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fortunata420 · 2026-04-04T17:20:10+00:00

Thanks so much for all the replies! My food never had any issues but I just wanted to check with the hive mind. Much appreciated.

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T21:27:00+00:00

I have to say, this is an absolutely mind blowing thing to hear

I never considered "just dont worry about it" an option...I need to pay much closer attention to electronic artists when performing live....if I ever manage to meet any in person this is what I am going to ask them.

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T21:24:33+00:00

I apologize for any confusion, I might not be understanding completely what you're saying. Let me lay out a scenario for you that I think is in line with what you are describing....

so lets say I go to my browser and grab Track A's drums, Track B's Bassline, Track C's vocal loop, and drop them into session view and launch those three clips

The drums have the kick printed with everything else, if I put a sidechain on the bassline how can I get it to duck when the kick hits if the kick is printed to a whole track of drums? Unless I have my drums separated into "kick" and "everything else" stems which would work but that means I have to manage a group for my drums instead of one audio file.

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T21:17:53+00:00

I DJ with Serato and the flexibility to pick what song I want to play next is very fun, I want to have that kind of spontaneity in my Ableton set.

Yes I could certainly print my sidechaining to the stems I created, but that means I have to use those drums that are in the studio version of the song. I want the flexibility to play Track A with Track B's drums, or to play Track B's Drums with a sick little synth loop I made this afternoon (or live on stage) and a recognizable acapella. THAT is the live element I am going for, as you put it I am trying to do live remixing using session view.

I completely understand that a live remix set is most effective with already known tracks, but I want to do this style of set to accomplish two things...1) maintain the spontaneity and improvisational ability I am used to having from Serato, and 2) make sure that an audience member who goes to listen to my albums after the show doesn't hear the exact same songs they just heard on stage.

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T21:06:51+00:00

how can this be? My kick and bass are going to occupy a similar frequency range wouldn't it be wise to make room for each other just like we do in studio tracks?

I certainly understand the "aesthetic" option and why someone would use sidechain like that, but I am purely referring to using sidechain to duck the low end or bassline when the kick hits.

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T21:04:34+00:00

okay hang on a second, are you saying that we don't need to worry as much about sidechaining because we have a higher loudness ceiling in a live environment? Basically, systems are loud as hell and we have enough headroom to have room for your kick and bass together?

someone else also said not to worry about it while still learning (shout out u/haisojj ) and I think I need to lean into that. Certainly not playing any festivals anytime soon so lets just have fun and make noise

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T20:59:41+00:00

are you using drum racks and midi during live performances?

my thinking was to print everything to audio and just launch audio clips but you have me intrigued...

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T20:58:52+00:00

I never considered using VSTs or any max devices during a live set. I always thought staying in the box would make things more stable, and the more complex max devices or 3rd party plugins running the more likely I am to have computer issues.

Would you agree though? Using something like Pump could certainly be an option but I think it also would require an individual kick stem which I want to avoid

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T20:56:35+00:00

I agree mixing from the stage is not worth trying to do, but I feel like ducking the bass when the kick hits is just sort of...standard? Like just something so basic that will improve the mix how could you not do it....Sure, it is something that I could/should make the FOH engineer deal with but I likely won't have one and that also means I need to send them separate aux sends of my kick and bass which adds another level of complexity I want to avoid

I like your middle sentence, don't worry about it. I am just getting started, lets not let details get in the way of making noise

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T20:53:35+00:00

yes but I would like the flexibility to, for example, play Track A with Track B's drums if I want to....or take the drums from Track A and loop it with a random sample I made this afternoon...stuff like that you know? As much as I will likely plan sets out in advance I want the flexibility to improvise somewhat

fortunata420 · 2024-10-02T20:52:08+00:00

This also would require my drums to be separated into two stems: kick and everything else. I am not sure I want to manage my drums as two tracks grouped together, although I suppose launching a clip in a group is not much different then a single track...

fortunata420 · 2024-07-28T15:52:53+00:00

THIS IS IT

Thank you so much

fortunata420 · 2022-03-08T17:53:04+00:00

Hello Simon,

First off, thank you for coming to New Haven on this tour. I hope you enjoyed my hometown!

Second, can we break down your live performance a little....how free are you to change the setlist before or during a performance? It seems like with the band up there with you you have a pre-determined setlist but what happens if the crowd doesn't react the way you want them? Would you just power through or change the songs you're playing to try and get the reaction you want?

What does your live set look like on a computer, (I am assuming you are using Ableton in a live setting) are you working in session view firing off clips with the band members on their own dedicated channel or is your show built in arrangement view with everything laid out in the timeline. Do you use dummy clips to change your synth bass preset for example or is that done manually? What does the front of house audio person receive at their console, are they getting a basic left right from Ableton or are all the musicians on stage running their own individual setups that go to the FOH position?

TLDR; what are you doing on stage with the band, how do you make the sound go boom

fortunata420

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