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by D K
Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:46 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Security and on-line purchasing...
Replies: 19
Views: 7237

used my card for upgrade with no problem....
buying anything over the net scares me....
by D K
Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:34 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: BEST USB CONTROLLERS FOR ABLETON
Replies: 56
Views: 24819

my band (3 laptops, we all use live and remote 25) and i all have experienced the same thing- occasional crackle and pop when using the usb connect (yes we have the most recent drivers installed) as well as very jumpy movement and sometimes exaggerated latency, especially with the x-y pad. when swit...
by D K
Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:21 am
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: rackmounting a pc to play live
Replies: 11
Views: 6087

if you drop your computer or external firewire unit(or anything) there is no doubt in my mind or experience(15+ years of touring) that it will will have less dammage in a rack than if it is loose and unprotected. ideally you should use a shock-mounted rack(the internal mounting rails are supported b...
by D K
Mon Jul 19, 2004 5:02 am
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: BEST USB CONTROLLERS FOR ABLETON
Replies: 56
Views: 24819

i second that
remote 25 is my first choice(for now)-but-
it works much better when connected via midi port as opposed to usb
dk
by D K
Sat Jul 17, 2004 4:45 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Calling all DJ's out there.
Replies: 30
Views: 5720

all the techniques used to produce music in live are the same that you would use to ready pre-recorded trax for a d.j. set. producers create music, dj's play it..right?-wrong! once you change the music through manipulation of any kind, you are producing something unique and new. my point is that wit...
by D K
Wed Jul 07, 2004 7:02 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Multiple time signatures in 4.0?
Replies: 10
Views: 2948

how about warping the four down to three then? -but i do get what you're at. the lack of flexibility as far a time signatures go has alaways been a huge hurdle yet to be fully addressed by the software companies. you have to work a bit between the lines sometimes to make it happen. it would be nice ...
by D K
Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:26 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Multiple time signatures in 4.0?
Replies: 10
Views: 2948

if a 3/4 clip over 4/4 global is assigned to three beats, then for polyrythm just loop 4 of those 3/4 clips over 3 4/4 clips. that would produce a polyrythmic phrase over 12 beats.
cheers
by D K
Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:22 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: re-assigning midi control on the fly
Replies: 3
Views: 1090

what controller are you using?
if you can program different templates or banks
you could assign different controller numbers in each bank
and toggle between them.
by D K
Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:00 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Any Live users in Baltimore Maryland?
Replies: 7
Views: 1872

greetings!
i live in arlington, va. and my group 302 acid(302acid.com)
consists of 3 members, all using lappys and live (and electric upright bass, also through live).
two of us are improvising a set of dub with live at the black cat in d.c. on thursday night
drop by or pm me
cheers!
d
by D K
Fri Jun 25, 2004 9:38 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: digi002 or mbox?
Replies: 3
Views: 1435

i purchased a digi002r and have had no problems, no latency issues or otherwise once correctly configured...it also performed flawlessly getting banged around for 20 shows in a row on tour in may. it is a bit to huck around,(rack a must), but if pro tools is your choice of software i believe the 002...
by D K
Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:08 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: recommenadtions for MIDI-sync'd DDL unit (hardware)?
Replies: 2
Views: 1208

i believe that line 6 makes a rack version of the ddl4 (the echo pro) which has midi
this unit is a great simple looping delay and inexpensive
love the floor unit
cheers
d