Ableton Forum

I'm looking for recommendations for AntiVirus software for my laptop that I can quickly disable. Any AV is going to slow down my performance but I don't have the luxury of a dedicated audio performance laptop so I use my laptop for other things as well (email, etc). I need to run some AV on it but w...

The benefits of dual booting are huge. I don't have the luxury of a dedicated audio laptop so I also work on papers, do coding, check email, etc on my lappy. Obviously if I dual boot I'd have an ultra clean installation that I could dedicate to audio, no AV, no auto-install checkers, everything tune...

Ahh ok, so maybe I need to clarify. I'm not worried about laptops that can run Vista, I'm worried about laptops that can run Vista for Audio. I'm interested in folks who are currently using laptops running Vista for audio performance (Ableton Live, MaxMSP, etc.) and can say that the hardware is func...

I need a new laptop and it needs to run Vista (long story, not relevant, don't post telling me I'm making a mistake). So... I've read a bunch of posts from folks who've said they're running Vista on laptops FOR AUDIO PERFORMANCE with success. Please let me know which laptops you're using. I've looke...

No Dell hating here. My studio desktops have always been Dell and I've had great luck. Not so with the laptops, particularly as you indicate in areas of USB and Firewire chipsets. Since the onboard audio card doesn't exhibit the problem and I've tried many USB, Firewire and PCCard audio interfaces w...

Looking for recommendations for a new Windows laptop that will perform well with my FW410 and echo IndigoDJ. I've had great luck with Sony but an currently using a Dell and it is crap - lots of clicking and popping any time I use a Firewire or USB or PCCard audio interface (I've tried everything). A...

Having similar problem with a Dell notebook and a FW410 - heard recommendations to get a cardbus FW card... looking into it, can get em pretty cheap.

My M-Audio FW410 is clicking when plugged into the FW or USB interface on my laptop though the on board audio card doesn't cause clicking. A friend recommended that it was likely the cheap FW or USB bus and that I should get a PCMCIA Firewire card to run it. Any recommendations on PCMCIA FW cards th...

I have a UC-33 and it is sufficient but I have my gripes. The sliders are very tight - takes some effort to move them. The knobs aren't continuous control so switching between functions can have disastrous consequences. Not enough buttons. I don't like using my computer keybord so much - seems too m...

You're going to get a lot farther asking a very specific question using the terminology in the application and in the manual. I have no idea what you are talking about. You know, when you hover your mouse over an area, the bottom left gives you some instructions, use some of those terms to describe ...

the drive was wiped supposedly I really have no idea what this means and I fully agree with the previous poster. The best way to get a clean start is to just buy a new drive and stick it in the machine and make sure you install to it. All other options are more involved - like making sure you insta...

You have to go into Max/MSP DSP and select Rewire for it to be registered as a rewire device first (at least in Windows). Have you been able to hook up Live to Max/MSP? That would at least tell you that you have things working ok in those two apps. Basically launch Max, select DSP Rewire. Open Live ...

the owner said they wanted to buy the original artwork for a collection ! Do I sell them the flattened 'for print.psd' or the working copy with loads of layers.psd ??? it started me thinking about where exactly did my Master Copy live exactly. I think that then things start to take the form of inte...

Collector of course doesn't imply age but uniqueness, something you don't come across every day - could be an especially well preserved LP in its original sleeve but it also could be an mp3 release on an obscure website that was only up for 3 weeks and that the rest of the world will never hear agai...

Ugh, nooooo. When using my laptop's internal sound card, this works fine?!? I can record the outbound audio from my machine, but not with the 410? Could this really be true? No way to do it? Of course I can jump through hoops. Switch to my internal sound card. Plug a cable from out to in. Use a thir...