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by Warrior Bob » Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:42 pm
I agree with JuanSOLO here, but I take it in kind of a different direction. I love the "studio built out of an elaborate looper" concept from Live, and I love the flexibility offered by running it on a laptop, where I can easily get new sounds in and out, and edit sounds with other software if I need to. And if I want a certain feature, I can get a plugin! This rocks.
But man, having to compete with other programs for resources sucks. We have to deal with variable buffer sizes and latency since we're using generic connection methods (USB and Firewire) to conenct audio interfaces. I have to worry about whether some piece of software I didn't think of is going to hose my next performance after I update it.
How badass would it be if we could get something with the interface and flexibility of something like Live on a laptop but with the kind of low-latency stability we're used to from dedicated hardware boxes? I'd ditch my laptop for that right quick.
We don't strictly need a new paradigm, but new options for tools open up new ways of working. I don't want one new paradigm for everyone, I want a bunch of new paradigms that everyone is trying out, to see what works.
This is kind of why I'm interested in Bitwig Studio despite being hugely invested in Live. Same basic concept, but new ideas, new subtleties, new things I wouldn't have thought of trying with my current setup. Exciting times.