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by beatnik
Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:51 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Sasha Crashes in Middle of Set
Replies: 51
Views: 13101

Whoa whoa - If anyones has ever dj'd the conventional way (2 turntables and a mixer) than you already know the sound / systme can go down for any number of reasons The Amp blows A circuit blows A mixer comes unplugged A needles tip goes bad or the needle breaks A cord comes unplugged The possibilit...
by beatnik
Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:41 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Routing iTunes through Live?
Replies: 12
Views: 3872

I wish! I'm tired of downloading tracks from the ITMS and burning CDs just to make AIFFs for Live. I guess at least I've got a hard non-computer copy of each track that way. i use a program called Jhymn which will convert restricted AAC files from iTMS to any format you need, mp3/AAC/WAV/AIFF. it w...
by beatnik
Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:49 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: best file type to use with live 5
Replies: 2
Views: 841

best file type to use with live 5

i've started using ableton a lot now, and am going through my music to try and get some order to it. with live 5 on the horizon, will it be worth converting all my mp3s to wav/aiff or waiting for live 5? will people still use their wavs and not bother with mp3? just wondering if the performance of u...
by beatnik
Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:54 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Will Live 5 import Apple Music Store .mp4s?
Replies: 9
Views: 2458

Right now I'm burning them to a CD-R, then importing as AIFFs in iTunes. Is there an easier way? I don't mind my method so much, as blank CD-Rs cost nothing, and I've got a backup of the tracks. go to the itunes prefs, click the import tab, choose mp3 or wav (whichever you want to convert your song...
by beatnik
Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:43 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: keeping my laptop OFF the internet...
Replies: 17
Views: 3729

i've set up my mac with 2 user accounts. my 'home' one which i use for internet, work etc, and a seperate 'ableton' user account for using ableton or any other music program. i find this easily seperates the 2 almost to the point of seperate computers, but without having to pay for them. i have a sh...