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Ableton's Piano Roll?
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:04 pm
by Freiin
This question is just for a curiosity purpose.
Do you guys compose entire songs just using piano roll and mouse?
If so, what is the piano roll feature do you really miss in ableton live?
Re: Ableton's Piano Roll?
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:52 pm
by jonljacobi
Not generally, but I have on occasion composed variations on melodies using nothing but. I have no feature wishes other than a better representation of a keyboard. Without inset black keys, my mind doesn’t recognize note positions as quickly.
Re: Ableton's Piano Roll?
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:58 pm
by Sean_Clarke
If I was always going compose entire songs just using just piano roll and a mouse I would use FL Studio.
But I wouldn't do that, so I don't.
Re: Ableton's Piano Roll?
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 6:18 pm
by jlgrimes
Sean_Clarke wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:58 pm
If I was always going compose entire songs just using just piano roll and a mouse I would use FL Studio.
But I wouldn't do that, so I don't.
I Collab with another producer who swears by FL Studio. I never understood the big deal on why people prefer that piano Roll over Ableton's. FL seems very clunky workflow wise. It's weird though because the producer is not a huge piano Roll user so his workflow seems alot more cumbersome to me compared to Ableton.
I hardly ever compose entirely in the piano Roll. It seems slower than just playing it out. I haven't found a DAW that make me feel the opposite. I do compose drum tracks though in the piano Roll, and I use it a good bit to edit performances.