Reply to newbie: thoughts on performing with Ableton Live and APC40?

hey guys,

i haven't begun to perform yet, nor have i spent very much time looking into it. so far i've put all my time into creation and production.

i watched a video course on lynda.com called Performing live with Ableton Live and they instructor was using an APC40 for most of it- that really caught my interest.

awhile ago, one of my friends gave me a couple DJing lessons on his CDJs but i didn't enjoy the experience or the workflow. it didn't motivate me to want to do it. these ones in particular, there was no screen showing the waveform.. and all the techniques he was showing me didn't appeal to my interests the same way a creative production session does. maybe it was the teacher more so than the technology..

anyway, APC40: turning the live experience into somewhat of a production session (aka the same digital work environment as in my bedroom).

anybody out there who has experience with both APC40 and Traktor S2/4? those are the one's i've considered buying.. APC i still want to buy for studio use with ableton.

alright guys.. thanks!