How much do you think sasha dropped on this custom mixer? 10k?

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Ok, Im sorry, but I dont think that looks nearly as cool as a DJ spinning on a set of decks. What does he do? Flip a switch every now and then? And when it comes down to it, it gives DJs a lot of freedom to just prerecord their "live" sets - and we the audience would never know.

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie Ok, Im sorry, but I dont think that looks nearly as cool as a DJ spinning on a set of decks. What does he do? Flip a switch every now and then? And when it comes down to it, it gives DJs a lot of freedom to just prerecord their "live" sets - and we the audience would never know.

Yeah, you're right. But Sasha is a pro, he wouldn't do that. I am alittle worried about the whole live aspect going away though, when amateur DJs get their hands on stuff like this, and it starts getting widely accepted.

Anyway, I think I'd prefer a techno/house jock to use turntables (+ EFX, drummachine and whatnot if he wishes). Decks just give me that old skool feeling.

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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike If I wanted to listen to a DJ bang out shit as weak sounding as Andy Moor / Markus Schulz etc. i'd go listen to Armin van Buuren. Nothing fucks me off more than a fan that thinks a DJ can do no wrong. There is a lot of good music out there. How some people can be so easily pleased is beyond my comprehension.

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Originally posted by Ory Anyway, I think I'd prefer a techno/house jock to use turntables (+ EFX, drummachine and whatnot if he wishes). Decks just give me that old skool feeling.

Traditionalists, we are.

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie Traditionalists, we are.

ive probably posted peices of this interview in all the ableton/sasha threads that have been posten in the MD. Still, you can hear what hes up to from sasha himself.

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RA: ....So I guess you don't have to beatmatch with the Ableton right? Sasha: You don't have to beatmatch, but I definitely miss beatmatching sometimes. The Ableton is not really a new way of Deejaying, it's more like a new different option of a way of Deejaying and live remixing, kind of a 'mashup' between the Dj and the live artist. But in the end what comes out of the speakers is still a Dj set. There's so many things that I've always wanted to do with my Dj sets, but the technology was limited. With the Ableton Live there are a million things that I'm now able to do, like last week when I was playing at Fabric (12/11/04)..... at one point I was playing six tracks simultaneously.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature_view.asp?ID=543

and edit: i think this is more live than decks. Im mean hes creating music infront of you instead of just passing it over from one deck ot another. I love to see Djs sping but this is good too, its innovating, and im dying to see how crazy sets can get with this.

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie Ok, Im sorry, but I dont think that looks nearly as cool as a DJ spinning on a set of decks. What does he do? Flip a switch every now and then? And when it comes down to it, it gives DJs a lot of freedom to just prerecord their "live" sets - and we the audience would never know.

If anyone were to prerecord their sets, they will eventually be caught, and that particular person will be flogged to death.


And it may not look cooler, but it SOUNDS cooler, which is better IMO. If it's all about how it looks, then you have a very materialistic view of electronic dance music

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Last edited by Ben Brown on Mar-04-2005 at 04:41

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Originally posted by Benjamin B How much do you think sasha dropped on this custom mixer? 10k?

$0. I read somewhere that the people who make Ableton made the controller specifically for him. I don't know if that's true but it wouldn't surprise me considering how much Sasha has hyped Ableton.

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With the Ableton Live there are a million things that I'm now able to do, like last week when I was playing at Fabric (12/11/04)..... at one point I was playing six tracks simultaneously.

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Ableton definitely has it's pros, but like most have already said, it's too expensive for any up-and-coming DJ, and for most newcomers it would be way too hard for them to get the samples for each track.

I have no problem if a DJ uses Ableton; if their set kicks ass, great. Having said that, I much rather prefer to watch a DJ mess with vinyls and CDs, and a mixer, as well as myself spin on vinyl and CD.

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This doesn't look cool at all. Looks as if he's behind a desk in an office.

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People are missing the point...lol

Who cares how it looks!? He can play six tracks at the same time and blend them together in ways to make you go nuts...and this is just the beggining...

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