this month’s Ableton User Group Budapest will happen Saturday (May 22.)
the workshop is free as always but you have to register
cos the places are limited
I will make a presentation about live remixing and multitrack DJing
and I will demonstrate the mighty Vestax VMC-600
which is the best Ableton controller for DJing ATM
wanna know why? see ya at the workshop ;)

Jazzmutant says
this is the first truly integrated Ableton Live touch controller
wohaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Ableton Live on a Lemur?
WANTWANTWANTWANTWANTWANTWANT
NOWNOWNOWNOWNOWNOWNOWNOWNOW

Ableton and Serato present The Bridge—the first result of the partnership announced in October 2008.

The Bridge spans the gap between music production and DJing, creating a natural link between Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live or ITCH. The Bridge provides a powerful fusion of DJ and production tools, opening a world of opportunities for DJing, remixing and live performance.

You can cross the Bridge in either direction:

Ableton to Serato
The Bridge provides Ableton Transport Control (ATC), giving you turntable-style control of your own multitrack productions. Simply drag an Ableton Live Set to a deck in Scratch Live or ITCH and use your turntables, CDJ or ITCH controller to control the transport.

Serato to Ableton
The Bridge provides the ultimate mixtape creation tool. DJs can perform mixes in Serato Scratch Live or ITCH and save them as an Ableton Live Set. This way, the DJ can still perform the mix—better than cut and pasting it together in a DAW—but also has detailed editing options.

The Bridge is free for anyone who owns both:

- A registered version of Serato Scratch Live or ITCH hardware and
- Ableton Live 8 or Suite 8

as we reported it back in October 2008
Serato and Ableton announced creative partnership to rule the DJ worldand
there is an announcement and a dedicated website for the first events
Synthtopia hints that it might mean bringing vinyl control to Live

we will know more for sure pretty soon
meanwhile check out the ableton-serato.com for more details of the event

The Vestax VCM-600 DJ MIDI controller has joined the list of hardware controllers offering instant mapping for Ableton Live. The VCM-600 provides 160 controls including dedicated EQ and filter sections, clip launch capabilities, transport controls, sends/returns and more, all illuminated by sleek, dual-side LED lighting. The controller, already being used by the likes of Carl Cox, Kevin Saunderson and Paul van Dyk, is club-ready and puts the power of Live at your fingertips like never before.

… and not like any other controllers, the VMC-600 has EQ knobs for each channel!! I’m in love and and my feelings are deep :D

Have a look at the new features of Ableton Live 8 courtesy of Sonic Academy. The second part of the video is after the jump. [heads up by wire to the ear ]

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We gave you PR info’s and videos already , but now here is a pretty detailed video demo from the Skratchworx ‘s NAMM 2009 collection. Eric McGregor from Akai demos the new Akai APC40 Ableton controller.
Your pants will be wet by the end of the vid.

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Version 8 enhances the Ableton vision of creative , real-time digital music with a wealth of new techniques, effects and most-wanted workflow improvements.Ableton Suite 8 is a package which gives you a rich world of sound, perfectly complementing the tools and features in Live 8. Suite 8 provides all the instruments a musician could hope for, including a wide range of synths, a powerful sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets, numerous sampled instruments: 10 instruments in all. If the official info is not enuff, check out what the CDM has to say about Live 8.

Here are three video demos if you are unpatient or lazy like we are ;)

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The kind people of Grooveboxmusic.com are giving Ableton users free access to a collection of high-quality Ableton Live tutorials running over three hours in length via the Ableton Web Pass. This collection of tutorials covers topics such as how to record and edit, virtual instrument basics, warping, designing electronic drums and much more. The videos are hand-picked from the extensive Ableton Live tutorial collection available at grooveboxmusic.com. This offer provides seven days of access from the day you sign up and enter your access code. Offer valid until December 31, 2008.

Ableton NFO page – Grooveboxmusic promo page