You've just described every DAW on the market. In fact, you've described several instruments and genres too.fisto wrote: For some people it may be a great all in one solution, for some it is just a tool.
So is mixing fun or not? In terms of SERIOUS mixing, Live certainly doesn't have the flexibility or feature set of some of the more traditional DAWs (as stated much more clearly by Khazul), but the suggestion that a good producer would not be able to mix a song well in Live is absurd. For some, the limitations for extreme workflow sophistication in the "pure" mixing stage are completely counterbalanced by levels of flexibility in terms of songwriting and tracking workflow, not to mention real-time performance. If in theory it took twice as long to get a good mix, but took 25% of the time to write and record the track up to that point then a SERIOUS producer or songwriter working to a deadline would still see it as worthwhile.fisto wrote: Regarding seriousness, I meant that If someone REALLY is serious (in terms of quality) about his mixes, Live is not good for this. That does not mean that making music should not be fun, but serious mixing is not that fun (although sometimes it can be)
So Live users consist of both hobbyists and pros? Isn't that like every other DAW? Or is there a company out there who won't sell you it's DAW until they see a copy of the contract you signed with a record label?fisto wrote: To me it just seems that Live users are for the most part hobbiists (and maybe some pros, but don't turn this into pro vs hobbiist) at a younger age who use Live because it is so easy to use.
What is the problem with that? it is just a fact.
You might also want to double check ending a paragraph that began "To me it just seems..." with "It is just a fact." Here, let me help you:
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I'm not trying to sound like a fanboy, I am well aware of many of the drawbacks of using Live. However I take issue with anyone who believes that people have to do things their way in order to make great, listenable, professional music. That's not how music works.