It’s been a while since the last time I’ve posted Project Composition. The fourth entry is a little bit different from the others.

I’ve used many DAWs to make music in the past. My current go-to DAWs are Apple Logic Pro X and Presonus Studio One 2. I also own MOTU Digital Performer 8 and Ableton Live 5. Ableton Live’s current version is 9, so that means that mine is quite outdated.

I actually started to use Ableton Live when it first came out. Back then, there was no loop-based music sequencer like ACID for Mac. Then, software called “Phazer” was released (now discontinued). It was supposed to be a Mac version of ACID and I immediately jumped on it. It was fun making music with “Phazer” but it was heavy and buggy. I was frustrated using the software, then Ableton Live showed up.

I liked the package, the interface, and its design which allowed the user to create music in a totally different way. I liked it so much that I updated the software every version. Then, at version 5, I thought maybe I’ll wait on updating the versions for a while since I’d spent quite a lot of money on the software already. After that, I started to use different DAWs and I kind of lost the chance to update it.

Now, I suddenly started to feel like trying it again and I downloaded the trial version (version 9). I thought it might be interesting to use it for the challenge of Project Composition. I used Live 9, which I almost forgot how to use, and made a song with it in a few hours.

Genre / Style : Dance / House / Techno

Used DAW : Ableton Live 9 Trial

 

After playing with it for a few hours, I remembered how easy it is to play around and brainstorm with Live. They say “Live is like an instrument” and I think it’s true. I’m going to give it a little more time but I might actually update this DAW soon!

The result : “Bounce”