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I just bought my first used Mac in the hopes of using Ableton. I have Ableton 8 suite but when I try to upgrade to live 9 suite I see a 749 on the price tag and I already just dropped 900 on a used Mac.
are there any other DAWs that don't have big price tags every time an upgrade comes along?
or would you say to stay with live 8 suite
mean while I get other peoples opinions I am going to look at videos comparing live 8 to 9 and see if its necessary for me to even bother upgrading.
I would save up if I were you bro Ableton is so amazing. Most other DAWs don't have the session view which opens up a realm of new possibilities
@cutflow, the full version is 750, upgrade is 300 (download version). I'm not familiar with Ableton so, I don't know what's different between 8-9 but, 300 seems steep to me. If you can do without v9 features, maybe stick it out until v10 comes along (likely still 300 from v8). Or, just go to 9 whenever you can swing the 300. Might as well stick with what you know and love. My .02
i find it odd that you have to repurchase ableton to get v9 if you legally own v8
Stick with Live 8. Upgrade when you can afford it.
Stick to 8, you can definitively pull a solid track with it.
I agree with the last two posts above...Stick with what you have, spend that money on some better VST's or studio equipment. :thumbup:
Try Reaper - it's just $225 and many people I know even in pro audio mixing and mastering world love it. Though me personally is 100% Ableton lover. But of course if it's the price matter I'd give Reaper a try.
If you got the Ableton 8 Suite the upgrade to 9.7 suite is $300 on musicians friend. Also if you apply for financing you could get it for $13/month for 24 months with 0% interest.
I tried to use Ableton Live Lite but didn't find the workflow nice. I use Reason, Pro Tools and hardware gear. I would advise you to try Reason. If you use both software, you have gear musical weaponry at your disposal :thumbup:.