This is where mine is at right now.
Some of this will change soon.
Adding a poly800 EX, vocoder, and eventually some other FX.
Probably getting rid of some FX too.
My computer just runs background sounds from Reaktor Metaphysical function. Also runs VDMX to a projector.
There is a old Motu Midi Express XT under the SlimPhatty.
Everything midi is connected to it.
The OT is the master.
The AR goes into the OT on inputs A B.
The SP, Microphone, and eventually the Poly 800 go to the mixer which has a send going to the OT on C D, this way I can sample whatever I send to it.
I will replace that funky mixer with a Zed10 soon, this will make sending to the OT a simple button press.
The cue outs of the OT go to an FX chain that includes the KP3, and KP mini, which is going to the mixer as well.
As for performing I try not to get too caught up in how little of a “player,” I seem to be. Currently I have 3 different pieces I am playing out with. Each can be 10-30 minutes worth of stuff depending on how I run through the material. Each set is kind of a different genre but meshes well with each other, but wildly different tempos. Some of the sets require more playing and live looping. Some of them are simply selecting different patterns and twiddling knob, FX and OT scenes/crossfader. It’s all fun to me. My music is also fairly stripped down and simple.
I should have some new videos and soundcloud stuff posted fairly soon.
Hard to get time between work, family, and other responsibilities, and I dont really wanna post anything in it’s half ass state.
This is my current rig housed in one heavy roadcase…
MIDIBOX SEQV4 controls it all midi and CV/Gate…
ACIDLAB Bassline - rx’s midiclock
Machinedrum - rx’s clock use the internal seq and change patterns via SEQV4
Doepfer DE MK1 - rx’s midi ,bass, lead, arps, you name it
Minitaur - rx’s midi, bass duties
MKS-30 (PG200) - rx’s midi, stabs pads strings
Jomox Mbase01 - rx’s midi, kicks works great with midi clock filtered out
A&H Zed 14 - mixer
Ensoniq DP/4 - rx’s midi, use it in a 2x2 mode… 2 fx sends fed to A&H consisting of 2 fx blocks for each send… Mostly delay/verb
RNC 1773 - compressor to tame it all…
Yet to play a show with this setup as I just finished this MIDIBOX and still learning how to use it… Prior to it there was another Darkenergy and a DARKTIME in there minus the Bassline… I get a lot of enjoyment with this setup…
The A4 goes into the KP3 for sequenced arps and the occasional live played part.
OT is the master clock and most of the sequences are triggered there. My drummer has a fun setup - he’s got a MachineDrum, an Octapad, a snare and cymbals. The MD and Octpad are patched into the OT’s input so that I can do filters / effects in real time on the drums while he plays.
If anyone’s in Chicago and wants to check it out, we’re playing at Township 12/18
On my Foto the OT in the down left is missing, it´s the center (Midi Clock to all, Seq. & FX for Mono Lancet and BS 2, some Live Looping).
404 for one shots and speech samples.
I do Live Shows with a Drummer, sometimes plus a singer.
As I have Jazz Piano Background, the Nord Stage 2 handles Piano/Rhodes/Hammond sounds, but I gotta check out it´s synth as well, is much better than expected. A scaled down Nord Wave.
Although I really like the BS2, I might change it for a Novation Remote 25 plus Minitaur, to add a Controller for the OT and to play some OT samples & Mono Lancet with a keyboard.
Does anybody have experience with 1 Key-controller for different synths and to play the OT samples? Just use the Autochannel? Or switch between parts on the controller, 1 part for each synth and 1 for the OT samples, all with different Midi Channels?
I feel your pain. Having OT and A4 and still looking for a RYTM…
I’m planning my first solo show in jannuary with machines (i’m mostly a bass player) so tried to down to basics. OT, A4 and my Modular wich have two separated voices.
So I’ve six voices on the A4, plus six tracks on the OT (plus one THRU and one MASTER) which gives me plenty of options i think, in fact i’m still learning how to use it :-p
In the home studio also use Live, lots of stompboxes and more synths (Juno, Ambika, MS20) but modular and the Elektrons are in two cases so it’s easy to pick up for gigs.
This is my new live set-up, all neatly packed ready for a show we’re about to start touring.
Not pictured is the guitar :), an Fmr RNLA and a korg nanokontrol ( that I use just for changing track levels + mutes on the OT )
OT is running a bunch of loops but primarily it’s also being heavily used for realtime fx sequencing. Output of the pedal board goes direct into the OT inputs.
The Space and Aleph also feed into OT and everything is mixed internally.
Stereo output of OT then runs through the RNLA before going into venue soundsystem desk.
We’re filming the show next week, I’ll try and post something then.
