the ableton monopoly

NoAffiliation · Post by **NoAffiliation** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:25 pm

Does anyone find it odd that no other companies have tried to make copycat products of Ableton Live? The program has been out for years now and there really aren't any other products directly competing for the live performance market.

I think this is odd since this is obviously a profitable business and usually companies are quick to jump on new markets like this. Look at Final Scratch when it came out, within a year there were 4 other turntable emulation systems and even more than that now. Same thing with DAW's, Vsts, plently to choose in that area as well...

Surely any of these audio companies could figure out how to make a program that launches loops on the fly, so why hasn't it happened after all these years? Im interested in people's thoughts

humeka · Post by **humeka** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:50 pm

you're right...

have you seen the last native instrument soft/hardware solution?

http://www.native-instruments.com/newre ... /maschine/

the interface looks a bit like live, don't you think so? but I don't know if it works the same way...

nathan_fr · Post by **nathan_fr** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:21 pm

Maybe because producing is not yet a mainstream activity instead of DJing.

Otherwise, maybe Ableton Live or Reason are not really professional softwares, like Logic, Protools or Cubase.

datalus · Post by **datalus** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:38 pm

nathan_fr wrote:Maybe because producing is not yet a mainstream activity instead of DJing.

Otherwise, maybe Ableton Live or Reason are not really professional softwares, like Logic, Protools or Cubase.

I beg to differ, especially with Live 8 Ableton is a pretty solid "pro" DAW.

nathan_fr · Post by **nathan_fr** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:41 pm

datalus wrote:
nathan_fr wrote:Maybe because producing is not yet a mainstream activity instead of DJing.

Otherwise, maybe Ableton Live or Reason are not really professional softwares, like Logic, Protools or Cubase.
I beg to differ, especially with Live 8 Ableton is a pretty solid "pro" DAW.

It was just an idea, I don't have any opinion actually

datalus · Post by **datalus** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:57 pm

I know, I was just refuting that as a reason. I actually do not know why Live hasn't been copied.

Dopplereffekt · Post by **Dopplereffekt** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:52 am

Sony ACID?

clubfoot · Post by **clubfoot** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:01 pm

there is Digital Performer... not sure if it's actually older than Live