wonderingmeow's Reviews
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Obnoxiously good
Exactly what the Sweetwater reviews say about this thing. Comes with all Arturia keyboards. For mine, I got the 49key. It automatically sets itself up with your keyboard. Mine only didn't register 2 knobs, but mapping is really easy and only one click away, and the knob functions can be changed. Endless sounds and synths to mess with. Very fun VST
Depends on which of the 12 synths you want to use, and the lots of presets, with the ability to search via the type of sound you're looking for.
The classic DAW itself
Great and easy to learn interface. You can highlight anything and a box in the corner will tell you what it does. Get a cheap midi keyboard and find a free good piano vst that works on Ableton and you can have a low budget but working piano. Only drawback is that the stock drums aren't as good as what you can find if you're trying to do some kind of IDM.
Version: Ableton Live 9
Fun if using at home for personal use, that's about it.
The buttons and ability to touch the top of a turntable to stop a song is really cool for being cheap, only drawback is the lack of headphone port. Would only suggest for home use, but really good for only $130
Cheap but effective
For only $130, this little friend can get the jobs of both an octave keyboard and launchpad, comes with a license for Ableton Lite (which is all you really need once you find free VSTs) and a synth VST called Hybrid that actually sounds really good. As a beginner, I found this to be a really good learning tool.