Join J. Scott Giaquinta for an in-depth discussion in this video Incorporating samples and accapellas, part of Ableton Live: DJing.
- Another great reason to use Ableton's DJ…is the fact that you can add all kinds of other sounds…over the top of your tracks.…I'm gonna show you some sounds here…that I've loaded into our template,…so that you can get an idea of what I'm talking about.…So you'll notice that I have six new channels…to the right of our two main mixing channels.…Vocals, which are short vocal phrases like these.…- Clap, clap your hands.…Don't stop the body rock.…- Impacts, which are just that,…impact sounds like explosions or crashes.…(impact sounds)…One shots, which are percussive sounds…only meant to happen one time, like these.…
(sound effects)…Drum loops, which are short drum patterns,…which are designed to repeat indefinitely.…(drum beats)…Sweeps, which are noises that are…well-suited for transitions, like a swish sound.…(swishing noise)…And acapellas, which are vocals without music.…
And I'll show you some of those in just a minute.…I've already gone ahead and mapped these…to my controller using the other six columns…to the right of our track mappings.…
Author
J. Scott Giaquinta
Released
7/10/2015Scott next introduces some performance tricks to wow your audience, by integrating loops, samples, and FX. He also provides a demo of alternative controllers that can make your performances more dynamic, including a Wiimote, joystick, MIDI keyboard, and live vocoder. Finally, he discusses methods to record your live DJ set and fine-tune it after the fact.
- Setting hardware, software, and templates
- Configuring your MIDI controller
- Importing tracks
- Keying and warping tracks
- Cueing music
- Harmonic mixing
- Transposing tracks
- Changing tempo
- Looping
- Working with alternative controllers
- Recording your set
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 15s
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What you need to know1m 22s
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1. Understanding the Basics
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Hardware requirements2m 14s
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2. Up and Running
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Getting your tracks imported3m 26s
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Warping your tracks9m 1s
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Keying your tracks2m 51s
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Cueing and playing music8m 24s
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Using the crossfader2m 20s
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Harmonic mixing2m 41s
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Tempo control3m 20s
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3. FX and Other Performance Tricks
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Looping1m 51s
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Additional FX3m 26s
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Ghost clip FX6m 11s
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4. Alternative Controllers
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Wiimote and Joystick7m 39s
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MIDI keyboard3m 23s
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Setting up a live vocoder1m 32s
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5. Recording Your Set
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Recording your set7m 3s
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Conclusion
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Next steps45s
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