Ableton and Deckadance
ANyone got much experience of this setup here?
Thinking fo taking a punt on Deckadance and using as a VST within Ableton so I can use VST effects as well as my own Ableton productions.
I have a few controllers, and seen that Deckadance comes with controllers like the VCI-100 in mind.
I’m really the only person around here (that I know of) that uses DD.
the new V1.9 is even better.
really interesting…!
i’m liking the automated cue point juggling!
Do you use it live at then? Is it easy to do things on the fly?
I’m considering using Ableton, then use Deckadance as a VST inside Ableton and run effects like iZotope’s Stutter Edit, Sugar Bytes’ Effectrix etc.
Still looking into Deckadance at the moment before any purchase may be made. Is it fairly easy to set up and map? I’d be looking to use a VCI-100 with Deckadance and the Launchpad with it.
Ok going to just throw this out there, I know you don’t want to hear it but.. Traktor sync’d with Ableton? I can see any benefits from using a program such as this in a plugin format. If you sync’d Trakor to Ableton you can launch clips in time and use quantised effects and on top of it all you have the creative aspects of Traktor as well.
Just my two cents..
Are you using DD with control vinyl?
Nope. No timecode.
I’ve just got the deckadance demo, and running inside Ableton it does feel quite creative with it’s loops, relooper and effectrix possibilities.
My beef with Traktor is things sometimes get bogged down cos there’s too many things posible almost. I just feel if it was a bit more stripped then it’d maybe stifle creative flow a bit less. Might be just the way I’m using it though!?
Don;t get me wrong, I love Traktor and use it live every time. However, running Traktor I sometimes feel that in one way it stifles my creative flow due to too many things to do, but on the other it can’t do a lot of what I want and I get stifled for a second time.
Sounds crazy I know. Saying that, I’m the type who can never be arsed to save cue points, beat grid every track thoroughly etc so go tnobody to blame reall! 
I’ve never used DD before, what additional functionality does it give Ableton?
Doesn’t the demo add like five seconds of silence every few minutes?
But you still use Live, right?
Truth is - there’s no reason to use anything inside Live. Live can do EVERYTHING. Learn Live - don’t get obsessed with trying multiple solutions.
Live can do EVERYTHING extremely well. (Except timecode!) 
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Live can do EVERYTHING extremely well. (Except timecode!)
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And easily loop on the fly. From my experience anyway.
It gives you visual DJ deck a and b interface as a vsti within Ableton with features like looping, easily programmable and.editable reloop banks, vst effects add in, wave form of audio similar to Traktor, simple banks, easy EQ and EQ kills, bass x-fader, itunes integration etc etc.
Seems quite nifty. All with.ability to then sync to your Ableton loops, productions, vsts etc.
it also give direct import & play of mp3 and aac inside of live, no warping necessary.
I’m writing an article about DD for the site, but I’m just waiting until 1.9 is finalized before I submit it for publishing.
I does a lot of stuff ableton cannot do.
mp3 & aac, on the fly looping & leaping, live sampling from a or b to any of the 8 loop decks plus timecode and scratching and interchangeable playlists with itunes library support.
it does a lot.
Sounds like you know a fair bit about it!
Got any tips on track setup in Ableton for it?