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Re: [microsound] Performing "Live"



i´d like to know what software people use on their powerbook to play live...
and with what software u have the most flexibility for live jams....

is it max/msp ???

and what workflow do u recommend with different kinds of software ?

what about this new thing from cycling ´74 called i-synth ?
any1 tried it yet ??

i´m also thinking of getting a powerbook to use for live situations...

any tipps are highly appreciated...

cheerz
mark ,)

www.underscan.de


----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Siemion <jsiemion@xxxxxxxx>
To: <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [microsound] Performing "Live"


>
> > My opinion about playing live is that if you are not actually doing
> > something (more than FX tweaking) and don't have enough flexibility
> > in your
> > set up /playing method to react to the environment or crowd than I
> > would not
> > recommend playing live. Not to be discouraging its just that Live
> > should be
> > live. . .I think that you are cheating yourself if it is not really
> > "live"
> > (whatever live in quotas means).
>
> "live" means that much microsound material (excuse the broad
> generalization
> what everyone here is doing as microsound) is not really live as we think
> of it,
> as neubauten would be more "live" than, say, b. guenther.
>
> i sympathize with the above quoted view: it is always more interesting
> to have a performance like neubauten or h3o than to watch some guy
> on a laptop or pc.  problem is performing dsp processing w/o the computer
> seems nearly impossible, unles you load your samples into a mega-RAM
> sampling
> unit and then play them back.  this is preferable, as you could combine
> it with other
> hardware devices, but i personally dont have the cash to invest in
> something like that
> when my lil ol pc will do the same thing but better...
>
> maybe the key here is: audience expectations.  when people see b.
> guenther, they
> shouldnt be disappointed when he doesnt pour molten lava over his
> computer and
> record and loop the results...
> they expect a listening experience. and it seems that depending on how
> one composes
> and creates the music, it may be nearly impossible or at least
> impractical to perform live
> if one's primary mode of creation is dsp processing.
>
> finally, even if you cannot conjure up an interesting spectacle when
> performing, it
> it is better to do at least *something* live, rather than nothing at all.
>  live performance
> even in this type of music is important for exposure and promotion (on
> the crass level)
> and on a more 'artistic' level, it is satisfying and of necessity
> to have others listen to your creation.
>
> regards,
> j siemion
>
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