I'm planning to use Ableton as my DJ tool fron soon onwards after deciding to shift over from Traktor Pro. My main readon behind this is due to Ableton allowing me to create and perform at the same time in a live scenario.
I plan to use 3 controllers. A VCI-100 for basic DJ controls like crossfader, volume, EQ, looping, master channel effects etc. Then, I am going to use a Novation Launchpad to launch clips and pretty much out of the box layout. Then, I'm going to use a LPD8 as a specific effects controller for each track and make use of the knobs on it.
Or, that's the plan anyway. I have a couple f questions on this though.
a) How complex would it be to map the above and have the 3 controllers in constant use with Ableton?
b) What's the best/most logical way to set up Ableton for DJing? Is it, having channels set up as Deck A, Deck B, Deck C etc with tracks cued up in them and have effects hooked up to the decks, or to have each column as it's own separate track with that specific track's cue points etc and hook up the effects that work with them songs? (I hope you get what I mean on this one as I have no idea how to explain it!)
The only way I can kind of explain point B, if you don't understand, is:
Deck A Deck B Deck C
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3
Track 4 Track 5 Track 6
Track 7 Track 8 Track 9
or:
TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5
Cue 1 Cue 1 Cue 1 Cue 1 Cue 1
Cue 2 Cue 2 Cue 2 Cue 2 Cue 2
Cue 3 Cue 3 Cue 3 Cue 3
Cue 4 Cue 4 Cue 4
Cue 5 Cue 5
Cue 6
etc etc.
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