kevin H Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) If you are already on Ableton 10 and intend to upgrade to Ableton 11 once released, then taking advantage of the 20% preorder discount at ableton.com might be something worth taking advantage of. Preorder discount will go away once Ableton 11 is released in early 2021. Once you preorder you’ll have 14 days after Ableton 11 is released to complete your purchase. https://www.ableton.com/en/live/ Edited February 11, 2021 by kevin H Updated topic with newly announced release date of feb 23
Walt Collins Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 I bought the 11 upgrade the day it came out. Really looking forward to MPE support (for my ASM Hydrasynth), comping (finally!!), tempo following, MIDI note randomness. I always feel bad talking about Ableton (which is like 99% of what I do with DAWs) on the Cakewalk forums.
abacab Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Walt Collins said: I always feel bad talking about Ableton (which is like 99% of what I do with DAWs) on the Cakewalk forums. Don't feel bad! There are certain workflows that Live does well that not many other DAWs can come close to. Nothing says you have to stick to one DAW. Craig Anderton used to work for Gibson/Cakewalk, and was very active on the old Cakewalk forums. He described how he used Live and Studio One, as well as Cakewalk. He recommended using the best tool for any particular job at hand. In his case he preferred Live for live use, and Studio One for it's mastering features. Use what works for you!
abacab Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 Hmmm... Upgrade from Live 10 Standard to Live 10 Suite for $295. Then get free upgrade to Live 11.
kevin H Posted February 10, 2021 Author Posted February 10, 2021 2 hours ago, abacab said: Hmmm... Upgrade from Live 10 Standard to Live 10 Suite for $295. Then get free upgrade to Live 11. Thomman has it for $242 and you also get live 11 upgrade if you register before release. Not sure if your $295 included the 20% discount already or not so might be similar. Seems like a good deal. Some people actually downgraded to standard from suite as they didn’t use all of what suite offers but for me I use Max for live and some of the other instruments so it’s worth it. I don’t use all the packs though. comparison link: https://www.ableton.com/en/live/compare-editions/ thomann link: https://m.thomannmusic.com/ableton_live_10_suite_upg_10_standard.htm
abacab Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, kevin H said: Thomman has it for $242 and you also get live 11 upgrade if you register before release. Not sure if your $295 included the 20% discount already or not so might be similar. Seems like a good deal. Some people actually downgraded to standard from suite as they didn’t use all of what suite offers but for me I use Max for live and some of the other instruments so it’s worth it. I don’t use all the packs though. That $295USD upgrade deal was what Ableton offered to me directly when logged into my account. I assume that may have included the 20% off, because there was a notice to that effect on the same page. My price to upgrade directly at release to Live 11 Standard is $159, or to Live 11 Suite is $379. I really don't need most of what Suite offers, and would only consider that if I really wanted the extra instruments + effects. Otherwise Live 10/11 Standard is good enough for me. As with the other DAWs I use, I mainly stick with 3rd party instruments and effects. I don't like to be locked into one system. Edited February 10, 2021 by abacab
kitekrazy Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 They added some new libraries made by Spitfire. That's kinda tempting to go with the Suite again but Sampler is annoying when one is use to Kontakt.
Sander Verstraten Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 How do the AAS made instruments compare to the VSTs?
abacab Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 24 minutes ago, Sander Verstraten said: How do the AAS made instruments compare to the VSTs? Which are made by AAS?
Sander Verstraten Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 I believe: - Analog -> VA - Collision -> Chromaphone - Tension -> String Studio - Electric -> Lounge Lizard Of those I only have the full version of VA3
abacab Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 Interesting... I have VA3 and Chromaphone 3, but have never seen the Ableton versions is use. Only have Live 10 Standard. So that's one less excuse to upgrade to Suite, LOL!!
Anxiousmofo Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 If you are going to jump on this, I'd do it soon. The beta folk received the release candidate today. 1
kevin H Posted February 10, 2021 Author Posted February 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Anxiousmofo said: If you are going to jump on this, I'd do it soon. The beta folk received the release candidate today. Agree...I had actually forgotten about it so figured others may be in same boat....should be any day now
abacab Posted February 11, 2021 Posted February 11, 2021 That Thomann link is the lowest price to upgrade from Live 10 Standard to Live 10 Suite that I could find. https://m.thomannmusic.com/ableton_live_10_suite_upg_10_standard.htm Their 200.84 EUR price with USD exchange rate showed as $253.56 USD today, which is still quite a bit lower than Ableton's direct $295 offer. Which in my case, is only $94 more than buying the Live 11 Standard upgrade for $159 USD. Kind of makes Suite a no-brainer with this difference.
Bruno de Souza Lino Posted February 11, 2021 Posted February 11, 2021 The fun thing is the "Modern Beats Maker/Producer/YouTuber Pack", which consists of Ableton Suite then ignoring all bundled synths and buying Serum. 2
kevin H Posted February 11, 2021 Author Posted February 11, 2021 Updated topic to add an end date based on newly announced Feb 23 release date. Thanks Larry for the heads up.
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