if nothin else- than ableton frees you up from pesky beatmathing. once you don't have to spend your mental capacity on that, you're free to spend all of your ime thinking about the how, when and where of the mix.
and that's a good thing. On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Mann, Ravinder [CCS] wrote: > Right, so basically you need all the tunes/samples/loops (let call them > wavs)you want to play on a PC with Appleton software and you got a baisc set > up. > > Then you can manipulate/layer/sequnce any number of the wavs using the > software. > > If so, I like the idea behind this. I am by no means a dj but I am looking > for new ways interactive to play at home. > > Thanks. > > Rav > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brendan Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 June 2003 15:23 > To: Mann, Ravinder [CCS]; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: RE: (313) 3rd wave djing > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mann, Ravinder [CCS] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 13 June 2003 14:59 > > > > Fantastic...if this is 3rd wave djing then bring it on. > > > > Can anyone give me a couple of sentances on how this is done > > and what equipment is needed ? > > Definitely - I'd love to see more people getting into doing this sort of > stuff! > > Basically you are alright with a copy of Ableton - you can control it > adequately with a mouse and keyboard, and once you've got your tracks > together and ready to mix, you're away! > > But to *really* step into the world of 3rd wave DJing, the best thing to do > is get hold of a MIDI controller keyboard which has lots of knobs and sliders > on it - map the sliders and knobs and keys to various Ableton controls > (mutes, volume levels, effects sends) and before long you'll start to feel > nearly as physically connected to the set you're playing as you do with > traditional decks and vinyl. > > Brendan >
