DAW

[Jac459]

nope, your initial thought is correct.
music is music, pitch/duration/timbre of notes and spaces between.

the caveat is some hosts do lend themselves better to a loops based production (fl/live...) and some are easier to use in a more linear fashion.
but both can do both really, it's just "easier" (ynmv).

Thank you for the clarification!

I ve been using Ableton and initially I used the sessions view for inspiration and just for fun. But now i never use it anymore. I'm not producing on a loop base anymore but i have no trouble producing in a more linear fashion in the arrangement view. But then I have never used another Daw besides fl and live. What benefits does other daws have (now i produce in a more linear way) in comparison to lives arrangement view?

it's hard to say really, as we all have different needs.
one example might be the cubase tempo mapping, being able to adjust bar lines and such. this is only something that may be useful to those doing orchestral music where there is more movement there, than most electronic genres, where a fixed tempo throughout is needed

then a lot of things will be the different shortcuts available, will suit different people.

unless you can think of something you feel unable to do in live, i wouldn't even consider looking elsewhere.
even if it can do the same things, a new host will mean learning where everything is anew, and then probably finding that the time and cost, didn't really change much.

Thanks again. One thing I remember hearing in a walkthrough video Disclosure made of a track is that he used Ableton for warping samples because of the algorithms it uses. But he preferred Logic's stock plugins.

And now im typing this I remember a podcast with HONNE, about making a new album, they switched from Logic to Ableton specifically to make the album differ from their previous releases. Thought that was a interesting idea.

But Im sticking to Ableton for now.

Another example is Bitwig wich is awesome for modulations. The whole DAW is really oriented to do that and even in the new version, they improved it even more when in the meantime there is arguably some other parts that are less advanced comparatively to other DAWs and didn't progress.

Too me it makes more sense but of course it is a question of taste.

After, I fully agree with what has been said previously, DAWs are so powerful these days that any style can be done in any (of the main) DAWs. It is more a question of easyness and extra "nice to have" features.