PS3 arcade joystick as midi controller

hi everyone. to be honest i have no knowlage about this. i just did what i learnd in youtube instructions but never really made it work. co'z the use diffrent softwares and hardwares. anyways just to give you guys an insight of what i want to happen is. to make this PS3 arcade controller work in ableton live 7 or traktor scatrch pro. can anyone of you guys post a idiots guide for this topic. co'z i really have no idea. dont evem know how to map. i've been djing for a year now. and figured i need a new aproch on my set ^_^ then i stumbled on one of ean golden's video and was amazed my it. i believe i am capable of this. im just not familiar with the softweres. i just wanna try this out on a Ps3 joystick first. and hopefully if i get better i prooly buy the midi fighter. hope you guys can help me out. thanx so much