missjade wrote:stonee wrote:
1) first off, what should i be doing when im performing live? I feel like I should always be doing somthing, because i come from a band backround. is it as simple as making sure your tracks are running smoothly, or should be as complicated as controlling as many things as you can handle? should I just turn some unlinked nobs to make myself feel better?
you should just be playing your set the way you want to play it!
the people who feel like they need to prove to all the chin-scratchers that they're DOING something--trying to look all technical & impressive-- are really wasting their energy. it's not about putting on an act, it's about expressing yourself and putting your shit out there. i'd rather see a performer having fun, rocking it & interacting with the crowd than trying to make themselves look cool or nerdy.
the ones that get so caught up in doing as much as possible tend to get so deep into it that they lose touch with the audience... that for me is a total vibe-killer!!!
now. im about to have my first live gig soon aswell. played alot out, but never as a single electronica act, so im pretty excited, but yes.. moving on:
now, my setup is slowly getting exactly where i want it (could use more buttons though -.-), and when i practice i tend to end up dancing my ass off. its pretty easy to do because i tend end up on a 200 or so bpm with a ton of breaks and cuts and whatnots.. see, i can get totally lost in it, really.
so are you saying that if i do get lost in it and starts to dance like a maniac while mashing buttons and whatnots, thus loosing contact with the audience, would that break it for you? for me as an observer its more the other way around, but perhaps it depends on what style you do?
speaking of live gigs, you guys have problems fitting your songs in your set? i tend to end up fucking up other peoples shit because while mine is good as is, it feels unsuitable for performance. is that just me critisizing myself?
anyways, good luck to the OP. please record your set, so we can listen to it when its done, love to hear it!
a tip i took up on and am currently using for my setup is that all effects with a rate or similar/frequency or Q settings/dry wet controls etc attached to it is mapped to the same knob (ie: knob labeled X for dry/wet controls, knob labeled Q for q/frequency settings, RPT for beat repeat grids/LFO rates/autopan rates etc.. you get the idea.).
this usually includes instruments aswell as effects. then i have various ways of selecting which or the different effects/instruments i will control, using dry wet controls, toggle switches and preset switches.
this way no matter what im doing i always know what to do to tweak it the way i want it.
ofcourse, you have to find what works for you, for me it makes perfect sense.
it didnt at first, but im telling you: making a set template and making it work for you not only is inspirational but it will make you think twice about how to use/abuse your hardware and your audio.
edit: typos and grammar. oh, and some missing words. gotta love not sleeping heh.
