dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Share what you’d like to see added to Ableton Live.
njh
Posts: 484
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:58 am

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by njh » Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:33 pm

its not going to happen
i guess its not really a big deal since most people rarely use a two monitor setup anymore.

as creator of this thread (who cant log in under his old/new user name for some reason)
i proclaim this feature request dead, and the hope of having dual monitor support can now be looked at as silly.

Muzik 4 Machines
Posts: 769
Joined: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:35 am

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by Muzik 4 Machines » Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:44 pm

njh wrote:its not going to happen
i guess its not really a big deal since most people rarely use a two monitor setup anymore.

as creator of this thread (who cant log in under his old/new user name for some reason)
i proclaim this feature request dead, and the hope of having dual monitor support can now be looked at as silly.
i think you get this wrong, even my mom upgraded to dual monitor

T-Top
Posts: 13
Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:21 pm

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by T-Top » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:12 pm

Yea this needs to happen right away. I know it can't be too hard and it's not too late to include the feature in Ableton Live 9. Lots of other DAWs are showing dual monitor support. Being able to have clip view in one monitor and session in the other would be absolutely amazing.

That guy who said nobody uses dual monitors any more couldn't be any more wrong. As technology gets better, more and more people are using dual monitors. I myself use 3 monitors, and most people I know are using 2.

njh
Posts: 484
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:58 am

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by njh » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:59 pm

Muzik 4 Machines wrote:
njh wrote:its not going to happen
i guess its not really a big deal since most people rarely use a two monitor setup anymore.

as creator of this thread (who cant log in under his old/new user name for some reason)
i proclaim this feature request dead, and the hope of having dual monitor support can now be looked at as silly.
i think you get this wrong, even my mom upgraded to dual monitor
but ableton dont think its needed so therefor its not needed.

carry on mutants

simmerdown
Posts: 3761
Joined: Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:36 pm
Location: Northwest Nowhere

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by simmerdown » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:01 pm

carry on mutants
LOL....sig-worthy quote there


ze2be
Posts: 3500
Joined: Mon Apr 12, 2004 2:17 am
Location: Europe

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by ze2be » Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:47 pm

Ive never ever seen anyone do a LIVE performance with 2 screens.

I went from Cubase to Live when it got midi, something like 10 years ago. Since then its been one screen all the way. A nice big screen in the center of the work space. Dont get me wrong, I have 2 more screens conected that branch out to the DJ boot, and to a TV, for the clients. I only use one DAW though. Live is intended for small project studios and live shows, and for that its perfect. Its not, and its never going to be Pro Tools.

Muzik 4 Machines
Posts: 769
Joined: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:35 am

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by Muzik 4 Machines » Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:12 pm

ze2be wrote:Ive never ever seen anyone do a LIVE performance with 2 screens.

I went from Cubase to Live when it got midi, something like 10 years ago. Since then its been one screen all the way. A nice big screen in the center of the work space. Dont get me wrong, I have 2 more screens conected that branch out to the DJ boot, and to a TV, for the clients. I only use one DAW though. Live is intended for small project studios and live shows, and for that its perfect. Its not, and its never going to be Pro Tools.
your point is valid....for live 4, since there is an arrangement view, live is BOTH live and studio itools, and in studio 2 monitors is not an option, it's the standard (more often 3),

friend_kami
Posts: 2255
Joined: Mon May 29, 2006 10:10 pm

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by friend_kami » Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:25 am

njh wrote: i guess its not really a big deal since most people rarely use a two monitor setup anymore.
uh.

what?
i think you have that a bit backwards; more and more people are converting to dual monitors each day.

schlocktober
Posts: 32
Joined: Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:51 am

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by schlocktober » Sun Oct 28, 2012 5:08 am

Is it really the case that because the program is called "Live," people will insist that nobody is using it for anything other than live performance? "Who uses dual monitors live?" is not an answer to the complaint about multiple windows.

The reason this is so frustrating is that it's an easy problem to solve. It's not something with unseen programming complications that would effect stability. It's a simple GUI fix. If so many people want this feature, why not include it? The fact that a handful of people are content with the current setup is irrelevant.

Even if you use a single display, think about what multiple windows can offer. Given the new display capabilities of the compressor and eq8, plus automation in session view, can you not understand why you might want to see your devices and edit automation simultaneously?

audiofeen
Posts: 206
Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:47 pm
Location: Berlin Germany
Contact:

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by audiofeen » Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:28 pm

schlocktober wrote: Even if you use a single display, think about what multiple windows can offer. Given the new display capabilities of the compressor and eq8, plus automation in session view, can you not understand why you might want to see your devices and edit automation simultaneously?

Exactly... Ableton we need an official answer on when this is going to be come a feature and if not why, yes it's not for every body but it would seriously improve the work flow for so many users and it has been a requested feature for the last how many years?

Fingers crossed.
http://www.soundcloud.com/mikewolf
Live setup: Macbook pro 3ghz 16gb ram, Live 8.x.x, max 4 live, Mpc 1000, Komplete 7, Circle, Akai apc40, Motu ultralite, Krk Vxt8's, and soon a Innerclock Systems sync gen.

Angstrom
Posts: 14975
Joined: Mon Oct 04, 2004 2:22 pm
Contact:

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by Angstrom » Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:35 pm

I may have said this before - but:

re-arrangeable panes is the best solution, whether you like a single screen layout or multi screen. Snap the panes around into different combinations and then save them into a Layout. That way you can have saved layouts for Live performance (Single screen, clips and mixer), Studio (Multi screen with mixer on one screen and arrangment and session both visible on the other), etc. etc.

however, I guess it's a wish for Live 10

but my point is "dual-screen" doesn't solve enough problems, "flexible save-able layouts" is more widely applicable.

simmerdown
Posts: 3761
Joined: Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:36 pm
Location: Northwest Nowhere

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by simmerdown » Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:51 pm

Angstrom wrote: "flexible save-able layouts"
+

closeable, floating panes, tablets are the future, thinking Live 12 now

pencilrocket
Posts: 1718
Joined: Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:46 am

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by pencilrocket » Sun Oct 28, 2012 5:28 pm

That is why Studio one didn't nest plugins into the GUI. You can edit simultaneously.

audiofeen
Posts: 206
Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:47 pm
Location: Berlin Germany
Contact:

Re: dual monitor support damnit!!!!!

Post by audiofeen » Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:01 pm

Yeah exactly and you take a page from logics book and have key combos to change directly to the desired screen set..

Ah we can only dream for now:)
http://www.soundcloud.com/mikewolf
Live setup: Macbook pro 3ghz 16gb ram, Live 8.x.x, max 4 live, Mpc 1000, Komplete 7, Circle, Akai apc40, Motu ultralite, Krk Vxt8's, and soon a Innerclock Systems sync gen.

Post Reply