Avid aquires Ableton Live??

[ethios4]

I'm sure customer support will only get BETTER if Ableton is acquired by a massive media company, right??

[kb420]

I'm sure customer support will only get BETTER if Ableton is acquired by a massive media company, right??

Ask Cakewalk users how that's working out with Sonar.

[macmurphy]

I bought Ableton Live ages ago.

it's quite good, I'd recommend it.

[greenscreens]

i really hope this isnt true. they made m-audio turn from grey to grey brown in dorkiness

[AceLuby]

I read this as 'Avid REQUIRES Ableton Live' and kept thinking 'so what?' almost all day..

[Skylark]

Sorry if thoughts of ulterior motives seem the reason for my posting.

My wording for the thread was missing a question mark, my initial reaction to this information was well, to say the least.

I figured since I just joined the forum Id make a post about it.

Everyone Ive spoken to about this has been totally shocked and obviously since there's no information on the web, and I have no one else to discuss it with, I thought Id start a thread to see if anyone else has any word about the subject.

As it happens, some of you have posted a few things that atleast make it possible why the person I spoke to had this view.

Sorry again for the confusion, Im going to change the subject.


Peaceout

[Skylark]

For a while M-Audio (part of Digidesign/Avid), distributed Ableton in North America until Ableton opened their NY office.

Do you know how long ago this was?

I seem to remember Ableton publicising they opened an office in NYC, must have been ages ago...

[Skylark]

I have seen no proof as of yet.

Then why title your post as if it were true?

I didnt, although it may have seemed that way,

I kinda started the thread without analysing every detail, I was pretty busy at the time, hence the very short post from myself.

I usually write bucket loads in my post's.

[kb420]

I didnt, although it may have seemed that way,

I kinda started the thread without analysing every detail, I was pretty busy at the time, hence the very short post from myself.

I usually write bucket loads in my post's.

A link would have been nice.

[Skylark]

I dont think such a link exist, I spoke to the person over the phone.

[kb420]

I dont think such a link exist, I spoke to the person over the phone.

That's my whole point. If there was any validity to it, you would be able to post a link. If you can't find a link anywhere, then why start a thread about it?

[Tone Deft]

I dont think such a link exist, I spoke to the person over the phone.

That's my whole point. If there was any validity to it, you would be able to post a link. If you can't find a link anywhere, then why start a thread about it?

get his balls.

[synnack]

Avid bought M-Audio a while a go. My guess is the music store dork was thinking of that and was confused.

[kb420]

Could be, but that's old news.

[Khazul]

I'm sure customer support will only get BETTER if Ableton is acquired by a massive media company, right??

Ask Cakewalk users how that's working out with Sonar.

Or cubase users and yamaha - grrrrrrr!


Large companies usually mean cost cuttings everywhere possible - marketting tick lists instead of useful features etc etc. Ie it ceases to be premier musical application and instead becomes a minor product on some large companies inventory that the shareholders couldnt give a shit about, so we all have to move over to whatever is the nearest upcoming application managed by a small company that still vaguely gives a damn... (Reaper? )