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Posted by goldy1977 on Aug-25-2010 19:07:

Changing to Albeton Live!

I want to change to using albeton live, after using acid pro for a good number of years.
How easy is it, to get to grips with using albeton live compared to acid pro. Any comments appreciated. Thx

Posted by owien on Aug-25-2010 19:12:

very easy crossover acid pro is a good daw to use with its drag and drop ableton is also very simular give it a week or two and you will be in love with it in no time

Posted by meDina on Aug-25-2010 19:42:

They both use the drag and drop mentality. I actually have a friend of mine (hip hop producer) who was a acid pro user for 10+ years, and i turned him onto ableton. He was able to make the switch pretty quickly and hasn't looked back since!

Posted by goldy1977 on Aug-25-2010 21:58:

Thx for the comments.
What about working with midi files in albeton live, they still easy to work with? Does it have a piano roll editor interface?

Posted by Bren-F on Aug-25-2010 23:03:

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Originally posted by goldy1977
Thx for the comments.
What about working with midi files in albeton live, they still easy to work with? Does it have a piano roll editor interface?

Yes on both counts. Midi files (along with any other compatible audio files) can be simply dragged and dropped into the sequencer from a folder elsewhere on your machine.

Started using Ableton myself last year (to route reason through) and I love it.

It's very no-nonsense, easy to get to grips with and once you familiarise yourself with all the keyboard commands, I found that work-flow can be pretty quick & smooth as well

Posted by Subtle on Aug-25-2010 23:36:

Ableton is perhaps the easiest sequencer to get into, and you will find tutorials for everything on youtube.

I made the switch myself recently, did two tracks on it.. before switching back to Cubase 5, Ableton just isnt as good when it comes to recording, editing and arranging audio and MIDI.

Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Aug-26-2010 01:00:

Welcome aboard! You will enjoy your stay