if you're asking me what i use to perform live, lately it's fl studio
on my laptop; this friday at the killing center in nj it'll be a
laptop drving fl studio with a couple synths and some filters.
that said, fl studio is not wonderful for live stuff; it works, but
you should look into rendering your tracks as split wav files (one wav
per instrument, or whatever makes you happy) and tossing those into
ableton live, which some tossers tell me is very good for that sort of
thing.
that said, the most important part of a 'live' performance is the
total experience; not just what you sound like, or how you wave your
arms, but how convincingly you communicate what you are doing
intellectually on the computer screen with your body; this is dead
simple for guitarists, who just need to lunge their genitals around --
your task is much harder; you have to communicate not only the funk
but do it right too.
some people say that the interface you use is a part of this, i agree
in part. a midi controller or jazzmutant lemur will go a long way
towards equating 'okay he's moving that knob' with 'okay the bass is
greener' or whatever. using a bank of theremins connected to cv-midi
convertors would be a rad way to control shit, but if you're into that
you'll have to invent it on your own; such is the sad state of the
human-instrument interface in this kind of music.
clint sand's question, then, is less important than it seems, for it's
not the truth of an experience we pay to see at a club; it's the show.
make sure you have a good show, that would stand on it's own even if
your laptop were off, and you'll have a good start. i, for one, have
no chance of acheiving that, and so i'll be sitting for my gig in new
brunswick.
if you have a chance, go see hnatiw live (hnatiw.net), or check out a
doormouse performance (grep-fu.net/dm) -- that is interesting laptop
music, that drunk ORDINARY people wouldn't be mystified by. the key is
to make yourself accessible. good luck.
oh yeah, and like was mentioned earlier, a great way to prove you're
not a chump checking your private emails is to video project your
laptop screen. it's the wave of teh future.
On 5/18/06, Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com> wrote:
quoted 85 lines Yo,
> Yo,
>
> We've been in touch a bit in the past. Im interested in asking you a couple
> questions because of the Laptop battle stuff on the idm thread. Mainly - im
> wondering how it is you perform live? What software do you use, etc. Ive
> been really trying to slowly figure out what exactly my plan is to get as
> dope a live performance as possible (and im not talking about the
> vocalising)... mainly when dealing with instrumental laptop music..... could
> you help me?!? :D
>
> Nate/mantrakid
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Hoc [mailto:meatsock@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 12:28 PM
> To: Clint M. Sand; i dont move
> Subject: Re: [idm] laptop battle
>
> the same thing that prevents a guitarist from doing the same -- pride in
> what you accomplish. if your pride is in being a performance art, fine. the
> rules stipulate that music must come from your laptop because it is the
> method most common to non-fakers; that fakers can use it is no concern to
> me.
>
> chumps and pretenders are welcome at my battle, but they will be found out
> in much haste, and will be the focus of much laughing.
>
> i agree with the projection bit -- aside from the connection difficulties,
> it's a good idea that i've often considered.
>
> On 5/17/06, Clint M. Sand <clint@neotrance.dyndns.org> wrote:
> >
> > What is to prevent someone from pressing play on their laptop and
> > playing a pre-recorded set back and faking it?
> >
> > I think it would be cool to project each persons laptop screen up
> > during the competition so people can see the complexity or lack there
> > of, of what they hear.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 02:14:20PM -0400, Ed Hoc wrote:
> > > as a follow up to my 'hey who makes music?' message, anyone
> > > interested
> > in a
> > > laptop battle in central or north-easter connecticut?
> > >
> > > PM me for details
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