Music instruments in DAW

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  • sean1212
    Junior Member
    • Apr 2020
    • 5
    #1

    Music instruments in DAW

    Hi,
    I am trying out Ableton live currently and I don't know why it feels like that Ableton's instruments don't sound great at the moment.

    Is it because Ableton's instruments are somehow "purer" and need some tweaking (echo, delay,etc.) to sound good?

    Earlier I was using Garageband and its instruments sounded much better.

    Or is it just in my head?
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    • Herogashix
      D7 Dating Sim Player
      FFR Music Producer
      • Apr 2009
      • 2183
      #2
      Re: Music instruments in DAW

      Stock plugins for instruments in several DAWs don't sound as good as the real thing, so we're always looking for sample banks to cover that without having to throw a billion effects on.

      There are a lot of free ones out there you can grab and they'll do the trick in a pinch, but if you want the genuine good stuff then you might have to pay for those sample banks.

      I would assume Garage Band uses live samples for their instruments so that might be why they seem better.

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        • EppuJoloZ
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          FFR Music Producer
          • Oct 2017
          • 287
          #3
          Re: Music instruments in DAW

          Ableton Live is more VST/3rd party-sample based. That's why it's built in instruments are pretty meh, i can agree on that.
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            • alexawiliams784
              FFR Player
              • Apr 2020
              • 1
              #4
              Re: Music instruments in DAW

              You Are Right! Most of the DAWs applications need tweaking. Personally I am not using the Garageband application because I don;t have a macbook. I hired one person that processed the audio by using a lot of effects and tweaking to give that modern and recognizable sound.

              Btw have you tried to run Garageband on windows? I have tried some unofficial ways to do it but didn’t get any success. Any ideas?

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