Apple Logic Pro X 10.5 introduced some very Ableton Live-like features, such as the Live Loops Grid that offered a more visual way of composing and arranging nonlinearly than Ableton Live’s Session View clips, and its new, simplified Sampler/Quick Sampler instruments, which were clearly inspired by Ableton Live’s Sampler/Simpler duo. This blew the Logic vs. Ableton debate open wide. While Ableton Live always had a better reputation and larger user base for dance music production, Logic Pro X had a great reputation for usability, stability, and affordability. Logic Pro X 10.5 added other dance-music-oriented features as well, such as Drum Synths, Remix Effects, and a Step Sequencer. If you have an iPad or iPhone, you can control the Step Sequencer and many other Logic Pro functions from the free Logic Remote iOS app, which might be more attractive to some music producers than buying an Ableton Push 2 ($799) to get easy hands-on control of step sequencing in Live. Overall, Ableton Live still has the more well-rounded feature set for experimenting with digital signal processing and experimental electronic sound design, and it has more users if you’re looking to collaborate or download a bespoke tone-mangler. On the other hand, Logic Pro X has better video and composing-to-picture features and, at $199, offers a better value proposition than Ableton Live 11 Standard ($449) or Live 11 Suite ($749).