i need some advice here. i've been using audacity for years to put mixes together and edit tracks a bit. i'm trying to have a bit more fun by looping and remixing some stuff so i've been trying out some better software like ableton and traktor. keep in mind i'm no dj - just wanting to put some funky mixes together with what i see on my computer screen (no headphones or controllers). audacity was good in the way i could just drag the waveforms around. i've been trying these programs for weeks, and am still pretty lost. i'm going to probably fork some money over for a tutorial dvd, so i don't want to waste time or money on the wrong software.
i'm getting comfortable with traktor and its layout, but i'm finding i'll need to spend money on a soundcard and midi mixer to really make it work.. its obviously designed more to be played out in 'real time'. theres no dragging waveforms around until you get it right.
when i started to get this feeling i switched over to ableton for a try and got blown away from its complexity. i'm getting absolutely nowhere with this one. i'm pretty sure in the arrangement view it will work more like audacity with dragging waveforms around so i'm tempted to trudge on with this one.
any thoughts?
i'm getting comfortable with traktor and its layout, but i'm finding i'll need to spend money on a soundcard and midi mixer to really make it work.. its obviously designed more to be played out in 'real time'. theres no dragging waveforms around until you get it right.
when i started to get this feeling i switched over to ableton for a try and got blown away from its complexity. i'm getting absolutely nowhere with this one. i'm pretty sure in the arrangement view it will work more like audacity with dragging waveforms around so i'm tempted to trudge on with this one.
any thoughts?