May172008
In addition to last post
I just found the wikipedia entry on famous DJ, Sasha, really funny because it shows how fucking technologic this genre really is. These people are like fucking engineering masterminds. Everything Sasha basically says and does in thisexcerpt is straight up baller status. Read the paragraph and after every single sentence, putting your fist to your mouth and saying “OOOHH!! DAMNN!” It makes it hilarious to read.
“] While he is now known for heavily utilizing audio technologies, Sasha was one of the last DJs to begin using CDs in live performance.
Sasha began DJing with Ableton Live in his live act as well, using it in tandem with turntables. Having explored its functionality, Sasha found that he could perform entirely through Ableton Live. He then co-developed the Maven controller with Ableton, which he uses as a physical interface to the Live software.[53][28] (DJing with a mouse alone, he has said, is “not going to look right or feel right”.)[13]Fundacion NYC was the first album on which he regularly used the Maven controller.[55] During DJ sets, clubbers often believe Sasha is playing new, unheard remixes; in fact, he is often playing modifications of tracks created in Ableton.[41] Sasha most often uses the built-in Ableton plugins, preferring their superior stability and performance over third party plugins”
