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Originally posted by TheKidsWantTechno hey, i like tay zonday

what if he switches to ableton?

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Originally posted by RJT This topic is as tired as Sean Tyas.

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Originally posted by TheKidsWantTechno what i AM sick of is advertising that a dj is going to perform "live," but all they end up doing is use ableton. for me, a live set has to significantly incorporate somthing other than cds, vinyls, or a computer - be it vocals, instruments, synthesizers, drum machines, effects boards, whatev - more than just an ableton controller. maybe im just old school, but i think instead of having a [Live] by their name on a flyer, it should say [Ableton]

"Live" refers to "live MIXING"...

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Originally posted by woscar99 "Live" refers to "live MIXING"...

I bet it does.

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Originally posted by RJT I bet it does.

Well, the guy who started the thread seemed to have another concept. I reckon, it makes a lot o sense, but nevertheless that's what a DJ does live: mix.

On the other hand, what I do find ridiculous is the "Tiesto in Concert" deal...

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Originally posted by woscar99 Well, the guy who started the thread seemed to have another concept. I reckon, it makes a lot o sense, but nevertheless that's what a DJ does live: mix.

Yes but when it's already well established norm that someone being billed as performing "live" is specifically not just DJ'ing, then it's a load of horse shit to just get up there and mix records like any other DJ would.

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Originally posted by RJT Yes but when it's already well established norm that someone being billed as performing "live" is specifically not just DJ'ing, then it's a load of horse shit to just get up there and mix records like any other DJ would.

lol kind of like Martin Buttrich's set @ Bed this past WMC. What a load of shit...all I saw was a laptop.

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Originally posted by RJT Yes but when it's already well established norm that someone being billed as performing "live" is specifically not just DJ'ing, then it's a load of horse shit to just get up there and mix records like any other DJ would.

When a rock band, let's say Linkin Park gives a concert they are performing live. When a solo artist/vocalist, let's say John Mayer gives a concert, and plays guitar, sings on stage he in fact is performing live. Then why the hell, when a DJ, who's "art" is mixing songs into one another, gets behind a booth and does this on the go without having any pre-recorded transitions isn't performing live?

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Originally posted by Blake_Jarrell reality: yes you can! the beat detection in the pioneer cdj1000s is so good that all you have to do is move the pitch slider up just enough to change it to the next bpm and do the same with the other deck and boom instantly synced tempo (and the more precise the decimal the better i.e. +8,+10,+16). as long as you are playing direct from the master mp3s (beatport etc) it will sync up perfectly 98% of the time. vinyl rips dont work though.

explain. because i dont get it, but from my experience you cant.


honestly i didnt like ableton about a year ago, but 6 months ago, i changed and now i like it.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

I have absolutely no problem what so ever with ppl who use Abelton, i myself will never use it though because it just dosent feel right to me. I would feel weird just looking at a laptop/computer when im djing, i like to play with all the buttons and faders and stuff on the mixer lol

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Originally posted by woscar99 When a rock band, let's say Linkin Park gives a concert they are performing live. When a solo artist/vocalist, let's say John Mayer gives a concert, and plays guitar, sings on stage he in fact is performing live. Then why the hell, when a DJ, who's "art" is mixing songs into one another, gets behind a booth and does this on the go without having any pre-recorded transitions isn't performing live?

Because while that's accurate in a semantic sense (the DJ is indeed doing something "live"), it's completely inaccurate when you look at how shows are actually billed, and will in general serve only to invite criticism.

DJ's can bill themselves as performing "live" all they want - but it isn't going to change the fact that people are going to expect far more than just DJ set from them, and will inevitably just be let down when they see just yet another chucklehead spinning records.

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Originally posted by chris harrington I have absolutely no problem what so ever with ppl who use Abelton, i myself will never use it though because it just dosent feel right to me. I would feel weird just looking at a laptop/computer when im djing, i like to play with all the buttons and faders and stuff on the mixer lol

You can still do if you hook-up an analog mixer to your laptop

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