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dj mixing

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:59 am
by defunkt
i have not used live for djing yet as i own traktor.how do you mix with live.can you do long smooth mixes or is it better to do quick chops with the crossfader to prevent beats going out of sync.the thing is if live is a better djing app than traktor i will switch coz i am getting a bit pissed with the traktor thing.

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:28 pm
by robbmasters
If your tracks are prepared (i.e. "warped") properly, they won't go out of sync so you can take as long as you like.

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:25 pm
by defunkt
bye,bye,traktor. hello live.

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:41 pm
by kabuki
I have a Live DJ template set up (with an illustrated key map) that uses the QWERTY keyboard for triggering...

PM me and I will email it out PRONTO

Peace

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:45 am
by zekrab
defunkt wrote:bye,bye,traktor. hello live.
Good boy!

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:29 am
by ArkG-Wing
so uh... yeah... how do you DJ with this? LOL I dont know how to work this program much tho i've been using the starting tutorials... the only DJing I've actually been able to get my hands on has been good old vinyls on 2 turntables with a mixer so any technical stuff specific to computers i dunno much about... hell i just learned how to make a midi track work >.> i think.... <.<....

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:55 am
by jimmyalba
Follow this link. It'll take you to a page that has templates you can download. The Dj template includes a tutorial that opens in Live when you open this template.

http://www.courseptr.com/ptr_detail.cfm ... #downloads

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:12 pm
by defunkt
thanks for the link.thanks to all.

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:46 pm
by klarky
yeah the only good things traktor has is the nudge, mp3 support and a dj style loop system, but i can do without them on live as it has more benifits

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:40 pm
by Celtic
Traktor is an awful program for serious mixing. There'll never be another skipped beat again if you warp your tracks correctly.

I made a 15 minute kick loop in Fruity then just warp all my tunes around that so they're all the same.

Throw Craptor in the bin my friend :lol:

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:09 am
by kobal
looking good

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:03 pm
by aejaz
Yeah, but how quickly can you search for and drop tunes on the fly? I use Live for performance sets using pre-prepared material and when I'm jamming with other musicians. But I use TRaktor when I'm DJing proper and when I need to respond quickly to the crowd. This is partly because Traktor allows different compressed audio sources and partly because it has a damn quick search facility. I'd prefer to do it all with Live but I find Traktor quicker for straight DJing (at the moment). Maybe I'm doing something wrong?

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:08 pm
by jeskola
Celtic wrote:
I made a 15 minute kick loop in Fruity then just warp all my tunes around that so they're all the same.
why?
how do you mean the same?
whats wrong with the metronome if you need an audible guide.
if not, then when warped all tracks will be the same (set to the tempo).
no idea why you need to make that loop :?

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:56 pm
by Celtic
jeskola wrote:
Celtic wrote:
I made a 15 minute kick loop in Fruity then just warp all my tunes around that so they're all the same.
why?
how do you mean the same?
whats wrong with the metronome if you need an audible guide.
if not, then when warped all tracks will be the same (set to the tempo).
no idea why you need to make that loop :?
I find it easier to warp the tracks visually instead of using my ear. Well, I do use my ear to find out the bits that are slipping out but I warp them visually.

It works for me !