> pushing it towards amateurs who want to easily piece together their musical ideas from other people's sounds Ableton Live is even more centered around buildi

> pushing it towards amateurs who want to easily piece together their musical ideas from other people's sounds Ableton Live is even more centered around building music around loops and samples. Obviously you can track and mix recorded instruments in it just as well, but the live composition view (as opposed to the more traditional, linear arrangement view) that gives Ableton 50% of its name cannot be understated.