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DJing with Live 5
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:42 am
by espytwelve
I have been doing alot of mixing tracks on 5 and want to start doing live gigs. All I have is a 1.5 GHz G4 laptop and an M-Audio Trigger Finger. What other gear would I need for gigs? Do I need to get another sound card?
Also, I find that when I have 3 or 4 clips playing at once, my computer usage starts to hit 40-50% and I get alot of distortion. I can't even use the Complex mode on anything without it sounding completely chewed up. Is there some sort of setting that I might not have right, or any suggestions you may have to fix this?
Any help would be great!!! Thanks
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:46 am
by cosmosuave
Follow this and see if you still have problems....
http://www.musicxp.net/
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:01 am
by sweetjesus
hehehe
he said he has a G4... so i dont think a resource for windows xp is going to be of much help
Re: DJing with Live 5
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:03 am
by sweetjesus
espytwelve wrote:I have been doing alot of mixing tracks on 5 and want to start doing live gigs. All I have is a 1.5 GHz G4 laptop and an M-Audio Trigger Finger. What other gear would I need for gigs? Do I need to get another sound card?
Also, I find that when I have 3 or 4 clips playing at once, my computer usage starts to hit 40-50% and I get alot of distortion. I can't even use the Complex mode on anything without it sounding completely chewed up. Is there some sort of setting that I might not have right, or any suggestions you may have to fix this?
Any help would be great!!! Thanks
go into your preferences panel and see if adjusting the buffer/latency will help.
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:19 am
by cosmosuave
sweetjesus wrote:
hehehe
he said he has a G4... so i dont think a resource for windows xp is going to be of much help
Didn't see that... Forget that other 10% of computer users....
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:27 pm
by vinkalmann
Like SweetJesus said, take a look at your buffer size. Larger buffers will cut down on sound issues but will give you higher latency which may or may not be an issue for you. Getting a higher end sound card will allow you to have lower buffer sizes and lower latency. It's worth the investment. If you are going to be using Live for DJing, take a look at the Echo Indigo DJ card. You can find them for around $150. I've been very happy with mine but I have a PC. Any Mac users with feelings on this card?
If you're interested, there's a new site that is geared towards to DJing on Ableton. The site is:
www.abletonlivedj.com
Hope to see you there!
Take it easy,
Matt
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:49 pm
by lord toranaga
are you on an ibook or powerbook?
the hard drive in an i book is mad slow. That could be causing your problem
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:17 pm
by espytwelve
COOL...... I see what you mean re: the buffer size/latency. I'll check out the Echo. Thanks everyone......
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:40 pm
by ben_blue
also consider repitch mode for playback.