best time to buy ableton

JMFOne · Post by **JMFOne** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:41 pm

I want to upgrade from live lite to the full version. Is there ever a best time to buy? e.g is it worth waiting for live 8 (if ableton sell version 7 cheaper during the live 8 launch) or do people tend to sell their liscences during the launch?

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:48 pm

buy what you need. If you have hit a limitation with Lite that prevents you from making the music you want to make, the time is now. Doesn't make much sense to say "gosh, I could make this insane song, but I'll just wait until November to do it."

JMFOne · Post by **JMFOne** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:18 pm

True but the price is a factor. If it means I can buy the same product £50 cheaper I will wait.

Bagle · Post by **Bagle** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:25 pm

£50 cheaper?

if its not worth that much of a difference to you, is it worth it at all?

slicedbread · Post by **slicedbread** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:26 pm

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:34 pm

Ableton won't make the current version cheaper because a new version is going to come out soon. You'll pay the same price and maybe get a free or cheap upgrade.

Price isn't the issue though. Buy it just before they release a new version because the current version should be at it's most stable. Or buy now and you'll get the bugs for free.

JMFOne · Post by **JMFOne** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:23 pm

I guess what I am trying to get at is, I am definitely going to buy ableton at some point. I just wanted to see if people were observing trends with their pricing so I could have confidence that I was getting a good deal. I'm very tempted to wait for 8 due to the 128 parameters thing but then again, it would be nearly another 6 months until it becomes stable/reliable.

What sort of deals were going on when 7 landed?

Thanks for all your input so far though guys, I know you are trying to help me out.

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:25 pm

We've been waiting for >128 parameters for 1,000's of years. I bought Logic.

3dot... · Post by **3dot...** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:36 pm

the yearly "subscription" to the upgrade is 100-150$...

new versions tend to be released in January+- ....

if you buy after the new Version is announced then you usually get the upgrade for free...

do the math...

siliconarc · Post by **siliconarc** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:41 pm

if you have the novation/focusrite edition of live lite, and you live in the UK, there's an upgrade deal on at the moment:

If you own a copy of Ableton Live Lite (as featured in Focusrite and Novation's Xcite and Xcite+ packs), for a limited period only (1st May until June 30th 2008), you can upgrade to a full boxed version of Ableton Live 7 for just £199.99 inc VAT, a saving of £150.00 on the usual Live 7 full version price*. Please contact your local pro audio dealer

landrvr1 · Post by **landrvr1** » Wed May 21, 2008 2:36 pm

The best time to buy is immediately after the Apocalypse, and right before Jesus comes back to take the worthy to Heaven and leave all you filthy non-believing Ableton Live users behind.

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:39 pm

landrvr1 wrote:The best time to buy is immediately after the Apocalypse, and right before Jesus comes back to take the worthy to Heaven and leave all you filthy non-believing Ableton Live users behind.

that'll be a great day. we can finally legalize marijuana and keep the bars open 24/7, lots more gigs and events, no more getting strip searched before hitting a big event either.

where the fuck is that Jesus guy anyway? does he need a ride? can someone go pick him up? can we page him? got his celly?

landrvr1 · Post by **landrvr1** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:52 pm

Tone Deft wrote:
landrvr1 wrote:The best time to buy is immediately after the Apocalypse, and right before Jesus comes back to take the worthy to Heaven and leave all you filthy non-believing Ableton Live users behind.
that'll be a great day. we can finally legalize marijuana and keep the bars open 24/7, lots more gigs and events, no more getting strip searched before hitting a big event either.

where the fuck is that Jesus guy anyway? does he need a ride? can someone go pick him up? can we page him? got his celly?

All I know is that when Jesus DOES return, and all the Southern Baptists and Evangelicals see that he's not white, there's going to be hell to pay.

3dot... · Post by **3dot...** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:38 pm

I hope the Messiah gonna call before he comes...

I don't like surprises...

Moody · Post by **Moody** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:02 pm

the best time to buy is while you're a student.