I’ve read the article and Ableton Live can be used for dj’ing. I kind of laugh at that unless you are using it as a slave or master in addition to Traktor. The reason I snicker is because of the lack of control in transition. Everything is perfectly in beat and the song’s just fade over. At best you can slam on the one. Some of my friends go as far as to say real DJ’s dont even use the X fade. I was like lolwhut?! But I kept my mouth shut. Do you guys agree with this statement? If not, do you think the other two software suites are better suited to compliment a dynamic DJ?
Ableton is amazing for djing and can do pretty much anything you want
and with max for live the only limits are your mind,you need it to bring traktor anywhre near it if you no what your doing,its just like any software there is a learning curve
and tbh alot of djs dont use the x fader,i have gone pretty much stopped using it the past few months,its just prefrence
Yeah, no X fader for me, all started because when I had decks the x fader broker on my mixer so I had to use volume faders.
Made me realise how much more control you have with them, never went back!!
Also Ableton is awesome for DJing, Sasha has been using it for years as well as a host of others. Personal preference IMO.
I only use the X Fader for cuts and transforms…scratching only.
Else I use the Volume faders.
You can use Live to DJ…MANY MANY guys do!
Its real easy actually. Like Traktor, you need to do a little homework first.
Warping the trax…laying out Cue’s…etc.
If you have a midi controller like the APC…its fucking awesome fun!
First…I DJ with only Ableton. I have had various demos of traktor on my computer for years, and I always end up deleting them when I need the disk space. Never seen anything that would make me move away from SSL when I was on that…and I’ve never seen anything that would make me seriously move away from Live now.
Watch some videos. Seriously. Most of them suck, but they at least show you how wrong you are about the software, though if you’ve only seen the default screen I can see how you get that impression.
Two…I’ve never used a crossfader to mix. Not once. I’ve used it for scratching but not very often. Again…watch a video.
Before you laugh at your friends, you might want to see if they know what they’re talking about next time.
