I've wanted to start this thread for a very long time, probably over a year and it's only till recently from upgrading my system that I have encountered a serious problem with Live, that their answer to it has kicked my arse to start this.
My new system is a PC using Windows7 64bit and still using Live7 with Reason3. The problem being Live will not Rewire with Reason. Every time I try, Live crashes and then closes. Abe's response to this was not only is Live7 not officially supported with Windows7 but until Propellerheads realease Reason6 with a 64bit rewire engine, it just ain't gonna work. How lame!
There is a reason I am still using Live7. When 8 came out I really could not see the value of upgrading was worth my hard earned cash. With too little new features and the Max4Live intergration, which not only was I completely uninterested in, I was not willing to pay extra for it either. But then a couple of years ago I came extremely close to upgrading but not only did I come to the same conclusion, I was still too wary of it since everyone was saying how unstable it is. So I bought Cubase5 instead, but since having it I still keep opening up Live first and to be honest have hardly used it.
Live is the most intuitive and creative DAW out there and I still love it. It's what got me into all this in the first place because of its ease of use but it has suddenly nose dived for me in its popularity since I can't even rewire with it on my new computer! I'm still using Reason3 because I didn't need or want to upgrade it and was happy with it, I can't stand writing in it which is why I rewire it into Live but with Reason6 around the corner do I upgrade and leave Live behind?
Or do I finally bite the bullet and try to learn Cubase properly since on my new more powerfull computer it works flawlessly, plus it can run 64bit!?
The worst thing is that it is still tempting to upgrade to Live8 to get the Windows7 support, so what if I did and then Ableton go `hey look we now have Live9', I just aint gonna have or even want to spend the money. When contacting support last week about my problem I asked them when Live9 might be released and the answer was they have no release date to announce at the moment
Trust me I do not want to leave Live behind but with the way it's going I may have to. Other developers are fighting for our money and they certainly are at the front of the queue while Ableton seem to be sitting in the corner. I'm sure when it finally does happen it will be something extraordinary and full of what we have all hoped for, if not..................... bye bye Ableton
