Ill have to test the program change idea. I know the EMX responds and that could work. It would be great if the A4 could respond as well providing the CC’s sent from the OT don’t mess up the A4 or EMX (of course, I could probably just turn that off).
As to the amount of gear I take…I am kind of a masochist. I don’t want my show to be 100% given that everything is going to work as intended. Having that element of danger there is important to me, otherwise I would fall back more on playback and sampled static bits than I do with sequencing and modifying the sounds. The OT just doesn’t have enough of a control surface to keep both my hands busy. I’d feel like I was cheating my audience if I just used a lot of playback. I do not judge people who do this harshly, however. To each their own.