DJing a pain in the ass...?

buchnaner · Post by **buchnaner** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:29 pm

ok, so i read the tutorial and everything makes sense, it all seems easy until....i have to go through every one of my tracks and have to lay down warp markers and save them? this seems like a total pain in the ass.

what's everyone's techniques for djing w/ mp3s?

drush · Post by **drush** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:38 pm

you can't use mp3s with Live.

and yes you have to warp all your tracks and save them

but -- there have been several warping threads in the general forum lately... scroll down.

also see: http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11736

MarkH · Post by **MarkH** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:44 pm

If you tap the tempo the grid markers will typically fall into place and you'll only need two or three warp markers for an entire song. You can literally warp marker an entire track in no time. There is a tutorial in the Ableton tutorial section that works, but instead of warping every 16 measures try every 64 measures or 128 measures.

One IMPORTANT thing to keep in mind..either use your audio editor or move the song start position so the first audible sound is the downbeat of one. Usually a kick drum, but some songs start with a reverse cymbol or some odd build up. This will make warping songs as easy as saying the word LIVE!!! Because your are starting with the downbeat of one and you've tapped the tempo, all the work is done for you. Just minor grid/warp adjustment then click "Save" in the clip view and you're done.

experimedia · Post by **experimedia** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 3:22 pm

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9637
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13088
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11736
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13078
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13062
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13085
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11734

http://www.ableton.com/pages/support/tu ... s0404.html

iplaylive · Post by **iplaylive** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:34 pm

what's all this 'too much work' and 'pain in the ass' complaining about? are you people prepeared to do anything more than just pressing start?

hugolp · Post by **hugolp** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 8:53 am

No! I want the computer to work for me! Thats what they are for!

Hugo

iplaylive wrote:what's all this 'too much work' and 'pain in the ass' complaining about? are you people prepeared to do anything more than just pressing start?