Gagarin Project 400 Report post Posted August 17, 2016 How... just how do people use rotary mixers? I don't DJ, but I can't even imagine doing a live set without faders. How do you spin a rotary encoder fast enough to DJ with? That Condesa Lucia is maybe the sexiest mixer I've ever seen, but I'm amazed that people are making the encoder thing work in a live setting. in some styles of music and in some dj techniques, slow blending is used. i have only once used rotary mixer, but i imagine that it is more adapted for this things. personally i like fasting cuts , but i never use crossfader for this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schofield 52 Report post Posted November 24, 2016 In the past I have use my laptop and an APC40 controller to control Ableton Live in my DJ sets. I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 and have a newer version of Ableton installed - the upshot is that I cannot get APC40 to work with Ableton (using Isotonik template, which I love). Anyway, I do use my iPad as a controller for Ableton at the moment at home. If I was going to play at a festival, do you think the Laptop and iPad are an okay combo to use? A friend suggested it wouldn't 'look as good' to a punter, but in reality the iPad works pretty good as a controller. Not as tactile as the APC40 mind you. Anyway, any thoughts or opinions? I will still try to get the APC40 talking to Ableton and Isotonik again, but as a fall back, the iPad could be okay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mønsterhed 41 Report post Posted November 25, 2016 Sure it would, Schofield! If it works, it works. What matters is the music we play and not the gear we use 1 schofield reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schofield 52 Report post Posted November 27, 2016 Thanks Mønsterhed, that's the sort of answer I was looking for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gagarin Project 400 Report post Posted April 28, 2017 "you can non have only good gigs" chris liebing one of the DJ that inspire me, great setup, maschine , ableton, traktor 4 channels, xone k2 (techno music) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites