Quote Originally Posted by DJ Becka View Post
Oh contraire, mon frere......physical action of mixing with vinyl vs ableton is much different. I can safely give an honest and fair opinion having experienced the use of both at performances. I used ableton - I found myself playing great music, but bored out of my mind - everything is warped so the beats are already matched for you once all the prep-work has been done - what fun is that? Sure, you can use efx and blah blah, but the same can be done when you are playing vinyl (or in my case, using serato) and having a pioneer or any number of mixers on the market that have built in filters and efx. At least when I'm playing vinyl, I feel like I'm constantly moving and doing something......but this is my personal preference.
then you quite simply aren`t using your equipment to it`s full potential.
When I played vinyl, the mix was in within 10-15 seconds.
I had time to jump about and light a cig.
Now I play with up to 12 tracks of audio, plus efx, I`m sweating like a right bastard, and totally totally focused on the mix.
However, that`s live PA, DJing with ableton is a little different.
But it`s still arguiing over nothing.
I`ve taught people to mix in a day, it`s not really hard is it, pure motor skill.
Essentially learning 2 things, how much of a difference moving the pitch slider makes to the vinyl speed, and how to handle the vinyl on the platter.
then just learning to use your ears effectively, and then EQ.
It`s not rocket science, and hardly much of a performance now is it?

Not that it matters, but if I still DJ`d, I expect I`d use mostly ableton, with a touch of vinyl occasionally, just to stop me getting rusty.