Ableton Live draws a bright line between making
music and editing audio files. It's a very powerful DAW, and popular too—many
of you noted it for its professional-grade features, specifically geared
towards live recordings, but it's no slouch if you're looking to write music as
well. It sports an almost ridiculous number of features for the advanced user,
and caters to both live musicians and DJs alike. If you want to edit existing
files you may have a hard time getting around Ableton's features, but it does
support virtually any type of audio you try to import, features pre-loaded
effects and processing tools, a host of built-in instruments, and more.
