mixes done on ableton feel stiffer and colder, and that they lack spontaneity, improv and live feel. However none of these criticism were presented in the technophobic rockist terms that your strawman consisted of.
none of what i said was aimed at you, Alfons, you loveable little smiley cartoon you. it was directed at the "ableton is fake" premise of the original post.
Do you disagree with the criticisms made?(such as coldness, stiff, mixing point from narcossist, the selection thing droid mentioned etc).
of course i don't disagree with these criticisms. as i would not disagree when someone says drum machines are rigid and mechanical.
obviously.
they are different tools, with different properties and advantages/short comings. that's all.
the mixing point i have never noticed.
the selections tending toward a certain type of tracks... i can see some others falling into that trap, but not me. as i play things like turn of last century Egyptian lounge singers and wedding songs of ethnic minority populations of North Korea. and in this respect ableton has been an amazing tool to realize things i've day dreamed about for literally years, and tried and tried to but was never really able to pull off before.
What do you like about ableton dj'ing? What made you go that way?
portability, not having to beatmatch thus able to use the time to do other things. i ditched my old set up when i hopped on a plane and moved to Berlin.
the biggest thing for me personally, and what i do as a dj, is the ability to play and beatmatch all the amazing recordings made in different times and places.
i dont know what some people are talking about when they say warping is a bitch. i use ableton 6 and it has never been a problem at all. with an electronic track it takes me about 5 seconds, a 5 minute song by a live band with even beat it takes about 1-2 minutes.
reminds me i have to up the CRAZIEST tempo MIND FUCK for y'all to scratch your head and puzzle over... it's this Balinese Gamelan track, and the tempo rises from 100 to 200, and at the same time completely seamlessly, becomes 100 again. it's an infinity loop...