Should I buy Albeton Live 5?

Great1 · Post by **Great1** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:59 pm

I'm thinking about buying Albeton Live 5. With all of the recent bugs and problems do you think it is worth it?

Thanks 1000x's for your honesty.

Greate 1

poshook · Post by **poshook** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:50 pm

Hard question.

YES, buy it. There is nothing you can choose instead

Atomikat · Post by **Atomikat** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:06 am

You have two to choose from :
1. Ableton Live 5.
2. Ableton Live 5.

the choice is yours...

henry ford · Post by **henry ford** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 4:32 am

if you are a casual user , go ahead and buy live 5. i believe the abletons will eventually fix the problems. if you are more of a pro , or discerning user....maybe you should buy live 4 , and upgrade later. you might even get a second hand copy off ebay or something.

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:24 am

i havnt had any real problems with Live 5.
definatly a recommendation from me.

i havnt read much about the bugs and stuff, but they do seem to be on macs dont they. i currently use centrino laptop, i will get G5 powerbook when they come out.

poshook · Post by **poshook** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:13 pm

wilxon wrote:i havnt had any real problems with Live 5.
definatly a recommendation from me.

i havnt read much about the bugs and stuff, but they do seem to be on macs dont they. i currently use centrino laptop, i will get G5 powerbook when they come out.

I am sure the most of bugs depend mainly from your software configuration (third party plugins, other audio progs etc...).

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:37 am

Don't buy it, it will take over your life.
It took over mine.

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:44 am

buy it from dolphinmusic.com and get a special offer Fader fox LV1. you can also just get faderfox's there, and they shipp worldwide!

sungwei · Post by **sungwei** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:34 pm

Do NOT buy it. Not until all these problems you see here are fixed. Right now it is like trying to produce music with a computer virus. The thing has so many problems and seems to just keep developing more. Version 5.0.2 solved practically none of the major problems you see on this board. I think you can still get Live 4 which was very solid. Get that cause it's cheaper and more reliable.

controlvoltage · Post by **controlvoltage** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:54 pm

I recently bought Live 4.

I will gleefully upgrade to Live 5.1.x when I see that it has gained the solid reputation that 4 has earned.

Atomikat · Post by **Atomikat** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:07 pm

The bugs in Live 5 are different for every user. I just use ableton live 5 to mix and remix ...live ,whole songs and loops.I use a midi controller and midi keyboard to trigger the clips...no problems at all. Live 5.01 had a bug with the sound (pops, clicks) with big sets, but live 5.02 fixed all.I'm not looking for bugs, this set up works perfect for me and that's all I need to work.
Buy it !!!.

P.S. Live 4 is great, too, but the warp in Live 5 is 20 times better and faster.

henry ford · Post by **henry ford** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:58 am

how can you conciously tell someone to buy it , when so many people are still having problems ? it would seem more realistic to excercise caution before parting with the dollar bills.

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:14 am

this all boils down to a point of view.
Henry, i assume you are having loads of problems, otherwise you wouldnt be recommending live 4.

I use live the same as atomicat, i have loads of native instruments and cubase which i make tunes with, then i sample each loop into live and then mix and match, use lives plugins, warp etc to completely re write the tunes.

I have no problems with Live 5.0.2. At All. even with huge sets.

I have not experienced any problems, other than a crash (when trying to load Reaktor 5 and kontakt 2 into it).

I will conciously tell someone to buy it. i think its cool.

plus buying live 4, then upgrading later will cost more.

mocker · Post by **mocker** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:30 pm

What a question ! BUY IT... of course.
Bugs ? No bugs here, with a MAC. I've been using it on tour for the last 3 weeks (almost no day off), not a bug, not a crash, just pure fun.
I use 5.02 and a 15' PB with 1.5 Go Ram and OSX 10.4.2

henry ford · Post by **henry ford** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:04 pm

as you well know - we all use live differently , what a presumption to make that the poster of this thread will use live the same as you , in the same environment. While it might cost a LITTLE extra to buy live 4 , and upgrade to live 5....it is still the best answer - why is it the best answer? - because live 4 was solid as a rock , and live 5 isnt solid yet. . take a glance at the forums , a hefty chunk of the forum-posting user base are having probs. It makes me sick when people are swept away by hyperbole , and brand loyalty. not to mention the fact that currently , live 5's support is basically 'well it works on our machines!' ...what a laugh. if you had any gigs coming up you would want to use live 4....there is no way im using live 5 LIVE , untill they sort its problems out.