sebant15 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Hello there!I want to get into more involved djing from a background in ableton live (playing songs and adding effects/samples/looping etc.)I have a couple of questionsis there a comparative beat repeat function in any dj program similar to live's? As in when beat repeat is activated, the song continues to play silently, so when the effect is turned off, the song has moved on from where the beat repeat started.Is the following setup effective or should I go for more regular?1 turntable with serato scratch going into serato/mixxx through audio interfaceA midi controller with a cross fader setup to control regular dj mixer functions and swap which deck the vinyl time code is controllingLaunchpad to trigger effects/looping/samples/etcOr if not, what can you recommend in the way of a hybrid setup?Lastly, do dj programs support vst effects?Thanks for your helpSeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 hey buddy,firstly, feel free to introduce yourself and tell us all about what you do and what not.my advice is to look into Traktor and the F1. Traktors Remix Decks work similar to Ableton. their controllers make it easy to just jump straight into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I can answer some of your questions:Just had a look and there is a beat repeat in traktor - it's called beatmasher. Not sure what it's called in serato as I don't use it.As far as 'recommendations' for a setup, it's up to you how you want to run everything.VSTs aren't supported in most DJ software that I know of - you need to route your sound through ableton (or other) if you want to use VST effects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 oh, i forgot to add this to my post (thanks for the reminder, Mitch) serato won't be ideal if you're looking for the "live set" set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Agreed - from what I've read/experienced, the routing/rewire with traktor is better than serato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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