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Well it seem like we've got a few folks on here now, and most of the posts seem to be "Hey come look at me play!!" type stuff. How about "So how do you approach your life performances? What tools and techniques do you use?"
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Mon, March 21, 2005 - 2:31 PMWell, our duo (Gradual Meltdown) uses an array of stuff and a pretty simple approach to life performance:
2 RS7000s mixed like turntables, 1 sequencing a Motif ES and the other a Waldorf Q. We formerly did things very basic with just the 2 RS7Ks and a scratch DJ in addition - we are evolving though into something that will require some more logistical preparation in the studio for live performance as both RS7Ks will be talking to both the Q and ES and other stuff inbetween (iMac G5, G4 laptop, aux fx, etc). We have come this far without using any laptop stuff, but plan on beginning to slowly implement the computers as minimally as possible, mostly for live recording & fx and some VST synthesis.
we write our tracks like most producers do for DJ 12"s - a long beat only intro for mixing, and then start dropping bass, leads, pads, etc as the track progresses - with the versatility of the RS7K sequencer we can manipulate patterns and sequences on the fly, loop remix, and do transposition acrobatics in the middle of a mix to create new tracks that rarely get heard again outside the live environment. unlike many live electronic acts, we are able to diffuse entirely new songs out of the stuff we have and that is what makes the mix so much fun, seeing what kind of weird and trippy stuff comes out of the inbetween spaces. our new format will aslo focus more on live keys in addition to the presequenced stuff, and maybe more collaboration (we've previously worked with vocalists and a sax player), and if the right person drops in our lap an occasional MC rhyming over our breaks.
of course, every show is different, the songs we have never sound exactly the same because we can play them in different orders/sequences/keys/etc given the nature of the RS7Ks kick ass sequencer.
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Tue, March 22, 2005 - 4:35 PMI use a roland MC 505 groovebox, A roland SP 808 ex edtion sampler, A darkstar synth, A digeridoo, and a megaphone.
I use the 505 for sequencing. Also most of my drum beats and bass lines are made on the 505 also I make all of my own sounds on the 505. The darkstar usualy does the high notes sequenced with a high notes from the 505. The sampler I use in a number of ways. Droping voice samples of cousre, samples from music programs (ie reason,fruity,acid,ect) THats where get the sounds that the 505 cant come up with. Also I use the sampler as a live efx processor. I run my digeridoo into the sampler and use a shitload of efx on it. I also put a clip on mic onto my megaphone and run that through the sampler. It a basic set up however very functional.. ZAPPER -
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Tue, August 2, 2005 - 1:11 PME-MU XL-7 Command Station (This box has and can put on a sick live show all by itself), Aphex Aural Exciter, one turntable for skratchin & samples, Mic, Alesis vocoder & a Digitech vocal effects box.... when I step this up it'll be w/ a minimoog or something that has as many knobs... I like knobs
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Wed, August 10, 2005 - 3:48 PM
Ableton Live is at the heart of our duo. Alex uses 2 controller keyboards to trigger audio loops
in Live. I use my Waldorf Q's keyboard to trigger MIDI sequences in live, which pump back
to the Q. We like this, becuase all of our UI is via controller keyboards.. once a track is
rolling, we don't have to touch the laptop.. it is sort of hidden, actually.
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Sun, December 18, 2005 - 9:14 AMWell, I use Abelton Live as my main focus, controlling it with a evolution uc33e and an m-audio radium 49. I am using Live to control my sp-808 and my mc-909 as well. On the side I use a Korg N364 and a Roland XP-60 all run through my live PA. On top of that I like to play Native american flute, acoustic guitar, hand percussion, vocals, and other things. Well thats about it. -
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Wed, January 4, 2006 - 1:28 PMI've dragged everything from dex and effects to a Yamaha SU700 to synths and drum machines to gigs. Now I just rock my 12" PowerBook running Live ;> -
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Fri, January 6, 2006 - 2:21 AMI use live looping hardware primarily with minimal DSP processing.
I have two Line 6 DL4s (delay modeller/loopers) that my AKG C1000s
goes through (after send a tip ring Y chord from the insert on the PA)
Then I have an Electrix Repeater in one AUX send(four mono channels---ability to stretch the
four loops over three octaves chromatically with either a Trigger Finger midi controller, a WX5 Yamaha Wind Controller or a Midi Man Oxygen keyboard),
returning each mono channel back into it's own mixer channel
I have a Gibson EDP in AUX send two (returning to it's own channel)
and each looper feeds the other looper so I do a lot of extensive resampling on the fly---------using the Repeater to pitch things (and also mute and reprocess things) and the EDP to slice/dice/mangle/glitch and rhytymically retrigger.
A also am perfroming the world premiere of the new LOOPERLATIVE live looper along with Steve Lawson, live looping Bassist from the UK (it's a one rack space...........eight 48k stereo loops-----synchronous or asynchronous) at this month's NAMM show (Friday 1,3,5 Saturday 1,3,5 and Sunday 1,3). If you all make it to NAMM please come up and say hi at the LOOPERLATIVE both
With all of this I use a tiny mini drum set, a 3/4 scale Fender bass guitar or an Ashbory silicon string mini-fretless, Kantos in a laptop (driven by either melodic instruments, drums or vocals), Bansuri flute, Shakuhachi, recorder,
melodica, Sonica (60's touch tone synthesizer), a whole slew of invented and found objects (my primary sound source) including brass bowls, blue bottle, dayglo translucent green plastic, clitoral vibrators in bar pint glasses. frisbees, portable fans, toy voice changers, toy piano, other toy melodic instruments, various tubes and then I do a lot of extended vocal techniques from overtone singing to faux industrial beatboxing to warble singing, trill singing, hum-whistling, chest beating harmonc manipulation and various grunts, groans, wheezes and farts..........lol
It's a weird but fairly creative show and I go from avante garde dark ambient noise stuff to really inside melodic third world influenced stuff to even dub and funk and jazz influences..........lately I"m on an early ECM kick and am reading a fantastic book on the making of Kind of Blue by miles davis so I think I'll do some modal jazz influenced stuff at NAMM............but hell, who knows? -
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Fri, January 6, 2006 - 6:28 AMdo you know if they show that new loop-machine at the frankfurt music-fair in spring?
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