serato and ableton

I've been using Ableton Live a bit but my shit computer makes it run crappy, once I get my new puta next week I'll invest more time into Ableton and less into Virtual DJ.

Checked nearly every DJ software out there and have to say that it really depends of your goals. If you see yourself creating and editing + playing tracks then go with ableton, but if you want just a simple decent playback then don't bother with ableton cause it's quite complicated. Didn't like previous versions of traktor cause found them unfinished but the newest 3.2 really impressed me. I'm with traktor.

And just for a matter of interest - what's the point of spending big bucks if you can download almost any software for free?

Save a bit more and buy some budget decks + mixer, you'll find dj'ing on them way more enjoyable than doing it virtually.

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Originally posted by linaszm Checked nearly every DJ software out there and have to say that it really depends of your goals. If you see yourself creating and editing + playing tracks then go with ableton, but if you want just a simple decent playback then don't bother with ableton cause it's quite complicated. Didn't like previous versions of traktor cause found them unfinished but the newest 3.2 really impressed me. I'm with traktor. And just for a matter of interest - what's the point of spending big bucks if you can download almost any software for free? Save a bit more and buy some budget decks + mixer, you'll find dj'ing on them way more enjoyable than doing it virtually.

because, like producers, developers have to make a living. if u are going down the warez route wot income do the develoeprs get? anyway, yea i prefer traktor too... havent figured ableton out yet, whereas with traktor u get a familiar layout and is pretty quick to pick up. plus u can learn the hotkeys quite quickly to save having to use the mouse for everything which would limit u in the sense u wouldnt be able to do things simultaneously

and yea again, hardware vs software always comes up trumps for me...

Hardware can look cool and there is the pride of ownership thing, but it's expensive, it can degrade the sound, it takes up space, collects dust, conks out on you and needs repairs.

Software for me. With a midi controller (not a big expensive one).

without midi controller
- traktor 3.2 / traktor 2.5 all the other version run like crap.

with midi controller
- ableton

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