Live's core market is 12-16 yr old middleclass males

loophead · Post by **loophead** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:15 pm

You aught to ride a better quality of train there ! Last train I was on a few weeks back ( NY to Boston) I plugged in...Thats right ! AC 3 prong right next to the seat. I was processing vocals and percussion loops through my newly aquired 'Soundhacker' spectral plugins in Live giggling like an idiot (not difficult) my wife hitting me asking me what the hells my problem ! I tried to explain that a mear few years ago this would not be thinkable let alone possible. Live rules. Live 4 will rule even better

A dj · Post by **A dj** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:18 pm

35 and loving it (live that is)

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:47 pm

vivaplex wrote:
acerola wrote: "Live is all I need in a DAW."

I don't think Live 3 was a DAW. Not to be a prick; I only mention that because I believe that with the inclusion of MIDI sequencing and editing that live 4 IS finally a DAW technically.

Digital Audio Workstation. What's that got to do with MIDI?

-Paws

vivaplex · Post by **vivaplex** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:24 am

noisetonepause wrote:
vivaplex wrote:
acerola wrote: "Live is all I need in a DAW."

I don't think Live 3 was a DAW. Not to be a prick; I only mention that because I believe that with the inclusion of MIDI sequencing and editing that live 4 IS finally a DAW technically.
Digital Audio Workstation. What's that got to do with MIDI?

-Paws

Well, it is one of the three charactheristics something must have to be characterized as a DAW. just semantics, but Live was never technically a DAW before 4 if I'm not mistaken, and this textbook in front of me lends a little validity.

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 1:08 am

Well... I think Live3 works digital audio like no other programme out there

Stupid debate, though.

-Paws

vivaplex · Post by **vivaplex** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:35 am

so true. I just mentioned it because I'm glad that with 4 no one will be able to exclude Live from the big relevant DP; Logic; ProTools list of DAWs anymore.

I was shocked to hear it reported here that Macs run live some 30% ( I think that was the figure) less efficiently than PC. I am also waiting to hear if Altivec is the optimization in question for 4. i have to admit that without rendering I'd be unable to do a lot of my work with the current config. with 4, Live is THE powerhouse DAW as far as I'm concerned, and I'll save plenty of CPU just by not having to run Reason or DP4 for MIDI.

forge · Post by **forge** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:38 am

vivaplex wrote:
acerola wrote: " I never realized we weren't optimized or that PC users actually have more efficient response. That's shocking, but only if they can get Windows to stay operational for more than a few weeks

do a search on this forum, the whole mac performance thing has been mentioned alot

and since XP instability is largely a thing of the past too, so it has been a big issue for live users.

but hopefully now that's all going to change!

I think it quite possibly will be the thing that prompts me to make the move

Live's core market is 12-16 yr old middleclass males

indeed