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Gingerdan: /* The Basics */

2009-08-16T20:10:29Z

‎The Basics

Gingerdan: /* The Basics */

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‎The Basics

Aland: /* DJ'ing With Live */ add Cogix's tutorial image

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‎DJ'ing With Live: add Cogix's tutorial image

Aland: /* Introduction to Ableton */ latest version number 7

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‎Introduction to Ableton: latest version number 7

Gingerdan at 21:21, 8 October 2007

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-[http://www.sendspace.com/file/1styv0 A Step by Step Tutorial] with pictures every step of the way, mainly aimed at dealing with more troublesome tunes, but a handy guide. contains two example tunes, with warp files, ableton project (created in 7.0.2) and a word document tutorial
+[http://www.for-great-justice.net/files/tmb/tutorial.rar A Step by Step Tutorial] with pictures every step of the way, mainly aimed at dealing with more troublesome tunes, but a handy guide. contains two example tunes, with warp files, ableton project (created in 7.0.2) and a word document tutorial
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-This doen't work so well with vinyl ripped tracks.  For these annoyances, follow the above procedure but when you start playing the track, add a fixed warp marker every 32 bars (double click on the beat marker so it goes green) or so, depending on the track.
+This doen't work so well with vinyl ripped tracks.  For these annoyances, follow the above procedure but when you start playing the track, add a fixed warp marker every 32 bars (double click on the beat marker so it goes green) or so, depending on the track.<br/>
 ===Ableton 101===

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	This doen't work so well with vinyl ripped tracks. For these annoyances, follow the above procedure but when you start playing the track, add a fixed warp marker every 32 bars (double click on the beat marker so it goes green) or so, depending on the track.		This doen't work so well with vinyl ripped tracks. For these annoyances, follow the above procedure but when you start playing the track, add a fixed warp marker every 32 bars (double click on the beat marker so it goes green) or so, depending on the track.
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		+	===Ableton 101===
		+	Look at this [[media:Abletontutorial.jpg\|Abletontutorial.jpg]] pretty picture Cogix made (I would have made it inline but it's quite large).

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 ==Introduction to Ableton==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ableton_Live| Ableton Live] is a loop-based software music sequencer for Macintosh and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 6, was released in September 2006. Unlike other software sequencers, Live is designed around the notion of being as much an instrument for live performances as a tool for composing and arranging.
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ableton_Live| Ableton Live] is a loop-based software music sequencer for Macintosh and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 7, was released in November 2007. Unlike other software sequencers, Live is designed around the notion of being as much an instrument for live performances as a tool for composing and arranging.
 Though if you're here, you already know that!

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 ===EQ===
-====EQ3====The EQ3 is designed to replicate the standard 3-band EQ as found on nearly every DJ mixer in existence (Allen & Heath and budget models excluded) and is generally speaking the first effect/plug-in to put on the audio channel track.
+====EQ3====
 * Tip
 By default, the low frequency cut off is set quite low, change the "freq lo." of the eq3 to about 450-500hz for a more effective low end eq cut for general mixing purposes<br/><br/>

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 *Tip - Courtesy of plugg
-. An easy way is to get yourself a bpm detecting piece of software, MixMeister Pro is good, as is [http://dl4.mixmeister.com/bpmanlyz.zip |this]<br/>
+. An easy way is to get yourself a bpm detecting piece of software, MixMeister Pro is good, as is [http://dl4.mixmeister.com/bpmanlyz.zip this]<br/>
 . Drop your tracks into it and it will calculate the EXACT BPM.<br/>
 . Drop a track into an empty clip in Live.<br/>

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 ==Introduction to Ableton==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ableton_Live Ableton Live] is a loop-based software music sequencer for Macintosh and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 6, was released in September 2006. Unlike other software sequencers, Live is designed around the notion of being as much an instrument for live performances as a tool for composing and arranging.
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ableton_Live| Ableton Live] is a loop-based software music sequencer for Macintosh and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 6, was released in September 2006. Unlike other software sequencers, Live is designed around the notion of being as much an instrument for live performances as a tool for composing and arranging.
 Though if you're here, you already know that!
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 here's some helpful video's that show you how to do it.<br/>
 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OMXPz8Z-sY A good basic introduction, should get you started]<br/>
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 ==DJ'ing With Live==
 ===The Basics===
-.  READ THE MANUAL, ok, so they're long winded and pretty boring, but I guarentee, you'll find something in it that you didn't know before, and it'll probably be useful at somepoint.
+.  READ THE MANUAL, ok, so they're long winded and pretty boring, but I guarentee, you'll find something in it that you didn't know before, and it'll probably be useful at somepoint.<br/>
 .  Fine, don't read it.  but you'll need to know how to warp your tracks.  Warping, like beatmatching on normal decks is a skill, which you WILL need to learn, it's fairly easy with a 4/4 house beat, but not so easy with an orchestral piece, so don't worry if you don't get it spot on straight away...
 here's some helpful video's that show you how to do it.<br/>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OMXPz8Z-sY A good basic introduction, should get you started]
+[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OMXPz8Z-sY A good basic introduction, should get you started]<br/>
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 ===EQ===
 The EQ3 is designed to replicate the standard 3-band EQ as found on nearly every DJ mixer in existence (Allen & Heath and budget models excluded) and is generally speaking the first effect/plug-in to put on the audio channel track.
 For more advanced work, such as multiple layering of tracks, the EQ8 is a better option, the choice of lo/hi-shelf, bandpass, lo and hi-pass filter, variable resonance, gain, and frequency give improved flexibility and sound-sculpting options.
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 [[:media:xboard25.jpg|E-Mu Xboard 25]]<br/>
 [[:media:DJM-800.jpg|Pioneer DJM-800]]<br/>
-[[:media:xone3d.jpg|Allen & Heath Xone 3:D]]<br/>
+[[:media:xone3d.jpg|Allen & Heath Xone 3:D]]<br/><br/>
 To assign a MIDI control to a parameter, first click on the word "MIDI" in the top right corner, everything you can assign will turn blue, click on the parameter you want to assign to a control (eg. an eq gain) and then activate the control you wan to control the parameter (eg. turn the dial you want to control the eq gain with) then click back on "MIDI" to ext the midi assign mode.

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 To assign a MIDI control to a parameter, first click on the word "MIDI" in the top right corner, everything you can assign will turn blue, click on the parameter you want to assign to a control (eg. an eq gain) and then activate the control you wan to control the parameter (eg. turn the dial you want to control the eq gain with) then click back on "MIDI" to ext the midi assign mode.
-**Tip**
+*Tip
 Whilst in MIDI assign mode, if you open the file browser you will see a list of the currently assigned parameters, what midi signal controls it, and also what the maximum and minimum values these parameters can have are.
 for example, you may want the full range of a dial to control the volume of an audio track. if you never find yourself cranking the track volume above 0DdB then you may want to assign the maximum track volume to 0dB, thus giving you more precise control over the volume of that track.
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 You can also assign keys on your normal PC keyboard to do various stuff.  click on the word "KEY" in the top right corner, everything you can assign will go yellowy, again, click on something and press the desired key.
-**Tip**
+*Tip
 make sure the little piano icon to the left of the "KEY" button isn't illuminated otherwise you won't be able to assign keyboard controls.