Ableton Live is on sale right now for 33% off is it worth while?
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- Banned
- 22457 posts since 5 Sep, 2001
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- KVRAF
- 4867 posts since 18 Dec, 2000
Here's something to ponder...what's worse?ChiTown24 wrote:congrats to the wise people who quickly bought their upgrades while the going was good!
i wonder if someone gets fired for this error ?
i imagine they lost a few thousand euros over this
emailing them to see if theyll sell you an upgrade for the glitch price is pretty cheeky though!
changing a price mid-sale all secret like, or asking for the original sale price?
dw
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- KVRian
- 813 posts since 9 Jan, 2012
welllll i think ableton are clearly in the right because those who ordered while the error was in place are having their orders honored. thats the right thing to do! probably the legal thing to do too
but their whole campaign was about 33% off for three days
with lots of graphics indicating that
so to me it seems clear their intent was 33% discounts so i figure its a bit churlish to be upset with them for rectifying the error once they caught on to it
they had the same sale last year too
33% off for 3 days {if im not mistaken}
no one is any worse off because of this, i guess whats eating some folks up is the knowledge that someone else got a significantly better deal! basic psychology innit!
@ttoz
ya you may be right
hard to say either way though
but their whole campaign was about 33% off for three days
with lots of graphics indicating that
so to me it seems clear their intent was 33% discounts so i figure its a bit churlish to be upset with them for rectifying the error once they caught on to it
they had the same sale last year too
33% off for 3 days {if im not mistaken}
no one is any worse off because of this, i guess whats eating some folks up is the knowledge that someone else got a significantly better deal! basic psychology innit!
@ttoz
ya you may be right
hard to say either way though
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- KVRAF
- 2263 posts since 6 Aug, 2007
I want to make sure it's clear on my behalf--I am not complaining about the issue. I agree with you completely. It was obviously a mistake that they honored for the few who got it, and I am not eaten up by the fact that people got a better deal than me--I am quite happy for them.ChiTown24 wrote:i guess whats eating some folks up is the knowledge that someone else got a significantly better deal! basic psychology innit!
I am just disappointed, is all, as the correct price is not anything I am interested in. The lower price was about right for what I think the upgrade to Suite is worth, and I would have been happy to nab it at the price, but not so much at the higher price. Just bummed about a missed opportunity, but I don't feel like I have been wronged in any way, or feel like Ableton "owes" me the lower price.
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- KVRian
- 813 posts since 9 Jan, 2012
right on sockofgold! good attitudesockofgold wrote:I want to make sure it's clear on my behalf--I am not complaining about the issue. I agree with you completely. It was obviously a mistake that they honored for the few who got it, and I am not eaten up by the fact that people got a better deal than me--I am quite happy for them.ChiTown24 wrote:i guess whats eating some folks up is the knowledge that someone else got a significantly better deal! basic psychology innit!
I am just disappointed, is all, as the correct price is not anything I am interested in. The lower price was about right for what I think the upgrade to Suite is worth, and I would have been happy to nab it at the price, but not so much at the higher price. Just bummed about a missed opportunity, but I don't feel like I have been wronged in any way, or feel like Ableton "owes" me the lower price.
for the record though i wasnt referring to anyone in particular
i havent even read your posts in this thread
im just speaking in general terms from some of the commentary ive read across a couple different forums + facebook
in fact i am selling my old live 6 license {which is why i joined this thread to comment on the error) and was really counting on the cheap upgrade price to help shift my license quickly
and i agree 100% with you, the lower price was about right for me too!
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- KVRAF
- 4867 posts since 18 Dec, 2000
I agree.
I have always been a bit interested in Sampler, but not for the price they want.
I saw it last night right before I went to bed, and I told myself that I'd get it in the morning...
I'm just a little bummed that the deal is gone, if I knew it would change I would have snatched it right away
What I really want is Live 9!!!!
dw
I have always been a bit interested in Sampler, but not for the price they want.
I saw it last night right before I went to bed, and I told myself that I'd get it in the morning...
I'm just a little bummed that the deal is gone, if I knew it would change I would have snatched it right away
What I really want is Live 9!!!!
dw
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 652 posts since 28 Dec, 2011 from Seattle,WA, USA
Thanks for the opinions everyone. I forgot about this thread and have been spending most of the evening looking at Reason Rack Extensions. I think I am going to buy Live tomorrow.
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- KVRian
- 676 posts since 12 Dec, 2007 from Scotland via California
I've been around the block with DAWs and I always come back to Live. It's effortlessly fun to work with. Simple but as complex as you need it to be. I absolutely love it.
I always laugh at the whole 32 bit thing. Yes, 64-bit is good for plug-ins that use lots of huge memory intensive samples and such but for the vast majority of softsynths, it makes no difference what-so-ever. 64-bit isn't going to make your softsynth sound any better. At version 8, Live is nothing short of a masterpiece. It's mature, gets updated regularly and just works great. I'm looking forward to Live 9 but 8 does everything I want it to and more. Infact I still barely use it to its full potential. Get 8, be happy, have some fun and go and write some music. 64-bit isn't going to improve your songwriting, production or mixing skills.
'Live for now' is a nice way to think of it
I always laugh at the whole 32 bit thing. Yes, 64-bit is good for plug-ins that use lots of huge memory intensive samples and such but for the vast majority of softsynths, it makes no difference what-so-ever. 64-bit isn't going to make your softsynth sound any better. At version 8, Live is nothing short of a masterpiece. It's mature, gets updated regularly and just works great. I'm looking forward to Live 9 but 8 does everything I want it to and more. Infact I still barely use it to its full potential. Get 8, be happy, have some fun and go and write some music. 64-bit isn't going to improve your songwriting, production or mixing skills.
'Live for now' is a nice way to think of it
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- KVRAF
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Extended to the 18th.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 652 posts since 28 Dec, 2011 from Seattle,WA, USA
So I bought Live today and I really really like it. I am happy with my new purchase. It took me a minute to get sampletank working right but now that it is no real complaints here. And I agree about the 32 and 64 bit thing. After using both its not a major deal when it comes to soft synths especially because most plug ins are still 32 bit anyway.
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- KVRAF
- 10133 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
Sweet, didnt realise I had a better deal on the Suite upgrade, just thought my math was off as usual.
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- KVRAF
- 3220 posts since 4 Jan, 2005
I got the glitched price early , Live lite 8 soundcloud to Suite 8 for $259 . lovin operator and analog presets n stuff . I really dont care when Live 9 gets released or about the whole 32 /64 issue , this was a really good deal .
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- KVRAF
- 1796 posts since 4 Sep, 2011 from England
I asked the same question two years ago. Live 9 was coming soon then too. Ableton have never mentioned any features of live 9 or any dates.
If you read all the ableton Live 9 forum topics on the internet you will find out that Live 9 could be here in two months - 12 years. No word from Ableton on this.
If you start getting out of memory crashes at 3.2 GB.
Demo Jbridge it is a work around Lives 32bit memory limitation, you need a 64bit OS.
When I found out about Jbridge in these forums that sort of turned Live 8 into Live 9 for me. It's a bit buggy using Jbridge but it gives me the freedom of lots of RAM.
If you read all the ableton Live 9 forum topics on the internet you will find out that Live 9 could be here in two months - 12 years. No word from Ableton on this.
If you start getting out of memory crashes at 3.2 GB.
Demo Jbridge it is a work around Lives 32bit memory limitation, you need a 64bit OS.
When I found out about Jbridge in these forums that sort of turned Live 8 into Live 9 for me. It's a bit buggy using Jbridge but it gives me the freedom of lots of RAM.