lol what would you do if live should crash in a club?

logic_user99 · Post by **logic_user99** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:32 pm

Just go 'Shit!' and tell the crowd to all put their phones on speaker, and play some tunes while you fix it! Or, get their headphones out and have a silent disco!

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:11 pm

We run Live on 2 computers, each doing half the tracks. Each computer has a stereo ruffmix backup of what the other is doing for every scene - this track always plays, but is usually muted. If one computer should freeze or crash, we can un-mute this track and fly on one engine while re-booting the other. The crowd never knows a thing. We've had to use this only 3 times in the last 4 years. In the event of a catastrophic hull-loss failure we also have an iPod.

Machinesworking · Post by **Machinesworking** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:17 pm

incorporating a live drummer, singer, and using a Wretch machine for live improvisation. The laptop crashes, it's all live improv.

I know that doesn't help you guys who DJ, or who use a laptop as your only instrument, but my question to that is what are we doing to the performance aspect of music? Why not just hand a mix tape over of your best mix? No one in the audience is going to be able to tell that you're not just checking email and playing iTunes.

rbmonosylabik · Post by **rbmonosylabik** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:28 pm

Say "Talk amongst yourselves" while I get the thing up and running again.

Khazul · Post by **Khazul** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:17 am

sparklepuff wrote:you hit "Play" on your iPod.

+1

I allways have an ipod with a pre-mixed set on it in case.

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:20 am

rikhyray wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTxdKi77 ... p?p=203152

^^^^^Fuck me sideways!!!!!

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:20 am

I've had live crash on me during a set, but my sets are really low key and I just said "hang on a minute while I reboot" and then I drank some beer while I waited.

sandman · Post by **sandman** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:20 am

rbmonosylabik wrote:Say "Talk amongst yourselves" while I get the thing up and running again.

haha they are gonna be pissed or some shit

sandman · Post by **sandman** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:22 am

Pitch Black wrote:We run Live on 2 computers, each doing half the tracks. Each computer has a stereo ruffmix backup of what the other is doing for every scene - this track always plays, but is usually muted. If one computer should freeze or crash, we can un-mute this track and fly on one engine while re-booting the other. The crowd never knows a thing. We've had to use this only 3 times in the last 4 years. In the event of a catastrophic hull-loss failure we also have an iPod.

great idea.

bosonHavoc · Post by **bosonHavoc** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:25 am

Pitch Black wrote:
rikhyray wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTxdKi77 ... p?p=203152
^^^^^Fuck me sideways!!!!!

and upside down too!!!

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:54 am

sparklepuff wrote:you hit "Play" on your iPod.

+1 on the failsafe.

I just saw a friend's gig where the bulk of the entire set was played off an ipod and they just played some instruments and sung over that. Although I found it kind of funny that their sound guy by the mixer was in charge of cuing the songs on the ipod, the human untitled playlist.

But I will admit the banjo thing sounds good and I would go to that gig hoping Live crashes.

nimbledoe · Post by **nimbledoe** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:55 am

it happened to me earlier this year in Tokyo , at a Techno gig in Shibuya !

i said - "minna san , gomenasai !!" (bowed deeply) and rebooted.

i got off pretty lightly...

PS

awesome backup set-up Pitch Black !!

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:58 am

nimbledoe wrote:minna san , gomenasai !! (bowed) and rebooted.

i got off pretty lightly...

Translation, please!

You never know who may need this handy phrase!! Arigato!

nimbledoe · Post by **nimbledoe** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:11 am

Hi Pitch

minna san = everyone in your immediate presence.

gomenasai = im very sorry.

also if anyone asks is everything OK , you can say - daijoubu

if you are heading there PM me.

i have a few friends in Tokyo , Osaka , Fukuoka and Okinawa.

n -doe

yearlongyeti · Post by **yearlongyeti** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:43 am

we had a black out at a gig once, light show, computer, guitar amps everything went. Got the crowd singing "cant take my eyes of you" and some other football type songs. It was hilarious, took about 3 songs before the power was back. Dont think too many people left.