People have been dismissive of the idea of an Ableton community- but it does exist.
Somewhere about two generations away from most Mudcatters, there is an Ableton community. Groups of young musicians spend a lot of time swapping and sharing loops and tracks, and building evolved works of considerable complexity.
Have a listen to my former student- Snakeman- especially the track called "Colourblind Cafe"
You can find the track here:
Snakeman's Myspace Page
In the context of the internet age, the process is similar to the folk process, as the piece changes and incorporates the contributions of many people.
I'm not saying it's folk music in the English traditional stylistic sense, but its creation has a lot in common. Listen and you will see my definition of World music in action too.
This is not a live recording- it has been assembled from samples recorded separately-even the ambience is flown in from the Motorway services on the M5!
Everyone on this track is an former student of mine, except the guitarist, who was a colleague.
I'm really proud to have worked with them.
Cheers
Dave