…there is no realttime stretch algorithm on this planet, that does’nt create some artifacts if u pusch it way too long…
and i have’nt touched ableton in quite some years…but when i came to the ot, i was pretty amazed ‘bout ot’s stretch capabilities…
and it sounded way more musically than all abeltons stretch algos had to offer in those days…
i know they made a new step up in quality since version nine and ten, but the computer never was an instrument too mee, just a tool…
so give ot and u some time, and u gonna find out, that it sounds all in all pretty awesome, once u really go beyond strechin’ just some loops to line them up correctly beyond 30% under their original tempo…
and wait, til u’ve heard ot stretching way over 80% off it’s inner tempo…complete new planet of otherworldy sounddesign options, promise…
and never forget to spend ur samples, slices, loops and bits some fx for further make up…there it only starts…
if u just bought it for squeezing prefab loops and hope for same results as in the original tempo, u better go back to ableton…
ot is made for exploring sonic terretories u never thought of before…not for catching up and competing with computers…it’s a musival instrument u can use in more than thousand different ways…stretching is just another sideaffect beside so many others to it…discover and explore…
and keep in mind, u can always twiddle a bit with the different stretch options in the playback page…so don’t go for accuracy that much, go for new sonic adventures…