Awesome, i detest virtual mp3 dj'ing having learned the proper way on my 1200's and my later and much missed 1210 Mk II's although i admit to using ableton to externally control some of my beloved musical toys or making a mix cd for the car.
But in my defense, i've been using midi through SAW on my 386, Cubase on my atari and amiga then ableton on my 486 and pentium since Dave Smith invented it so midi doesnt make me feel old but the ritalin generation who think its a modern thing do.
(Finster Ate a cat biscuit for a bet, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 8:44, 1 reply)

*doffs cap
I've ended up in on online argument before with people who say playing decks is virtually an instrument in itself, and having considered it, I concur, if you're scratching and looping with vinyl, fair dos. I put it to anyone, when they bring out Guitar Hero, no one really considers them to be guitarists when they're pressing buttons instead of touching fret.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Sat 9 Jun 2012, 12:55, closed)

Thats why i vent forth my scathing contempt for guitar zero kids at every opportunity and doggedly strangle tunes out of my trusty ole westone thunder 1a. At least i'm playing and not indulging in a shit hybrid of air guitar and teenagers bedroom onanism.
(Finster Ate a cat biscuit for a bet, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 13:13, closed)