My wishes for Ableton Live 9 or everything in between (8.x)
are the following:
1) Ableton needs to address the incremental update problem. Updates are too big, even in the Internet Age
2) Library packs should be separated from the main program like it was in version 5 & 6. This would make downloads smaller. In this way everyone could decide what to download and install in the Library. An empty Library after install would do fine, because we could redirect Live to update our existing Library without any 'forced' addition. Moreover it would be possible to create an alternate Library with the full Live stuff and check what to port in the working library.
3) Library Merge capabilities. Ability to merge Library content selecting different sources
Having said so,
I'm particularly happy about Live 8 huge Library content:
This added value to Live, finally a palette of sounds and building blocks for every taste, with less experimental sounds and more on the bread and butter side.
However management of Library needs improvement
4) MIDI Effects to cover MIDI events Filtering other than Velocity/Note like today but more on Note length (I mean filtering out all C# with a Note length of 1/16), MIDI Effects like repetitions (Midi Delay). Arpeggiator needs to add the ability to repeat a sequence ( like Zebra does)
5) Audio effects: I would like an Octaver and a pitch tracking (Audio to MIDI)
6) Instruments : I do not feel the need for new instruments. I would add content to Sampler only
7) Automation Recording of Instruments/FX parameters on Session View.
Mini Mixer View in Arrangement (the bottom zone of Live we use to see clips or instruments and effects, could be used to have a mini mixer (Volume, Sends, Pan) instead and it has to be re-sizable like it is today. Do not need any sophistication like the main Mixer View (aka Session View) for example a clip indicator instead of a complete meter).
9) Ability to set an effect on a track to be automatically selected when track is selected.
What I am trying to have here is the ability to select a track with an EQ and have it selected and mapped by default to a specific controller so that EQ a track is easier
10) Full Double monitor support
my 2 cents
- Best
- Pasha
Mac Studio M1
Live 12 Suite,Zebra ,Valhalla Plugins, MIDI Guitar (2+3),Guitar, Bass, VG99, GP10, JV1010 and some controllers
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Music :
http://alonetone.com/pasha