Hey everyone, I got a computer ( desktop ) like 6 months ago :
Honestly…I’m doubting you are some world touring DJ/Producer who needs to get work done on the go…so ask yourself “what will I use most and get the most work done on?”
Try both apps out and see what ya like.
yeahh dude . get demos try it out . and see what fits you.
Ableton. Just makes sense in a million different ways especially if you need something thats both PC and MAC compatible
[quote]alinenunez (23/04/2011)[hr]yeahh dude . get demos try it out . and see what fits you.[/quote]
This, you may find Cubase Reason or even fruity loops more suitable for you
[quote]joaoeribeirowow (23/04/2011)[hr]Hey everyone, I got a computer ( desktop ) like 6 months ago :
- 8gb ram
-1TB hard drive …etc
and I have a macbook ( not pro ) cheaper one its like 2 or 4 gb ram ( 2 I think ) and I dont know what Software I should buy, Logic and work on mac only or ableton and I can work on both, dont know why but Logic seems " easier " to get used to…
Thanks[/quote]
not sure why you think logic is easier to get used to but, ableton at least for me has been so much easier to learn and it is alot more fun to create music on. I will say though that logic def. has better sounding instruments. i find with ableton i use plugins way more than i do when i work on logic. also, you should be able to fit both on your macbook just use an external drive to save all your recordings on.
I recently went through this debate. Myself having a macbook pro and a hefty computer that I built last year (PC) but like what was said earlier, it’s best to put all that aside and just look at the basics, what works easiest for you.
I REALLY like logic for it’s design and functionality, very easy, and it seems a lot more organized to me, especially for track arrangement.
However, with Ableton I find it WAY better for any sort of track warping/altering as the possibilities are endless and fast, many of what was done in the tutorials such as the glitch step tutorial, to get those sort of sounds, they can’t be achieved on logic, easily anyways, as I did the tutorial on ableton and logic as a test and liked the results that ableton showed.
All in all, I like Abletons plugins, very basic and easy to understand as well as the endless tweaking you can do to sounds. I like Logic for practically everything else, but technically you can run them in Rewire mode and use both, my advice is to not limit yourself to only one certain projects might attract to one more than the other. 
[quote]stylz (23/04/2011)[hr]Honestly…I’m doubting you are some world touring DJ/Producer who needs to get work done on the go…so ask yourself “what will I use most and get the most work done on?”
Try both apps out and see what ya like.[/quote]
+1
Though I would probably lean towards using the same thing on both the Mac and PC so you don’t have to waste a lot of time re-learning how to get the same results (e.g. like side chaining a pad to a kick track). Also, if you run out of power on the laptop, you might want to bring your tracks over to your desktop to handle the load.
Here’s where you can download the demos:
[url]http://www.ableton.com/downloads[/url] (Mac/Windows)
[url]Download FL Studio | Full version and Free Trial [OFFICIAL] (Windows only - bootcamp on mac)
[url]http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/cubase/trial_version.html[/url] (Mac/Windows)
[url]http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/reader.aspx/20081217[/url] (Windows only)
Unfortunately, Logic doesn’t have a legit demo to download, but they have some great videos and information to give you a feel of what it’s like:
[url]Logic Pro - Apple (Mac only)