RipX vs Moises and Ableton Live for ear transcription

The speaker compares Moises, RipX DAW Pro and Ableton Live for learning instrumental parts by ear, using a song they created. The focus is on isolating parts that are hard to hear in a full mix.

Moises' free version separates vocals, drums, bass and other instruments. The demonstration covers level controls and isolating parts, along with a chord display that the speaker finds fairly accurate but sometimes overly detailed. The speaker also discusses the limits of free access and additional paid features as they stood when the video was recorded.

RipX DAW Pro appears through a trial installation. The workflow starts with dragging in an audio file, then inspecting separated material in a piano-roll-style interface. RipX also lets the speaker copy material and change melodies, with editing they compare to Melodyne. On this example, they hear no major separation advantage over Moises.

Ableton Live's stem splitter produces vocals, drums, bass and other instruments within the DAW. The speaker finds its separation imperfect but sufficient for transcription, while acknowledging that they have not made a careful quality comparison. For their needs, they favor Moises alongside Ableton Live over buying RipX. They also caution against uploading separated stems from copyrighted songs.