Approaching Live Sets

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4 жыл бұрын

From a question asked on Patreon: how do you go about approaching a live set? Here I talk about 3 different ways I've done performances.
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Elektron Digitakt: amzn.to/2KxbVEb
Elektron Digitone: amzn.to/2KubBpA
Arturia Microfreak: amzn.to/2TsRIly
TE OP-Z: amzn.to/2H6eLxD
BCR2000: reverb.com/p/behringer-bcr2000
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LXR Drum Machine: www.sonic-potions.com/lxr
Synthstrom Deluge: synthstrom.com/product/deluge/
Novation Launchpad: amzn.to/2TtyY5k
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@WangleLine 4 жыл бұрын

I love how much you're pumping out right now, but please make sure not to overwork yourself!

@michaelkammeyer 3 ай бұрын

Finding this video 4 years late, it's incredibly helpful in terms of approaching live sets, in a way that isn't too gear specific. Thanks for the inspiration!

@Mrs_Heyman Жыл бұрын

that beat on the digitakt is so so sweet and bouncy 🤤

@thomasswoodward 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, I love what you do, and how deeply you understand it. Had a workshop accident and the best of my guitar playing days are over. But this, this gives me hope that I could actually properly make music again. Wish good fortune to you in these troubled times.

@sponkerdahooman 2 жыл бұрын

Oh shit homie, that sucks. Hope you can find other ways to channel your creativity.

@1Meak1 4 жыл бұрын

mute groups and pre sequenced effects are my go to. still trying to get comfortable playing the keys 🙌

@GregRobsonUK 4 жыл бұрын

Red Means Performing! 😀

@FaOut 4 жыл бұрын

true!! hahaha

@boarthefighter 4 жыл бұрын

I love that you broke this down in a way that isn't necessarily specific to the "elektron workflow" or any other hardware. Makes it easier to apply this advice to any live setup! Great job as always. Red Means Running A Tight Ship.

@7177YT 4 жыл бұрын

Very well done Jeremy!

@richerlariviere 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking that question. Even though I do not own the gear presented, I learned a lot. Cheers!

@DerAykac 3 жыл бұрын

@@richerlariviere The little lesson about muting alone was worth it.

@lorro5002 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Very reassuring to hear you say you get overwhelmed easily and that's why you have so many grooveboxes. That sounds a lot like me! But with less grooveboxes! :)

@jpescalona 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeremy! Great stuff! Really fan of what you do! Thank you thank you!

@ToniLeys 4 жыл бұрын

I don't wanna have a panic attack when I'm just trying to play some music. Major advice for live performances, thanks man.

@plopper_guy53 Жыл бұрын

drink beer

@TimothyDempsey 2 жыл бұрын

I'm late to the party. I still need to comment what a wonderful time & world we live in that there are artists like you sharing knowledge like yours. Thank you 👍

@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@Knobs_and_Ends 4 жыл бұрын

Once again, an actually useful video without all the extra fluff. Always wondered what was considered “enough” when producing/performing a live set, so this really helps. Hoping to try a live set soon!

@emmanuelgutman8046 4 жыл бұрын

As always, so instructive and well edited ! Love

@aishanvali 4 жыл бұрын

This is your best video yet! So much value in 16 minutes.

@hoobastank118 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! These are two new instruments I’m currently super interested in so it was so cool to see someone using them together.

@Pedeplei 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I rewatched this today to steal some of your idea for a dawless demo jam I’ll have in two weeks. You’re totally awesome, Jeremy!!

@FreshcutFilms 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great watch. I feel like after a few years with groove box’s I evolved a format similar to this. Minimize equipment and maximize control of your machine. I learned from this vid. To think of parts in mute groups is a great idea. Good stuff thank you for taking the time to put something out like this.

@riskingconversations4666 4 жыл бұрын

This is probably the best video I’ve seen on the live performance topic. There aren’t enough of these so thank you. Very meat and potatoes, very straightforward. Thank you for your effort.

@WingHouseCup 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips man. Thank you for sharing the knowledge.

@MilesKvndra 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this video and it is super insightful as I'm currently looking for some companions to build a live set around my Digitone, which I just love. This video has given me so many inspirations, so many thanks for that! 💚

@vitaharvey5332 Жыл бұрын

Oh and I would love it if you did another presentation at Patchwerks! I attended your presentation on generative composition a few months back and had an awesome time.

@johnkennedy5612 4 жыл бұрын

This has been so informative yet enjoyable. Would love to see more content like this! :)

@v47_music 4 жыл бұрын

just want to say that you're awesome, Jeremy. this the video I've been looking for a long time!

@pickleboxmedia 4 жыл бұрын

Mate that was one of the best talks on performance i have come across, thank you. Thinking about the digitakt for myself and potentially getting two to use with a central mixer... bit like DJing with two groove boxes!

@jeffyedinak9614 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate this video! I have been figuring out how to present the Digitakt Live and your use with Microfreak was what I needed! By the way that pattern you created is just great. Very Calming.

@djellisdee Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Jeremy, it is really interesting to see the evolution of your approach, workflow & music gear used for hybrid live sets over the last 9 years. I have learned a lot from your channel, and you explain things quite well. Keep on rockin!

@OmriCohen-Music 4 жыл бұрын

That was very interesting! It's amazing how much you can get out of one machine... (Digitakt).

@snoopyoverthehills 4 жыл бұрын

it's so powerful!

@thebmxband1t 4 жыл бұрын

Subscribed. THAT CHOON YOU MIX in the demo is GORGEOUS😜❤️🕺☯️

@finchoplays6626 3 жыл бұрын

Some very good points here, having the song structure automated can be great as it alleviates some pressure, but again depends on what you’re going for.. if you’re playing a club you might want to jam on a part of a song for an extended amount of time in which case you need the control. Using an external synth like the Microfreak or minilogueXD that have a “knob per function” approach is great so you can actively change parameters on the fly without having to change channel selections on your main sequencer (say OPZ or Digitakt) but also the improvisation side is invaluable. Thanks for everything you do for the community ❤️

@danielpirone8028 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic- thanks for sharing!

@WasabiNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Love the minimalism of this setup. I'm super introvert and could never put myself in front of an audience and play but I love to see how you can compensate for that by trying to make your session minimalistic. Thanks for sharing these tips!

@jas_bataille 3 жыл бұрын

Never say that you could never do it. DeadMau5 is still so shy he HAS to wear a mask! Don't get your fear stop you!!

@tweakmygroovebox608 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your excellent insights. I know what it's like having performance nerves- but the need for expression and creativity is stronger and I feel that nerves make for a better performance (as long as you understand that feeling nervous is entirely normal and that many pro level performers feel nerves before every performance, though they can hide them).

@colinjones7047 4 жыл бұрын

I got a Digitakt en route and it will be first piece of hardware to date so this vid was extremely helpful so thank you thank you thank youuuuu.

@Aldoistaken 4 жыл бұрын

Great choice man, have funnnnn

@colinjones7047 4 жыл бұрын

Aldo I love your vids man (-‘:

@Aldoistaken 4 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you

@RedMeansRecording 4 жыл бұрын

me too. you do great work.

@Aldoistaken 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much!

@spoony303 Жыл бұрын

It's so great to hear someone who gets it. Some fantastic structural and compositional ideas for live performance here. Live performance can be so nerve-racking, especially when people come up to you *during your performance* and just start talking to you like you're DJing. (lol) I use a Deluge and Machine+ (with a Hapax on the way) for live performance of psytrance, which as a music style is always rapidly changing, so being super-prepared and rehearsed is key. Again, so refreshing to hear from someone who keenly understands how hard this stuff is to pull off. Thanks Jeremy.

@gjanalog5675 4 жыл бұрын

Nice practical approach to live- ness! Diggin it!

@J_Carter 4 ай бұрын

Such a fantastic overview of options! Thank you! Super helpful

@Pampa87 3 жыл бұрын

This is a masterclass. Gracias por compartir el conocimiento.

@robertsyrett1992 4 жыл бұрын

Digitakt is the best thing Elektron has ever made. Loved hearing how you have come to use it, as my way is the same but different.

@tomthumb2062 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeremy, I just found your channel and I love your honest, teaching approach. 😁

@ricksnowden2150 4 жыл бұрын

This is super helpful. Clear and practical. Much appreciated.

@NickYoung79 4 жыл бұрын

Dude. So many great tips! Thank you for sharing - this was a great learning experience for me! I love your music - can't wait to see what's next. Bravo! Edit: JUST WATCHED TIGHT SHIP!!!! Damn that's good!

@thim0 4 жыл бұрын

this was incredibly clear and enlightening! I want a Digitakt!!!

@thim0 4 жыл бұрын

the 3 elektron devices is smth Stimming did very well on the Cercle video :)

@LukeLine 4 жыл бұрын

Love my Digitone, keep these elektron synth vids coming!

@JakeG 4 жыл бұрын

7:53 that finger motion going right with the sound *italian chef kiss*

@BagofHoldingHTX 3 жыл бұрын

Great advice and perspective. Thank you.

@Aoleep 4 жыл бұрын

Hey bro, i absolutely love your work man! Cheers from fan of norway!^^

@samaBR_85 4 жыл бұрын

very informative! thanks Jeremy!

@quantummonastery 4 жыл бұрын

informative - inspiring - Great video!

@EarlyMist 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Microfreak. I would like to have mine sequenced over playing it. This is a great tutorial. I will watch this again, and again after the Elektron Rytm arrives.

@theoliviaarchives4794 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for sharing your insight.

@howardanderson3061 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, what a wonderful presentation it was super helpful. As of now I am learning a few machines, I’m not quite ready for anything live yet but the idea of doing so is right there waiting for me. Your insight is a beacon of hope....

@tomatpasta92 4 жыл бұрын

I'm only half way of the video and surely can say it's already most valuable video around the case! (and probably I have seen them all)

@mofateam1 2 жыл бұрын

cool inspiration to implement in my workflow !

@ttswsmusic 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative information. Going to go practice my live set now.

@futureperfectmusic7746 4 жыл бұрын

Really inspiring how much you get out of your Digitakt alone. Your videos always make me want to shed gear instead of buy more. Great stuff.

@BunnyMast 2 жыл бұрын

Very very very helpful! Thank you!

@gizmodyne 4 жыл бұрын

Great advice. Love the simple set up, Digi+1

@RandomNoise 4 жыл бұрын

excellent live tips. I am glad that you switched to Elektron boxes, they’re perfect for live performances. I’ve been using them exclusively for my sets, and every day I have a new breakthrough with how to use them. And the muscle memory is easy developed :-)

@chris.dillon 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah some things are the same but switching (or bringing one back into the flock) is like ... "oh wait, you're that one with scenes" :)

@stefan1024 4 жыл бұрын

Nice sounds from the microfreak, really hughe!

@waverider6496 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid great content!

@Daeman116 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for putting this video out! Really interesting to see how others have developed their workflows, and the similarities and differences to mine :) Gotta admit I laughed when step 1 was "make it interesting" haha

@WeauxPiano 4 жыл бұрын

Being around DJ's a lot has peaked my interest in playing for crowds, but i'm no DJ. Though I am a pianist and producer, that's why I am investing time in setting up a live set, this helps me so much! Thank you!

@kalubandali2241 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful thanks mate

@humankapital2000 4 жыл бұрын

I learned a thing or two. Thank you, Beremy!

@therockingbandman 2 жыл бұрын

I just keep coming back to this video for more tips on building my set

@unknown9274 4 жыл бұрын

great video, thanks a lot

@KosmoDeuz 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro, more of this plz

@ajfraser224 4 жыл бұрын

This is so cool and useful :)

@andrewstanworth529 2 ай бұрын

Subscribed! After several videos. That was excellent! Im about to do a live electronica set & i was planning to make everything up as i Go! Perhaps I'll rethink that.. ;)

@amberdean1263 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Orbital, love it.

@DylanParisMusic 4 жыл бұрын

This was super rad to watch! I've been trying something similar with the OP-Z and an iPad using AUM. Never done an IRL live performance though, relate to that nervousness.

@baqcasanke 4 жыл бұрын

Ultra Choice wasup ultra i recognize you

@JoeCohenSaxophone 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Thankyou!!

@DylanParisMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeremy! My microfreak gets here tomorrow, I think it'll pair super well with the MPC Live

@mbrochh82 3 жыл бұрын

After watching 20 Digitakt videos and loving the thing but having no idea if I could ever get anything cool out of it... this video made me buy one. Super helpful stuff!!!

@LukezyM 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the best. You can run/sequence a huge synth setup with it in the center as a drum machine. Or a small setup. Just stick to it, as it is challenging in the beginning, but then it reveals it’s true power. I almost sold it, now I’m so glad I didn’t. One day it just klicked.

@wernerhaider2338 4 жыл бұрын

good video! My personal approach to performing is to keep in touch with the audience. Luckily I have my tuba that serves me very well in terms of sound and aesthetics. Greetings from Vienna!

@Val_Cla 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Microfreak too ! lovely machine :)

@vitaharvey5332 Жыл бұрын

Super helpful video as always. Thanks for posting! I’m really getting used to making music this way in studio, but definitely still figuring out how the heck to do it live, especially cuz I’m a singer also, which…makes it a bit trickier to manage. Maybe I should just 100% sequence my backing tracks in Live’s arrangement mode and just hit play 😅

@luchofrancisco 4 жыл бұрын

Thank for share, very usefull!!

@rustikinc63 4 жыл бұрын

MFreak is special for sure....I have my Dtakt driving mine as well. Freak has impressed me more than any purchase in years.

@keggg1234 4 жыл бұрын

Got Drexciya vibes coming through on the opening performance. Very nice

@Unifono2012 4 жыл бұрын

great video. My approach is very similar. You can really achieve a lot of variety with simple muting/unmuting and use of effects

@owenschwab8159 4 жыл бұрын

Holy sh*t, dude, this is so helpful! Can you do like a long - winded crash course in like a seminar format? I know something like that would take a ton of time, but I would be super interested in it. It would be great to have the bulk of the information on your channel all in one place.

@dr.feelicks2051 4 жыл бұрын

Fun to be in class, with a class act.

@KimbleMcCann75 3 жыл бұрын

Love dis - mahalo, yo ⭐️🤙🏽

@donaldpriola1807 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! I want to do something similar, but with the addition of a looper.

@ArtsunMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Then the upcoming 3.0 firmware of the Deluge is for you. It turns it into an (insane) audio looper, in top of all its already mindblowing features!

@mushuhaku632 Жыл бұрын

Realy helpfull

@Yavor_B 4 жыл бұрын

Great and informative video, but one important point is missing: how do you approach multiple tracks, muting elements of single ones and mixing them with the next track etc. Do you use banks and patterns? Maybe a video around this? :)

@wallbrown1876 3 жыл бұрын

Pattern mutes are your friend mate ;)

@OscillatorSink 4 жыл бұрын

You're getting a lot of videos out at the moment. I bet you're running a real *Tight Ship* in order to keep this schedule up.

@RedMeansRecording 4 жыл бұрын

oh you just wait, mister

@replicantrylie 4 жыл бұрын

Yea, don't let all the Heat out of those Analog boxes...

@queencitycutty9082 4 жыл бұрын

@@replicantrylie Let all The Heat out those boxes...I wanna see it

@ggorgo 4 жыл бұрын

Now I get it 😎

@OscillatorSink 4 жыл бұрын

@@ggorgo FORESHADOWED

@meilstone Жыл бұрын

I also like the immediacy of hq fx pedals such as the H9 or Strymon for live performances.

@LindzHoward 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude super informative. Just got a drum brute impact and I'm already worried about where the heck my hands are going to go next! Plan on adding a looping station to free me up live because I'm trying to go 100% live possible with real instruments...wish me luck!

@snoopyoverthehills 4 жыл бұрын

just take the fucking pressure off!! i'm approaching my first solo live shows and i'm so nervous. but my goto has to be: less is more! thank you jeremy

@beattherapydotcom 4 жыл бұрын

Big hugs J! 🎧💙👍

@rinkobamoto2452 4 жыл бұрын

why is everyone concerned with how many videos this man is making, let the artist do what the artist does.... Art or Die.

@DerAykac 3 жыл бұрын

I don´t plan to play live for people, but this kinda helped me on how to approach the playing itself (organize your shit!) And that little lesson about muting was very nice (nearly the same takeaway: organize your shit!).

@practicewhatyouteach Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was helpful. I definitely don’t like the idea of performing with a lot of machines either 😅

@markfontane1298 4 жыл бұрын

For live sets I ended up producing tracks in Ableton and then using the audio with the octatrack while making the beat on the digitakt and adding the analog 4 to switch between synth lines/basses and making transitions interesting. That way you can mangle your sound the way you feel like in the moment and mute/play with effects/get into the parameters on the A4 for build ups, breaks and releases. You can even carry your gear around in a backpack because it is so reduced :)