to vote for what others personally should do.

Video editing is a completely different kettle of fish. For a start, if you are doing proper editing with colour grading etc then the type of monitor and display is extremely important and any slight distortions caused ...

Okay I am fed up with scrolling around in Ableton when the track count builds up, so have decided to invest in a larger monitor.

Having done a fair amount or research I have narrowed my choice down to Ultrawide 34” with a resolution of 3440x1440

If I was just gaming and working solo, I would ...

I'd evaluate whether you will be using Live exclusively. Suite is pretty much just the synths, extra Packs, and M4L. M4L is IMO the biggest thing you'd be missing out. If you have a lot of synths already, Suite probably won't add much.

That's really helpful input. No I don't have many synths ...

See the recent discussion Suite or Standard + 3rd Party

Thanks for the pointer.

Looks like a lot is down to taste as much as anything else.

There seems to be so much stuff out there in bundles and whatnots. Ultimately I don't want to end up spending all my time chasing the latest or best ...

Hi

I used qBase years ago, and recently decided to get back into music. I have been evaluating various DAWs solutions. I am PC based and having asked around I have been leaning toward Abelton as my choice. I grabbed a copy of Light with a M-audio keyboard I got a bit back, so have had a bit of time ...