Live performance set-up

[adidasman]

I need some advice or experience on what is the most simple stage set-up for a 2 piece DnB band (not 1 man DJ)? I mean what are best to be played as recorded stuffs (burn the technical stuff on CD and just let it play) and to be tweak real time on stage?



Sorry for asking really ´duh!´ questions.

 

[veganbleu]

I´m not a DJ, but from what i´ve seen here goes:



1. If you´re into something simple, you can always burn stuff into CD/ipod/MD/wav etc. One guy MCs the other just looks hard behind the equipement. Venetian snares actually does this, 2 CD with i think are similarly identical tracks and cued up, and he just cross fades them all over the shop.



Sadly most dnb theses days are´nt exactly very technical.



2. If you´re a laptop bunch. Hook 2 laptops up, midi syncing the apps to one master laptop. Haven´t done this myself but should be the same as hooking up one serial port to a crossed MIDI connection to another, and getting one synced to a remote master. Do an arrangement in something like ableton live, or even fruity loops, and agree on roles. i.e. you take bass, i take drums. Halfway thru break out a real bass and noodle like squarepusher does.



3. Do a london elektricity and get a full band on stage.

 

[adidasman]

Thanks for the tips. Ok...... so I guess burning of some parts into CDs are still acceptable. Interesting.........

And getting full band is definitely gonna hectic. Won´t be my choice anyway. Actually, the project band that I´m planning for live experience is a mix between extreme metal and DnB stuffs. So I can´t imagine having 8 or more people on small stage. Heheheheh....

 

[veganbleu]

then it´s ableton live man!! give a shout when you´re performing i´d be interested to take a listen.

 

[robsg]

I think Ableton LIVE is the way to go for you man.

Robin