Quote Originally Posted by Basil Rush
I have no idea why you'd want to use live to write it, I can't get my head around it, on the other hand I'm seriously considering selling my turntables now I've got it! God is it amazing at sticking a couple of tracks together and keeping them in sync! Anyone want a 1210? :)
different strokes for different folks, i suppose. but what live allows me to do as far as writing is to sketch out the basic idea of a song, jam it out live by triggering clips and tweaking effects envelopes, and then record all my tweaking live and go in and edit later.

for me it's just a much more fun way to do things. i like to keep things simple. not much a fan of navigating menus and all that. it's got two views. that's it. things work the same in both views, and there's less looking for how to do something than there is actually doing it.

i have been using live since its beginnings, when i was a wee beginner myself, and although it was less of a DAW then and more a live tool, i took to it like a fish to water.

many people still use it as simply a sketch tool and then take it into something more intricate, like cubase or logic, and i can see the benefits there too. just the fun of being able to jam things out so simply to me is invaluable. wouldn't trade it for anything else. i used cubase for about a week before i wanted to just toss my computer out of the window from frustration and boredom. live keeps me interested and continually surprises me with its power and usefulness. :)

i'd say play around with the demo for a while and check out the ableton forums at www.ableton.com. there are a ton of tips and tricks on there, and they are all fairly simple, but incredibly effective.

whatever you choose, have fun making tunes!