Videos
The DJ Podcast LIVE 004 – May 28, 2013
May 30, 2013
This session of The DJ Podcast LIVE is different from our previous streams. Instead of focusing on creating a track in Maschine, I started working on something that will hopefully be featured in a future video. The idea was to visualize how parallel waveforms would look in Traktor Pro 2. This feature has been requested for years, but has never been implemented. I tried my best to come up with one way that they may look if implemented.
Maschine Tutorial: How to Timestretch Samples
May 31, 2013
Today is the final day of The Month of Maschine 2013. In this video we’ll be looking at Maschine’s timestretching capabilities. Timstretching was added in the 1.8 update and allows you to change the BPM of a sample. For example, you may want to use timestretching if you created a pattern using one of Maschine’s drum kits and want to add a drum loop sample that is at a different BPM.
Ableton Live Tutorial: How to Install Custom Skins
June 3, 2013
If you want to change the look and feel of Ableton Live’s interface, consider installing a custom skin. Watch this video to learn how to install Ableton Live custom skins.
Traktor Pro 2 Tutorial: How to Create Effect Presets with MIDI Mapping
June 4, 2013
Traktor Pro 2 allows you to save an effect snapshot for each of its effects. It’s great, but you’re only allowed to save one snapshot per effect. Watch this video to learn how you can use midi mapping to get around this limitation.
Ableton Live Tutorial: Understanding the Session & Arrangement Views
June 5, 2013
Ableton Live distinguishes itself from other DAWs by being dual-focused. This duality is centered around Live’s 2 view modes: Session and Arrangement View. Watch this video to learn about Ableton Live’s session and arrangement views and how they interact with each other.
VLOG: Warping in Ableton Live is Hard & Remembering Warpsauce
June 6, 2013
Warping tracks for DJing can be difficult and time-consuming for new Ableton Live users. In 2009 a website called Warpsauce tried to deal with the time-consuming part by allowing users to share their warp files. In this VLOG, I share my thoughts on warping in Ableton Live, Warpsauce, and a movement to elevate Live’s status within the Digital DJ community.