Using a DJ controller in Ableton
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:08 pm
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for an alternative way of using my DJ Controller within Ableton, perhaps with a VST plugin?
In this case, I'm not intending to use the DJ controller to play sets, but to simply record scratches of audio files.
The way I'm currently doing it is like this:
1) Open up rekordbox and load my sample on one of the decks, so that it's ready for scratching.
2) Plug the output of my DJ controller to the input 1/2 of my audio interface
3) Select the input 1/2 in Ableton, and start recording
It definitely works this way and achieves the results I'm looking for.
However, having opened both rekordbox and Ableton, my computer is really struggling with the performance. If the live set is already too large, my computer can't handle having both programs running at the same.
Does anyone know whether there is a VST plugin or Max device out there, which achieves the same result without having to use rekordbox? Like, just loading a sample into the VST plugin and being able to play back or scratch the audio file with your DJ controller. That would be amazing.
I'm looking for an alternative way of using my DJ Controller within Ableton, perhaps with a VST plugin?
In this case, I'm not intending to use the DJ controller to play sets, but to simply record scratches of audio files.
The way I'm currently doing it is like this:
1) Open up rekordbox and load my sample on one of the decks, so that it's ready for scratching.
2) Plug the output of my DJ controller to the input 1/2 of my audio interface
3) Select the input 1/2 in Ableton, and start recording
It definitely works this way and achieves the results I'm looking for.
However, having opened both rekordbox and Ableton, my computer is really struggling with the performance. If the live set is already too large, my computer can't handle having both programs running at the same.
Does anyone know whether there is a VST plugin or Max device out there, which achieves the same result without having to use rekordbox? Like, just loading a sample into the VST plugin and being able to play back or scratch the audio file with your DJ controller. That would be amazing.
