Hey everyone,
After I’ve been playing live hybrid (Ableton + hardware Synths) for some time, I’m trying with hardware only now. My setup is MD/UW, AR, A4 and Blofeld Desktop. On the Machinedrum I’ve got some 808 and 909 samples loaded and recorded some Sub Phatty bass, Diva, Blofeld and field recordings uploaded to AR. The audio routing is Blofeld -> Machinedrum -> A4 -> AR. On that way I can use the AR compressor for all machines. Four tracks on the Machinedrum are sequencing Blofeld in multi mode, each on an individual midi port. Apart from some hick ups Blofeld has in multimode (initial playback interrupts on multimode usage) everything interacts really well with each other.
After playing a lot of years on a laptop with Ableton and Push, I do now enjoy playing this setup as a welcome alternative. My only concern for now is the missing ability of EQing per track (especially adjusting the low end), which I try to compensate with setting filters carefully and applying some compression. I uploaded 30 min. (8 tracks) arranged and played with mutes, filters and effects live: https://soundcloud.com/dennisbrandenburg/elementary-live-set-part-1
I appreciate any feedback on what you like and what can be made better and how. I hope you enjoy. Have a relaxing weekend everyone