Why Use Ableton Live for DJing? 

Not if you make a huge Live set with your entire library in it ;)

Ableton is a daw for production or creating a premix Its terrible for live mixing with a controller or a vinyl set, thats what serato or virtual dj is for

Alice Huang its better to just produce in ableton then go mix in serato and then remaster ur track once more in albleeleleton

Why would it take spontenaity out of it? Even if you DJ with vinyl, you make some preparation as to which records you bring. With Live you can bring as many tracks as you want. Yes you need to warp the tracks beforehand, but for 99% of (EDM) tracks you will just have to set one marker at the start, takes 15 seconds at most to warp a track.

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@Harlem Brian i would suggest flixzone. You can find it on google =)

Hey Alex. You'd want at least Live 10 standard. Possibly Suite as it has more drum kits and sounds.

Kind of. The equivalent would be to set a clip for each section of the song.

Hey William. Thanks for stopping by the channel! Unfortunately, we don't use that software, so I'm afraid we can't answer that for you. I'd suggest contacting the software developers who made it. Best of luck. Cheers!

It's a *very* late reply, but if you read it now (or others).. You can easily hit the link button in both software. I don't use Ableton for DJ'ing, but I have checked out the link feature as I do perform in my studio from time to time if I'm not out there :) In my studio I also have an SB2. I am véry limited in space, hence the choice for the SB2 four+ years ago.

@@YouriHL hope you are referring to Ableton Link? It will only sync the midi clock between the software and will do nothing with regards to mapping. While the OP is asking about mapping his PioneerDJ controller to Ableton.

@@chaz-e Yes, I misunderstood the initial question I guess. I'm 11 months further and you're right

No there isn't. Live doesn't manipulate audio like that. If that's what you want, like the ability to scratch and manipulate the audio with a turntable style job wheel then I'd suggest you use another platform.

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+Jon Alder Tempo shift is just a change in your bpm rate. Warping doesn't change the master tempo rate, it just changes how the track aligns with Ableton's grid. If it's a simple 4/4 beat, then it's fast and easy. If it's a more complicated track with offbeat drums, then you need to manually place warp markers at the correct point on the grid, i.e., if the kick comes in on the first and third beat, then you don't want the warp markers being placed on the first and then again on the next first - You need to alter them manually. When the track is correctly warped, say a 125bpm track, with master tempo set at 125, then you will hear the metronome click in time with the beat. If that 125bpm track is incorrectly warped with a 125bpm master tempo, the metronome will click out of time with the beat, and proper beat matching will be impossible. It sucks to have to sit and do it all beforehand, but when it's done, it makes actual performance a breeze, letting you concentrate on other aspects of the mix besides beat matching - You're free to mess with effects and more layered mixing using multiple clips.

Ooooh, I’m scared now. A ‘real’ DJ. You mean spinning vinyl, right? Seen a few. Hats off to them. All we all want is make our money to survive bro, it doesn’t matter if it’s Ableton Live or na old gramophone.

Beatmatching is not a special skill. Anybody can count to 4, I dont understand people that actually pride themselves on that. Imo DJing is not about beat matching, but about creativiley mixing different songs into each other that create a entirely new experience. Ableton is the best route for maximum creative freedom as far as that goes. Moving fast and proper mashups will always be way better than one on one mixing, because it changes the dynamics so much and therefor it allows you to bring something to your audience that they wouldnt be able to get anywhere else. Of course everyone should know how to beat match, but once they know there's no point in sticking with it just to prove to themselves that they can do a incredibly simple task. Sticking with it at that point is doing nothing but holding you back on your "mixing" workflow.

How did that work out 3 years later?

Because Deadmau5 uses Live to perform?

@@warpacademy yes

Paul C i agree Serato for djing live, ableton MAYBE to create an awesome premix but even then I like to do my mixes on the go and beat match myself its not about countin to 4 like was said here already that actually makes me so mad, because you can beat mix and create your own beats the issue is most pl cant dj. I only use serato atm but I plan to use ableton to start producing soon

...or you just lack the creative chops to do something more kindred to production vs just playing playlists - I can 10X more with Live than I could ever do with CDJs or Traktor

I could only see myself using this if i DJ exclusively music I produced 🤔