Monolake Interview, Videos and Shows

supster · Post by **supster** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:51 pm

computo wrote:sorry, that is the least helpful video Ive ever seen, in understanding how the monodeck works.

WOW, he assigned knobs and buttons to Live, BIG FUCKING SHOCK!

How about a bit more about HOW its put together, rather than just another "I assigned this to this, and this to this."

The "rain" effects is cool, yet remarkably random. Its always nice to see that there are others out there, doing really exhaustive routings to get severe sound.

But the monodeck vid could have been far more in depth. or it SHOULD have been.

you know, ive been noticing, and i really think you should work on being more agressive, opinionated, and controversial.

just trying to help ..
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AdamJay · Post by **AdamJay** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:20 am

supster, you are certainly one to talk.
as you truley need to work on your sarcasm.

your tongue seems nowhere near your cheek these days.

ryansupak · Post by **ryansupak** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:27 am

Personally, I'd like to see a documentary of, say, a certain track or live set. I'd like to see the performer go into a lot of detail about how everything is configured, and why.

I would like to see how the configuration enables the process that allows them to accomplish the song live, in an expressive way.

$0.01,
rs

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:07 am

ryansupak wrote:Personally, I'd like to see a documentary of, say, a certain track or live set. I'd like to see the performer go into a lot of detail about how everything is configured, and why.

I would like to see how the configuration enables the process that allows them to accomplish the song live, in an expressive way.

$0.01,
rs

Like this? http://www.noisefix.com/Creative.wmv

supster · Post by **supster** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:50 am

AdamJay wrote:supster, you are certainly one to talk.
as you truley need to work on your sarcasm.

your tongue seems nowhere near your cheek these days.

yeah, you're right, a little subtletly goes a long way huh

seriously though i thought the video was great, it was fun seeing that, nice toy hes got there. its a box. with knobs and circuits. that's hooked up to live. looks like a blast to play on

anyway i agree with ryan: get somebody with some cool teqniqes that feels like getting into some detail about how they rig things up, that would be great. but not manditory

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drush · Post by **drush** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:33 am

rolfski wrote:I would die for instructional video's from real artists and performers, aka a look in the real kitchen:
- How are they setting up their system? What hardware do they use with Live?
- How do they create a track or set up a live act or dj set?
- What specific parts of Live do they use frequently and how?
- What other software do they use in conjunction with Live and how (VST's and other software to rewire)?
- What do they like most about Live and were do they see room for improvement?
- What personal tips and tricks are they willing to share?

For instance, an instructional video from Sasha or Richie Hawtin, explaining in detail how whe they use Live for their dj set would be priceless.

priceless, exactly. some people might be apt to do that but in general you're asking someone to give you all their hard work for nothing. it's not like they had someone to explain it to them, they just figured it out*. you can do the same.

monolake might be a different case because he straddles the line between performer and Ableton rep. and of course the makers of xyz DAW are inclined to do instructional videos. but people that make their living using the equipment? not so much.

*well, for sure that is true in at least one of the above cases.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:16 am

hoffman2k wrote: - Monthly tips and tricks?

First of all. You can hardly call it monthly.
Second. It should have to be weekly.

well at least they've now removed the "monthly" bit.
http://www.ableton.com/index.php?main=tutorials

hm.. Not the development I would have hoped for the tutorials..

computo · Post by **computo** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:35 am

yeah, shut up!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:52 am

actually, hawtins adventures with the CTRL live are somewhat documented already:
www.plastikman.com - click "live"
and http://www.derivativeinc.com/Events/15-Plastikman/

-if Hawtin told people exactly what he did, would they be able to copy it? He had a mountain of engineers working for him, Ableton did a mod for him, Derivative probably also bent over backwards...

It might however provide some inspiration, for those of us without huge boutique setups.

raapie · Post by **raapie** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:01 am

I never have heard Monolack's music, but this was fun to read and watch.

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:20 am

I must have missed something in the manual.
How do you make an empty track? Like track 2 in this picture.

raapie · Post by **raapie** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:40 am

which picture?

ikeaboy · Post by **ikeaboy** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:56 am

sweetjesus wrote:Like this? http://www.noisefix.com/Creative.wmv

That guy can rock! is that a member of slipknot minus the masks?

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:02 am

raapie wrote:which picture?

Probably only visible on mac i guess

http://users.telenet.be/Vayner/From%20M ... el%202.jpg

Tuur · Post by **Tuur** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:44 am

Can't see that link too...

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