Ableton Forum

macbook, ableton, and an akai mpk 49 is a good start. really all you need is a computer and some form of controller to control what your running on your computer (ableton) and then it comes down to designing music with your controller and learning to play it back for others.

also the new mpc40 is ...

Just finished my first solo album, got 13 tracks. Got 7 tracks posted on myspace, project is called Bright Morningstar

Magik Mind is glitch-hop/trip-hop
Tekslow is Hip-Hop/Tech
Anthem is Electronica/Hip Hop
Psybertron and Pleiades are Trance/House/Psy
Phuture Phunk House/Funk
Singularity is ...

will try it out, thank you very much.

what ableton instrument/effects should i use to create a thick benny benassi/digitalism kind of thick tech bass. should i use analaog with filters and ad some bass effects? any help would be greatly appreciated.

just lookin for that thick electro sound.

its called 91hiphop, 91 bpm. used a series of sampled loops, effects, and sounds that were mixed in ableton 7.0.3.

track should download and open up in itunes or windows media player, any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

major influence is sound tribe sector 9 (sts9)

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http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Korg-KM402-4Channel-KAOSS-DJ-mixer?sku=630281

curious what people think about this. i haven't played with one yet, but it seems like a pretty good deal. anyone know what the difference in sound quality would be versus a standard pioneer mixer? (i realize ...

tiesto
armin
sasha
paul van dyk
oakenfold
daft punk (if you call them dj's)
moby

just started getting into electronic dance music. if anyone has any recommendations on some similar artists, im always lookin for fresh music to listen to/spin for other people

love uplifting melodic trance, GOOD ...

well here is the basics, i want to get a new laptop. i am in college, 100% paying for it myself, money is VERY tight.

I want to purchase ableton 8 suite when it comes out, but I also need a laptop that I can use to do simple live performances around campus (i have a nice pa, preamp, and amp) as ...

this love track is fuckin fire dawg, keep it up. u'll be spinnin' clubs fo sho

that'd be a sick show

Check out Ecler. They make great mixers and the nuo2, which is similar to the vestax battle mixers, is under 400 bucks.
It is an analog mixer only but if you allready have a muti output audio interface for your computer then you can just run seperate channels out of ableton into it. Add an extra ...

I'm looking at getting my first real mixer (have other instruments, but am getting into DJ'ing since I have the speakers, two dual 15 harbinger cabs with a 2500 watt power amp). I'm not really trying to spend over $400 total (but, I can if its worth it).

I basically would like something that I can ...

every simple controller on the market is easy to configure via ableton, it's "midi mapping", just click on the midi map button, click on the parameter button you whish to assign on the screen, then turn the control of the unit.

done.

all midi controllers can be simple and easy to use, just got to ...

im sure this has been asked before, but what are some simple midi/keyboard controllers that are relatively inexpensive but are easy to use/program via ableton.

i run a pc with ableton 7.0.3 and am looking for something i can use within drum rack/ableton's instruments

not sure if this helps, but you could try starting with say your electro track (130 bpm) and eq three it and just slow kill the lows and move the crossfade closer to the dnb track (170 bpm, warped) and kill the highs /mids and bring in your dnb track warped at a low volume with just the lows playing ...