As usual, just my dime, but a lot of this has to do with genre. EDM producers seem to like Ableton. A lot of home users seem to like it because it comes free bundled with a lot of interfaces. I got a copy with my M-Audio and another with my Focusrite. Both went immediately into the trash. I have RB to create, Pro Tools, Sonar, or Samplitude to mix. I do not do "the studio tour" in Cleveland, but the 4 I have been to all use Pro Tools. If you count that Graham guy in Florida, 5.... smile

A lot of home level musicians won't spend $600 on Pro Tools because it's out of pocket money rather than a business expense. I did buy it and I like it a lot. When I don't have Rog-Tools available I use it.

Every objection I have ever heard to Pro Tools includes the fact that it would take time to learn something new (which I immediately dismiss because you should never stop learning new things) and the price point. Really? $600 is going to break you? I bought it on a Sweetwater credit card with 24 months same as cash so it potentially cost me $25 a month for 2 years. (I paid it off much faster, but that's just how I did it.) What kind of frill could you cut out and save $25 a month? Not go to the movies or dinner one time? Use 10 less gallons of gas? Cut out 2 pizzas?

I don't have anything against "free", in fact I love free, but when "free" is the major tipping point in a buying decision, that seems out of balance to me.