Dubspot

The following was written by Dubspot instructor Chris Petti, who was out in LA during the show.  He also provided the photos and videos.

Some of you may already know this, but Ableton and Serato have been leaking info over the past few months of a new partnership to create a symbiotic link between Live and Scratch.  Being that I own, use, and love both of them, this was a major thing for me to cover and see at the show…

I was lucky enough to be there.  I captured it with my Supacam and got some stills with my regular camera.

Ableton and Serato have created a major buzz around this unveiling to both the DJ and Music production worlds.  The software product, called The Bridge, fuses both apps together, making one monster environment for production and performance.

They had a major press meeting at their booth to present it to the world; the whole thing was a huge mob-scene.

We all had ideas as far as how the interface integration was going to work and look……
As always, Abletons’ creativity and individuality never ceases to amaze me.
Their take on how it should look and work was quite different from mine, and I’m glad it was…….It would have been quite a boring unveiling for me if it looked and functioned exactly as how I had imagined;-)

I was able to corner my old friend and Ableton Product Specialist Huston Singletary for a very special Dubspot exclusive operational video to give us a deeper understanding than what we saw in the rush of the Press Release Meeting.
To give you an idea of what a buzz this was at the show, this video was interrupted by another old friend and sound designer extraordinare Richard Devine. We can also see James Bernard from Propellerhead bouncing around the Ableton booth as well……

The great news is is that it is free if you own Live 8 and Serato Scratch Live!