Re:Get Started Making Music
by kabacha on Monday September 16, 2019 @07:06AM
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379€ - wow, that's an absurd amount of money for personal software. Include that with every tutorial being priced too and having to buy synths and samples etc this turns into one expensive hobbie.
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Its expensive because its good and the amount of engineering to make sure this doesn't drop a single sample in live performance costs time, expertise and cash.
Ableton Live Standard: $449
Cubase Artist: ~ $340
Reaper: Free/$60/$225
Pro tools: ~ $600
It's priced in the same league as its competitors.
> Ableton Live Standard: $449
Arturia midi controllers (eg Minilab mkII: ~$100) come bundled with a license for Ableton Live Lite which is pretty functional and might satisfy hobbyist needs.
Re:Get Started Making Music
by chachachoney on Monday September 16, 2019 @09:40AM
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There are some amazing free VSTs out there. Also, 379€ is about the price you'd pay for a mid-level guitar. So if you're considering Ableton or Bitwig Studio your "instrument" it's reasonable.
(obviously, this analogy breaks under pressure; software still lacks the concrete permanence of a physical instrument)
Well, it's professional software. If you could still buy a permanent licence for Photoshop, say, it would probably be similar.
It would be much more
Re:Get Started Making Music
by IGotThroughIt on Monday September 16, 2019 @08:49AM
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VST Library:
NI Komplete 12 Full - $1600