I'd love to see FULL mp3 support on Ableton Live!
- DJing with mp3 files without the need to convert them to wav, or even worse, letting Live to clog the system with the hidden decoded-wav files it creates;
- Exporting mp3 files (LAME codec, anyone?) straight from Live, without the need to use third part software to do such a simple task;
- id3tag support on imported/exported mp3 files;
- Converting different channels on the mixer straight to different mp3 files.
I've seen people moaning and complaining "oh, it loses quality", "it's not lossless", etc, etc. If you don't like mp3s, it's fine, but not everybody needs to live with limitations imposed by your "superior taste/ears/knowledge/whatever".
The choice to choose the file format I use for my DJ sets, or for exporting projects doesn't affect YOUR way of doing things, so let's keep the thread "hating-free", please.
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