Why so many use Live instead of Traktor to do a ... DJ set ?

[102455]

any dj that is THAT "true to form"wouldn't touch ableton let alone a computer with a10ft pole

Ah, so all those turntablist DJs using Serato Scratch Live (on a computer) are using 11ft poles?

I mean that's one reason why Ableton teamed with Serato for The Bridge....

I reckon there are a lot of DJs out there (of all styles) that would love to use Ableton Live for DJing - if only it had scratch, pitch controls, a browser and so on.

You can even see for yourself, with the hindsight that is Google search, that when The Bridge was announced, DJs were praying for the ability to scratch clips etc. and when it didn't come, there was great sorrow across the land.

[The Carpet Cleaner]

Well if you don't have really short loops you still have to start clips on time with ableton. No matter if its Vinyl, Traktor or Ableton you perform with - DJing is always about timing

@DJ/Producer discussion:
If you break it down to this: Which category fits Ricardo Villalobos or Shed or Ben Clock or Ellen Alien or or or?

I think one can fit in different categories.

[noland]

Deleted... lets not start a war on whats a DJ and whats a producer. there is no need for categories anymore

[The Carpet Cleaner]

Thanks noland.

[noland]

You're welcome

[nopattern]

i use traktor for livesets... cant deal with uncompensated latency in live... a significant amount of artists i know that use live have their whole hr set in arrangement and just tweak effects...

god i need to get a mac someday

[pencilrocket]

mac won't fix it. Because mac is ralatively low spec than win in the same price range. Low spec means more latency. If you use tools improper way you'll get odd response. It came firstly. OS isn't the matter.

[dredd i knight]

as you point out...you can't scratch...but any dj that is THAT "true to form"wouldn't touch ableton let alone a computer with a10ft pole Regardless of ability to scratch. To be honest I don't think theres a market for ableton in this direction and things like the bridge allow em to tap in the dj market without actually going head to head with other companies.

I hear you, but myself and a ton of "old skool dj's I know, have embraced live, traktor and serato.The expanded possibilities of these programs is too tempting.... Its like having 4 decks on steroids..

[S4racen]

I've just written an article for Digital DJ Tips on how Max4Live can even the ground between Ableton and the DVS's the only thing i see as a challenge is the browser capabilities currently....

Cheers
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[JuanSOLO]

Right, when we can make a proper browser in Max, it's gonna be awesome.

[S4racen]

Just need a few more API hooks and it's there....

Cheers
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