0:50 - How i choose what to use. 9:05 - Table Layout 10:49 - Connecting everything up 13:10 - Awesome option for a power strip 13:57 - My Favorite accessories 15:49 - Tips!

Yo Enrique you should see if you can film one of your shows. I would like to see you in action!

Stuff I wish I heard when I started playing live: bring as little gear as possible and get a stopwatch; you would be surprised how much you will improve the quality of your set if you become more aware of how far you are into your performance/how long your transitions are

The amount of time you take to help others is incredible. Thanks for all your tips and thoughts. Even knowing the tricks you have for playing chords on the circuit. It’s that level of detail and honesty about how you work that makes your channel so rad

Enrique, this is probably the best clip you have ever made. It's super useful, and very relaxing to listen to at the same time, I feel I just turned a good Netflix series and I'm totally hooked to this video. Brilliant!

I’m really loving your channel Ricky, I love the way you think out loud and how you talk us through that thinking. Keep it up. So good!!!

I've been performing live for 10 years with an old project. A couple of utilities i would suggest: - 2 sided tape - comes really handy if you are afraid that people will make your gear fall down - those wide, strong tapes - good for anything really - long "output" cables - many times we had to reach the dj desk with our setup which needed 5-7 meter cables - i can double Enrique about extra cables - any of them can go wrong even if you are just wiping down everything fast after your gig - if you are performing in another county be sure they have the same connectors for electricity!!! We had a situation where we had just an hour to buy adaptors for that, because they had just a bit different plugs. I hope these help! :)

This is great... new to the channel. I was an electribe guy years back before switching to computers and realized recently that I used to be more productive, inspired and had more fun with gear, so over Covid I copped an MPC and a 303 clone and started having fun with gear again. Resources like this are super helpful. I really like your less is more approach to building live scenarios. It’s refreshing to see how you apply this to realistic live jam scenarios.

Thanks for sharing your love to hardware Ricky

Natural story teller... you feel drawn to it.

Dude, you freaking killed it with this one. So many good tips.

Had a dream about the possibility of a squid cable last night, game changer!!! Thanks for the reminder.

Definitely solid tips, and though you use the Octotrack for your mixer and a Digitakt for more drums, the mixer has to be one of the most underused instruments in tihs country. It can be a super expressive tool, if utilized, but it requires a little extra prep. One thing I did not see you mention in your prep is the actual preparations of sounds for the set, and the fact that basically, it behooves one to dummy-proof every aspect of the live set that they can, and this especially includes LEVELS. The last thing you ever want to be doing at a gig is trying to build/rebuild a mix. Most mixers go to +6db when you push the fader to the stops, and with the exception of the Master output level, you should ideally have your sounds all set up so that when your faders hit the stops, you are summing with all of your levels at, or just below unity, to that you never cook out in the mains, and the mix is 100% solid. Long story short, you want to knock off at least 6db of pretty much every sample, drum sound or synth patch that you're going to use so that you can set the input gain to the right level to give you good dynamics and summing at +6db on the channel fader. So what I'm saying is: you go through each and every sound and sample, you will use, and you set the levels of the sounds themselves to build the mix, not on the mixer. Instead you use the mixer to bring sounds into and out of your set, not just muting and unmuting of midi sequences. Any EQing you do should just be f expressive effect int or That's a nuch more European way of going about things, and I promise you, it works well, live. You did a really good job on the rest of it.

So happy you’re making videos consistently, I love your videos there always abt stuff I need to know and I appreciate!!!

Very helpful and inspiring - thanks for making this!

Awesome run down! Cheers!

I like the clean, simple setup. Thanks for the links as well!

Thanks, this is gold from start to end.

Thanks for your videos..love them.

Great tips! Thanks for sharing you're experience

The Notebook is Perfect !

man I love these tips. Especially the notes for keys, I gotta try that.

Topnotch advices !

Thanks for all the tips man! I’m working on my first live set now. I’m pretty nervous but having tips from a pro is definitely helpful!

Very useful info here! Thanks Enrique and keep it up!

great Vid E! love your straight up communication style, it's always just super real. bless u man. Good luck at your show and thanks for the links.

I started producing music in January, and now that I understand some things, I'm going to try to expand and do live stuff in the future. Your videos are super helpful just to think through the process.

You’ve really inspired me in my music adventure. Thanks Ricky.

At 5:13 I realized I love this channel. It was so great to see that gear realization moment in the middle of something happen to someone else🤣 great videos, the execution is 🔥

Great tips! Thank you!

Thank you Ricky!

So chill

great video .. been playing live gear since late 80s .. n i think you nailed it all .. choices are on each performer .. *but as you said be able to cover the things you need n not depend on others /venues or other artist .. spare midi .. audio . power n usb cables are a must ..* peace ya'll

Very good tips, thanks for sharing bro!

Talk about perfect timing I was just working on this!!

Thanks for pointing me here after watching the DAWless live setup vid ;) In this video, I found it particularly interesting how there are many possibilities to have a live setup, various combinations and also a variable amount of gear. I think this is an important point - there *are* reasons to have lots of gear, every piece has its advantages, but there are also good reasons not to take everything you own to every gig. Also... bring cables. Yes. So agreed. What could be worse than struggling for hours before or even during a show because you did not bring a $10 cable.

this guys the best

Can't believe I've only just subscribed, great video as always, really needed this right now!

Dope! I always bring extra cables when I perform live and a DI box. I’ve seen too many horror stories with live performances. The tip about the device you use to plug in your equipment is A-1 👍🏿.

This is great stuff. Thank you! I’d love to see a 2nd video of this like ‘Preparing sessions, samples and sounds for performing’ or building the content of a live set.

love the image in your videos ! so prooo

Thank you so much really helpful . 👍👍👍😀

Awesome tips!

You're a legend mate. Can't wait to see your channel continue to grow. I'll be that hipster, proud I was there from the start.

awesome vid, E--thanks for sharing!

Great video dude. I am about to start playing live and am nervous for sure.... but have been DJing professional for almost 20 years so do know most about being self sufficient - and professional.

Duuuude, sick Pilot G2

very interesting video. Many thanks

Wow, this is so useful to me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic (y)

Thanks this was great advice

Really appreciate your tips. Thanks a lot. In the current state i prepare a set myself and your vid helps a lot. :-)

Dude you are a complete techno Boy Scout, preparation is totally everything. Having back up cables is so important, in a prefect universe you'd have back ups for hardware as well. That of course is too expensive.

This is really helpful for a beginner

Buenísimo Enrique!

Solid! I’ve been a gigging bass player for 30 years(! That sounds totally ridiculous to me!) , and your advise to be self sufficient is so on point. I try to keep a bag of extra cords, power supplies, d.i.’s etc. ( guitar straps? Not so important for you). The trick is to have a checklist, because I will steal stuff from that bag as life does it’s thing. Thanks for being so inspiring!

most important moments are covered, well done. And yes - please make live recording, any live jams or any performances/collabs will spice up your channel even more right from the start of the year. Crowd will support your videos, straight from 360p =)

I love these videos where you are kinda thinking out loud about your options. You mention finding a case that fits a board to velcro your stuff down for traveling. I'd love to see a vid of you thinking out loud about your thoughts how how to schlep gear.

Great video!

Love this video! Always interesting to get into the headspace of getting ready for a live performance. The conundrum of "how do i physically fit this stuff onto a table?" was so relatable. I remember often finding myself in the position of trying to cram my setup into a DJ booth which never seems to have enough free table space! Also really good point regarding bringing your own extension cord to be as "self sufficient" as possible. Can't rely on the club to dig up a power cable in a pinch (or they end up handing you the jankiest, scariest bit of cable you've ever seen). On that note, only thing I'd add is a power conditioner/surge protector before your squid. I know it's a lot more weight to carry with you but after having some bad experiences I learned my lesson and would NEVER EVER plug my own equipment into power at a club without going through my own power conditioner first...

another dope video

So helpful!

Thank You for interesting and very usefull video

think this is the 3rd time I rewatching this and every time I learn more. The idea of taking as little / small rig as possible keeps hitting me in the face because it's just so, so much more fun when things are simple. The more time I spend with all my gear, the more I value smaller and smaller setups with a tight focus and super-tactile (i.e. not a bunch of 2 & 3 HP modules lol) but yea this vid's been a big influence on my thinking

Super interesting video I loved it!

Keep it up! Loving your content! 🤗😁👊

Love this! Would you think about doing a video on tips for making dawless house music, finding samples, etc? I appreciate your channel so much, man.

wow coolest info!

my setup Drums : Elektron model: cycles (fm groovebox with a easy workflow). Synth Novation mininova or a microfreak samples : korg mininova Mixer: micfuns DJ 5 channel mixer

Very informative video! Thanks for that sir. :D Greetings from Costa Rica!

I nearly spit my drink out when the "two hours later" bit came on. :D

Lovely video man! I sure agree that it's important to keep it simple ;)

Bought the notebooks, I know youre not using these in the video, but to others wondering, theyre awesome. High build quality and prime shipping.

im not good at writing things down how make music i just go with the flow with the ear then next thing i know im finished working on the track how ever love ur videos i do

Thank You!

Stereo sounds are pretty irrelevant in a large venue, most are running in mono anyway. Most setups are daisy chained in mono. For live processing ive used the Behringer X-Air mixers with built in FX and control it with the Ipad app, works really well. You can also use midi to control the mixer.

nice video! your house looks very homely

All of this 100%. When playing somewhere I've never been to, I always assume it's going to a bad guitar amp in the corner and that's it. Being self sufficient is a must, and a good look if you want to get booked again.

As soon as you said "what's something I know really well that I can just jam on?" every single person watching this video was like he's gonna say circuit isn't he xD amazing video

MIDI pitch quantizer, sidechain compressor and some "odd" timing options for the LFO's on the Octa please Elektron :)

Thanks bro

Thanks for the vid! Loving your beats mixed with the acid! Any chance you'll be releasing a novation circuit synth patch?

Also, many FOH people love it when you bring your own DI boxes. I've made friends that way.

Man i was thinking about it. and then you made the video. i was wondering like, how to prepare everything for real live stuff. thanks

I find that wiring up gear is the most time consuming part with the highest potential of error and possibility to break things. The best thing is to have everything already wired up in a road case (like DJ coffin). This is a great option for those, who do not switch gear a lot. Unfortunately, those cases are pricey and it's hard to find the right size, if you do not want or can build a custom one. I've seen acts with cases like this, and I hope that I can go this route, eventually. The gear I would like to stick in the case would be: MiniNova, Avalon, Electribe Sampler, a small Mixer and a Distortion Pedal.

Ducktape. Turn 4 piecies into little balls and it will be cool, steady and less vibration for a laptop. it can be used as a riser/grip in case a device is not steady because of a table that is slightly bend . Get a quality one that removes easily without leaving a mess. that and some tierips that close and open. 🤟🏿

Fondling a couple knobs in the dark is what I live by.

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Firstly thank you.

my personal tip, is to have kind of a higher up holder for the second line of instruments (NOVATION) in your case. This allows me to get the instruments closer, as the high of the holder deals with AUDIO outs off the 'first line' instruments, 3-4 cm will do. Additionally, the 'second line' is easier to access, as it's higher, so you kill 2 birds with one stone.

Octatracks arp scale mode works without the arp btw

yeahhh

Haha, I do almost the exact same thing down to the ikea lamp and field notes, except now the MPC-1000 (jjos) is the mixer instead of the octa. I think someone mentioned having a stopwatch already, but another good tip is to use the headphone out of your octa/mpc/mixer and send it to an external recorder (dr-40, etc). Great video! 🍻

Great video, so informative. Subscribed! What is not clear to me is: you were preparing for the gig the day before, how did you prepare the contents of your show in just a day? Aren't your productions tight to the instruments you initially picked to write them? How could you switch from one instrument to another in one day? Isn't it time consuming? Are you improvising sequences on the fly during the show? Thanks!

I love my AKAI MPC 1000.

Great content. Subbed :)

Awesome video! Would also be cool to know how you pack all of this. Cheers

Helpful. Thx =)

Rumour has it Ricky has hair under the hats 😂😂👏

i miss this types of vids men. wanna see u play too :(

Scale modes and sequencing is deluge all the way for me. I think the digitone keys has scales mode in it. I think digitone keys, digitakt, and deluge is a powerhouse. Edit: my addition to your advice on what to bring is make damned sure you can plug in to both 1/4" jacks AND xlr male. Never assume they have the plug types you do. You can toss two trs to xlrm adapters in your bag and save on cable weight. Just test them to make sure they dont hum. The cheap ones hum.