Live Sound Quality - Is it Pro?

Discuss music production with Ableton Live.
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Post by nebulae » Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:41 am

Waterboy wrote:Hello, all. I thought that I would chime in on this topic. Not that my opinion matters, rather just another point of view:
I write mostly rock & metal. I have found that Live has a very organic feel for me and the genre in which I am involved. Below I have posted (what I hope) is a link for a short drum clip that I did in Live, using nothing other than a small bit of compression. I have found that it could / would suit my tastes and the tastes of most of my clients:
Drums Using Ableton Live
This is just a clip of an ol' tune that I have been ,essin' around with.
BTW - This is just a goofin' off site that I post ideas - where somebody in another country might want to collaborate with me, etc. Please do not take this site seriously!
Thanks
Clearly, this was a loop costructed on Fruity Loops, version 2 or 3. The sound is totally tinny, and almost resembles a bad Lindrum. You have been found out, sir, and I dare say thou art an imposter!

Awesome drumming, bro. Now let's all make some more music and stop this bullshit about whether Live is pro or not.

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Post by timothyallan » Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:54 am

Alright, I've found a definitive test for the Pro ness of the Live stereo outputs.

This should completely clear things up once and for all.

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Post by nebulae » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:50 am

Wow, that's an impressive graph that tells me so much. But here are a few other graphs that clearly refute your graph...

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As you can see the Good is really good, and the Poor, well, I don't even need to expound.

Further evidence exists in this graph:

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As you can see the green dots are on the higher side, idicating "pro-ness".

And here's the nail in the coffin, my friend...

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Clearly, Live is as Pro as it gets.

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Post by timothyallan » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:59 am

ROFL @ Fertilizers on Bean Plant Growth! I knew there was a correlation between pro-ness and them.

But the one big one that we've all forgotten about is the link between Ableton, global warming, and pirates.

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Post by nebulae » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:19 am

aaaarg, matey, shiver me timbers

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Post by Waterboy » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:10 pm

Clearly, this was a loop costructed on Fruity Loops, version 2 or 3. The sound is totally tinny, and almost resembles a bad Lindrum. You have been found out, sir, and I dare say thou art an imposter!
Actually, I have a Mac .... and, uh ... Fruity Loops (I don't think) will run on a Mac.
Nonetheless, this was just my input, I am not running for office here (i.e. - I am not as passionate as some about forum discussions - therefore I do not tkae this seriously!).
Please keep in mind, I am not making a stand on either side of this discussion, rather I am just adding my $0.02 worth on the quality of Live vs. other formats. I can assure you that the following is what I have in my home studio:
- Live (Lite)
- Logic Pro 7
- Cubase SX 3
But I appreciate your taking the time to respond in a positive manner. Take care!
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Post by stinky » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:39 pm

i'm not takin sides here, but fruityloops can run on a mac, either in Boot Camp, or using Parallels (or any other other virtualization software).

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Post by nebulae » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:46 pm

Waterboy wrote:
Clearly, this was a loop costructed on Fruity Loops, version 2 or 3. The sound is totally tinny, and almost resembles a bad Lindrum. You have been found out, sir, and I dare say thou art an imposter!
Actually, I have a Mac .... and, uh ... Fruity Loops (I don't think) will run on a Mac.
Nonetheless, this was just my input, I am not running for office here (i.e. - I am not as passionate as some about forum discussions - therefore I do not tkae this seriously!).
Please keep in mind, I am not making a stand on either side of this discussion, rather I am just adding my $0.02 worth on the quality of Live vs. other formats. I can assure you that the following is what I have in my home studio:
- Live (Lite)
- Logic Pro 7
- Cubase SX 3
But I appreciate your taking the time to respond in a positive manner. Take care!
Dude, you totally got the wrong idea...I was IMPRESSED with the drumming, and I thought that the sound qualilty was very good. Sorry that my sarcasm didn't translate over the forum. Kudos for posting a nice loop. :)

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Post by Waterboy » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:56 pm

Oops! I'm sorry! Thanks for the compliment, and please excuse my ignorance! I'm an older fart!

:oops:
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Post by nebulae » Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:18 pm

Waterboy wrote:Oops! I'm sorry! Thanks for the compliment, and please excuse my ignorance! I'm an older fart!

:oops:
It's ok, I am too.

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