Re: Keeping your sets interesting

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

I suggest looking in the music for ways to stay out of the bore zone
when performing. Especially think about the order of introducing new
parts. Come up with strategies to avoid keeping a certain state too
long. One example is when beginning with laying down a hihat part;
don't play all 64 bars all through (if you plan to fill up 64 bars in
total with the finished music to be). Make one or two bars and
instantly multiply up that to the full 64 bars if needed. Or copy a
one bar loop six times to make a seven bar loop and then "do an
insert" to add an extra bar that you play live so you end up with an 8
bar loop where on of the bar is a bit different (fill or whatever). Or
another strategy; make 1 bar, copy it 7 times to make a 8 bar loop,
substitute one bar or maybe just a part of it for a variation.

A good example is Kid Beyond's looping videos. He is very good at
sketching up a musical song structure in almost one go. Then he
returns to certain parts to add a harmony or a new percussive element.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.perboysen.com
http://www.youtube.com/perboysen



On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Gareth Whittock
<buddhamachine@live.co.uk> wrote:
> Ah.. I know some people on the list are looking into video projections. 
> Mark
> seems to be stepped in this at the moment. I've dabbled in it too. I 
> think
> it can be quite fruitful if that's your thing..
> A multimedia show might get you more gigs too..
>
> g
>
> Gareth Whittock, sound artist: garethwhittock.co.uk
>
> ________________________________
> Subject: Re: Keeping your sets interesting
> From: k3zz21@gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:51:19 -0800
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>
>
> Im using FL Studio (fruity edition). This edition doesn't allow audio 
> input.
> Its strictly for midi activity & soft synths pretty much.
>
> Kaylon
>
> On Feb 27, 2012, at 11:30 PM, Gareth Whittock <buddhamachine@live.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> What sort of DAW are you using? I thought they all allowed live 
> throughput.
>
> g
>
> Gareth Whittock, sound artist: garethwhittock.co.uk
>
> ________________________________
> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:40:59 -0800
> Subject: Keeping your sets interesting
> From: k3zz21@gmail.com
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>
> My whole live loop setup is labtop midi based. No live acustic 
> instruments
> partially due to my DAW's inability accept audio input. I make live 
> looping-
> based electronic music, at least try lol. I feel as though my stuff will 
> get
> boring mighty fast during a performance. I get quite bored during 
> sessions
> sometimes. Any tips to keep it fresh?