As of Live 12 (beta), I'm starting to have an allergic reaction to the added features and functions being poured into Live. Actually, it's the implementation in the GUI, not the features themselves.
I understand that I'm not the only fish in the sea and that some of you greatly desire these things. This can be said for most DAW upgrades.
To be perfectly honest, there was no extremely compelling reason for me to upgrade from 10. I do record a lot, but my workflow doesn't need comping. A feature which was most unimaginatively implemented when there was already an ad hoc method that didn't result in a slew of lanes. I don't do MPE so that was of no appeal. I don't need a lot of hand-holding to edit or write in the piano roll, so why did !?
Because there's always a couple of things that do help me out. I.e., the Tease! The ability to hide the clip header, a new keyboard shortcut to arm the track, etc. Now I find myself in the 12 beta with a bunch of new features that I will never use, plus a couple I would. Tease!
But in 12's case, they're really starting to clutter things up. If you're pooh-poohing this as merely one user's gripe, remember that the more choices you're presented with, the longer it takes to scan them and choose the one you want.
I love Live, primarily because of its workflow, but also because of the clever and unique way they once engineered in features. Now, it seems the company has lost its creative edge, or the desire to be different as the implementations of recent features are boringly commonplace.
As an experiment, I've reinstalled Live 10 and had a go. I'm seriously considering going back, though this means abandoning or porting a lot of newer stuff, primarily presets I've created. Which brings me to another complaint. Live still lacks an easy way to export stems.
So I've rattled on about Live which is what I know best. Does this bug you with other DAWs? Upgrading to get one or two things that make your life easier while the rest are of no use, or worst case, get in your way? How do you feel about the increasing complexity of the DAW you use? Could you downgrade and still get the job done?
I understand that I'm not the only fish in the sea and that some of you greatly desire these things. This can be said for most DAW upgrades.
To be perfectly honest, there was no extremely compelling reason for me to upgrade from 10. I do record a lot, but my workflow doesn't need comping. A feature which was most unimaginatively implemented when there was already an ad hoc method that didn't result in a slew of lanes. I don't do MPE so that was of no appeal. I don't need a lot of hand-holding to edit or write in the piano roll, so why did !?
Because there's always a couple of things that do help me out. I.e., the Tease! The ability to hide the clip header, a new keyboard shortcut to arm the track, etc. Now I find myself in the 12 beta with a bunch of new features that I will never use, plus a couple I would. Tease!
But in 12's case, they're really starting to clutter things up. If you're pooh-poohing this as merely one user's gripe, remember that the more choices you're presented with, the longer it takes to scan them and choose the one you want.
I love Live, primarily because of its workflow, but also because of the clever and unique way they once engineered in features. Now, it seems the company has lost its creative edge, or the desire to be different as the implementations of recent features are boringly commonplace.
As an experiment, I've reinstalled Live 10 and had a go. I'm seriously considering going back, though this means abandoning or porting a lot of newer stuff, primarily presets I've created. Which brings me to another complaint. Live still lacks an easy way to export stems.
So I've rattled on about Live which is what I know best. Does this bug you with other DAWs? Upgrading to get one or two things that make your life easier while the rest are of no use, or worst case, get in your way? How do you feel about the increasing complexity of the DAW you use? Could you downgrade and still get the job done?
Statistics: Posted by jonljacobi — Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:22 pm — Replies 13 — Views 294