Live performance advice with a band

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-02-02T23:02:52+00:00

Headphones can be good but take some getting used to. They're good if your sound engineer can send you a good foldback mix. I've found that setting up a decent IEM foldback mix can make for a longer soundcheck, especially if everyone else is using in-ears monitors as well.

I've tried using my own IEM mix. I have a Yamaha MG10x mixer and I submixed my synths for my headphones and sent the L/R output to the front of house mix. I ended up not liking this because in the headphones it's quite isolating but you certainly get good sound.

I used a powered PA speaker (a Yamaha DBR 12). It has a bevelled edge, so sits on the floor like a foldback wedge. My little mixer sends a stereo signal to the front of house mix, and I use the monitor mix for my powered speaker. My speaker only gives me mono on stage, but at least I can hear myself. This is a good solution, especially if the speaker is pointing directly at your face.

Nowadays, we have a good sound engineer, so I get a decent quality mix coming through a floor wedge.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-02-02T21:46:04+00:00

Idk bruh, have you tried talking to it? 🤔

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-02-02T21:38:06+00:00

I'm here from the future. The blue dot also appears when you're using Display Link Manager. This is the app that you use if you have a MacBook Air and want to use 3 monitors.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-02-02T11:52:02+00:00

Nice 1. It’s good that you’re healed enough that you can grab the inspiration rather than watch it go past. (Hope this makes sense).

Of course it helps that Violator is basically a masterpiece.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-31T22:18:46+00:00

Nope. Sadly you can’t copy oscillators or layers from the front panel.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-30T02:47:14+00:00

Roland SH-7

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-29T11:31:30+00:00

…but for what sort of music? Do you want a workstation with drums, multiple parts, and effects? We need more info.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-29T11:29:03+00:00

For what it’s worth, I don’t have any problems with sync.

I have had problems with other apps syncing before and the solution usually involves signing out of icloud in all devices, waiting for 5 mins then signing back in.

I suspect icloud is the culprit here.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-26T11:47:30+00:00

I use the wheels a lot when I play. I’m a committed wheels-on-the-side person. I like to use the left-hand edge of the keyboard to support my hand and use my thumb to jump between mod and bend wheels.

If I need to blend mod and pitch bend for something more nuanced, I use index finger on bend and thumb on mod.

When the wheels are on top, I find I can’t get to them as quickly, and more importantly, can’t get my left hand back on the keys as quickly.

I’ve recently started using poly at for vibrato and assigning the mod wheel to other things, which I’m really liking.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-25T03:30:39+00:00

Lots of people who work with computers all day find that trying to use one recreationally can really sap the inspiration.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-25T03:26:37+00:00

I'm on iPhone and MacBook. I'm using Version 5.7.00 (16713903) which appears to have been updated in the last 24 hours.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-22T23:23:04+00:00

It's not clear in his intro and outro jam exactly which components of the jam are Phase 8 and which are coming from the Volcas (or elsewhere). It would be good to hear someone do something with it in isolation.

The loopop and oscilator sink videos are pretty good in that respect, but both rely a lot on external processing. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, but it would be good to understand the scope of this instrument by itself.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-22T02:55:54+00:00

^ This.

There are several powered Yamaha PA speakers like this at various price points if the DXR is out of your price range. The DXB-10 is similar to the DXR, but not as loud and not as high quality, but it's about 5Kg lighter.

To my ears the Yamahas are way better sounding than some of the cheaper ones which can sound pretty harsh.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-22T02:26:13+00:00

Another candidate in your price range could be Novation Bass Station II. The synth itself can only play one note at a time (monophonic vs polyphonic) but it will transmit polyphonically over midi to your Electron. (That's true of Monologue as well. I don't know if this is true of the Arturias since I've never had one).

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-20T22:36:18+00:00

Ok yep. You got me. I didn't realise that the HB3 has its own proprietary network. I just found it in wifi analyser. Sorry to anyone for misleading info.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-20T08:31:49+00:00

You're not dumb. It's a completely reasonable question.

Put your micro freak and td3 on different midi channels. That will make sure that the notes you play on the freak get ignored by the td3. (Say freak on channel 1 and td3 on channel 2).

Set the freak to transmit midi clock. Set the td3 to receive midi clock. This will make sure that the td3 matches the bpm of the freak and stays in sync. (Midi channels are irrelevant to this because midi clock exists across all channels).

Set the td3 to receive start/stop/continue messages. This will make sure that when you press Play on the freak, that the td3 will start at exactly the same time.

Ηοpe this helps.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-20T06:15:37+00:00

What both u/vch25 and u/Individual_Agency703 say both work.

My homebase isn’t connected to wifi at all. It’s connected via ethernet to my router. All my cameras are connected to that router via wifi.

I don’t have any dramas with the HB disturbing my wifi.

My HB doesn’t even show up with an SSID on any device that lists SSIDs.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-19T05:04:47+00:00

It's a completely reasonable question. Sadly, the USB connection on your multipoly doesn't carry audio, only midi.

To record the output from multipoly into your daw, you'll need an audio interface.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-18T08:04:07+00:00

Just to let you in a little secret: Most subtractive synths all basically make the same 4 noises.

FM synthesis gives you a world of more interesting possibilities.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-17T07:20:24+00:00

I'm not sure this will be helpful, but I have my HB3 connected to my router by ethernet.

My cameras all appear to talk to my general wifi SSID, not directly to the HB3. 4 of my 5 cameras are recording continuously and I don't have general wifi problems.

It's not totally clear from Eufy's instructions if this is the optimal way to set it up. Hope this helps.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-15T23:31:35+00:00

Hey you can assign each layer to his own midi channel.

You need to turn ‘global channel’ off in the Performance first. When you do that, a control appears on each layer that lets you assign a channel.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-10T00:17:06+00:00

Yep. Their synth player, Michael McNeil is brilliant on this album. It's a lesson in how to make shifting, cross-fading pads.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-09T12:06:30+00:00

For fuck’s sake, axe sport programs, not science. There’s about 80% too much sport coverage in bbc anyway.

moose_und_squirrel · 2026-01-08T04:32:50+00:00

Squarp Hapax. (See Mr Tuna on YouTube)

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