Hi my name is Kyle Mac I DJ and create music and have some questions and ideas for the new ableton/scratch live bridge.
First, Is there going to be a way to place chapter markers in the set that was recorded with ableton live to give it the ability to export a whole mix into separate tracks. This I believe is such an important tool for DJ since, it's easy to record a mix with any software but, to find a software that split the track correctly in a way that a CD can be made and it plays seamlessly as if it was the original mix yet can scan though the tracks. I know many DJ either cut the mix then delete the part not needed, then export then undo, then split again and repeat. If this is not incorporated yet in the software think that it should be thought upon.
The second thing I saw and read is the ability to show crossfader movements, while i think it's a very good start, I also was seeing that there is no representation for the scratch effect. It looks as if it just records the audio as a scratch. I was thinking, to make a great dj recording software is to make it totaly non-deconstructable. This means have a way to draw/create a representation of vinyl control in ableton. Have the track in whole on top then have a seperate section, much like the cross fader is being displayed, and have it representing vinyl control. I have used such a creation tool in final cut pro where you can speed up a video, slow down a video, reverse a video, and anything in between by drawing a curve line in the editor window. This would open up a new dj recording style where all scratches could be quantized and edited if more or less scratch sounds are needed. Not only that, A DJ could be in an airport, in a hotel room, etc. making a track with scratching, blending, and anything else a DJ can produce live.
Just a few things i've noticed
Thank you for your time
Kyle Mac
www.myspace.com/dejaytoyo
What DJ's want for bridge
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Re: What DJ's want for bridge
the thing with the two seperate tracks is a good suggestion, as far as i know some digital vinyl systems already offer this feature.
my main wish for this whole collaboration has always been the possibility to drag single clips (audio or midi) from ableton into serato and scratch them, including the effects from ableton. i didn´t really understand the whole possibilities of the bridge yet, i watched the video and it said you´re able to mix (and scratch?) complete tracks from ableton in serato and still have the possibilty to launch/stop single clips from your set. does this mean that if your set just consists of samples layered in single clips that you can launch them one by one and scratch the single samples? according to some articles i´ve read about the bridge this is NOT the case but i´m not sure at all... another article said that you can achive this with a combination of a dvs called miss pinky (which can be loaded into ableton as an vst effect) and max 4 live.
so if this is not the case yet, PLEASE incorporate this feature! combined with all the effects and the looper within live there are tons of possibilities for the turntablists out there and i´m pretty sure they all would appreciate it.
i know you could achive this by exporting your audio clips and load them into serato and switch samples with cue points triggered by a midi controller, but if these two programs are combined why not make the obvious possible?
i hope you guys got my point.
edit: i just saw that the recording from serato is already seperated into two tracks.
my main wish for this whole collaboration has always been the possibility to drag single clips (audio or midi) from ableton into serato and scratch them, including the effects from ableton. i didn´t really understand the whole possibilities of the bridge yet, i watched the video and it said you´re able to mix (and scratch?) complete tracks from ableton in serato and still have the possibilty to launch/stop single clips from your set. does this mean that if your set just consists of samples layered in single clips that you can launch them one by one and scratch the single samples? according to some articles i´ve read about the bridge this is NOT the case but i´m not sure at all... another article said that you can achive this with a combination of a dvs called miss pinky (which can be loaded into ableton as an vst effect) and max 4 live.
so if this is not the case yet, PLEASE incorporate this feature! combined with all the effects and the looper within live there are tons of possibilities for the turntablists out there and i´m pretty sure they all would appreciate it.
i know you could achive this by exporting your audio clips and load them into serato and switch samples with cue points triggered by a midi controller, but if these two programs are combined why not make the obvious possible?
i hope you guys got my point.
edit: i just saw that the recording from serato is already seperated into two tracks.