How do I Djing with Abelton 7

[DJPAUZE]

And filth, I had a really hard time working with Ableton for a dj set myself. Warping took too much time for me and didnt like the funcionality of the program for mixing. I guess whatever floats your boat. I'll stick to decks... Possiblyl going to try out Traktor in the future....

[djfilthmonger]

yeah think i will stick to the decks. Traktor or serato seem the route i may go. I have used serato and its the same feel and as fun as using records

[The_Laughing_Man]

Ableton is simple once you set everything up.
It doesn`t hold your hand like traktor or whatever
You need to build the set to your needs.
EQ`s, filters etc, all configerable to your desires.

I just warped 50 new tracks yesterday and it took me about an hour.

I also made custom loops in some of the tracks so their are variable loops of each tune as well as the full tune.

Took me about 25 mins to set up ableton for 4 channel mixing environment after I had warped all the tracks. Filters and EQ on each channel plus lots of effects over the master to play with, and some stuff on the sends as well.
All assigned to my controller.

Been practicing today and I can do things unimaginable on decks.

You gay boys just need to read the manual or look at some tutorials.
You do have to climb a learning curve but it isn`t very steep, ableton is a doddle and offers much more creative potential than the same old same old.

[Jay Pace]

Loads of good videos on youtube on how to dj with ableton

[djfilthmonger]

I'm going to have give it a try properly . but personally i think its way more fun to bang out some records than use a laptop. but it would be handy to know how its done.

[Jay Pace]

Its more fun, but its still good to know how to use ableton. You can use it as a third deck and add another dimension to your djing. James Ruskin kills at this. Most of his sets are vinyl based, but he can add otherwise impossible things into the mix by using ableton as an additional source.

Its piss easy to use and definitely worth getting to grips with, without a doubt one of the most important live tools out there.

[The_Laughing_Man]

IMost of his sets are vinyl based, but he can add otherwise impossible things into the mix by using ableton as an additional source.

James has moved on to final scratch now.