

Pro Tools is arguably the ‘go-to’ DAW of choice for many professionals out there, but is it really all it’s hyped up to be? Ease Of Use/Learning CurveĪs a beginner opening up a Pro Tools session it can be difficult to know where to start. In fact, have a conversation with any musician and you will probably find out that they are familiar with the Pro Tools name, and if they’ve ever recorded in a professional studio, they have more than likely used it. Have a conversation with any music producer and at some point, you are almost guaranteed to hear the words ‘ Pro Tools’. Breaking It Down: Pro Tools vs Ableton Pro Tools *Ableton Live has announced that multi-track comping will (finally) be available in Live 11. Many would argue that Ableton Live’s MIDI functionality is sleeker compared to Pro Tools. Both DAWs come with an excellent array of plugins, though Pro Tools‘ collection has been revered as the gold standard for many. Ableton Live excels as a creative suite for electronic and digital realm producers, with intuitive ‘live’ performance features that Pro Tools does not offer. Pro Tools excels at workflow options for those of you who predominantly work with bands and need to work with large amounts of live multitracking comping.
