ummmm....

ableton?

Virtual DJ, with Serato Scratch Live

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+1 to Ableton...


but everyone will tell you, that only thing which matters is if the software suits the way you like to work/mix/beatmatch...whatever...

if it works well, it's the best you can get.

For someone it'd be Serato, for someone Finalscratch, for someone torq but for me it'S all ableton...

actually the crowd doesn't care what you mix from anyway

and those who care are just people who like to be nosy and shit talkers...

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I'm downloading a demo of ableton right now, but that program looks like is for creating music, can I make a live mix with it? like mixvibes

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You can use Ableton to mix live, there are many people on the forum that use it, me being one of them.

I'm not sure if the demo version comes with the lessons, but if it does take a look at the 'DJing with Live' one, it might help you out a bit.

Otherwise, head to www.abletonlivedj.com, some good info on there if you don't mind reading a lot.

Another program that you might want to check out is Deckadance - very similar to Virtual DJ, except with a better interface and quicker response time, imo.

It's made by Image Line (same people who make Fruity Loops).


Edit:

I've used the hercules dj console mk2, and was relatively surprised at how much fun you could have with it when combining it with Virtual DJ. That said, I would never rely on it outside of a house party just because of weird responses I got from it, and how slow virtual dj runs to begin with.

Without a doubt, get Ableton Live. Not only can you do some really cool mixes and live editing but you can also make your own tunes if/when you decide you wanna go down that route.

It's got massive support from all the major midi controller manufacturers with most offering default Ableton settings straight out of the box.

You might have to put in a bit more time initially warping your tracks (about 20 seconds per track) but once that's out the way, you can mix pretty much anything together on the fly without having to worry about beatmatching. This then leaves you with loads of time to be creative.

Personally, I get loads more enjoyment using my CDJ's but if you wanna go down this route, you wont be dissapointed with Live.

This topic has been discussed plenty of times in the past. Please click the following...

I'd advice to try it first...Ableton is not for everyone (though I'm an ableton user) I can understand why someone might prefer traktor or something similar...it's just different type of layout and everything...

so try yourself...

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Well if you want a little brief example of a simple transition in Ableton I whipped one up for you:

Example Transition Click Here