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What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:55 am
by rockerdude427
I'm just planning on fooling around with mixing live.
I really wanna learn, what can i use to mix live for under 1000 dollars.
I dont want it to become ridiculously expensive
also can u link me to some tutorials on how to use the equipment
thanks guys
Jonah
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:54 am
by Saucedrop
ableton live
laptop
any 4 channel mixer
M-Audio trigger finger
and youve got it.
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:28 pm
by Refuzed
traktor, hercules rmx controller, laptop
second hand CDJS & mixer
depends what you mean really.
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:37 pm
by hasezwei
reaktor, maybe some midicontrollers or maybe not. maybe an ipad or a lemur, or use ableton + apc/launchpad or some dj software or maybe some hardware synths/grooveboxes and some friends playing instruments.
you could also use a gameboy or kinect or a wiimote. you know, you can basically do anything. there's no set way of doing things. there are people performing with nothing but an analog mixer and some fx pedals.
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:59 pm
by rockerdude427
Saucedrop wrote:ableton live
laptop
any 4 channel mixer
M-Audio trigger finger
and youve got it.
Thanks guys you're actually really helpful!
Dubstep is not as easy as it seems and you guys are helping me through it a lot
Anybody have tutorials on how to use the equipment
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:48 am
by coemgen
Don't rush into buying gear, do a bit of research on the things suggested here and pick what you think suits you best, after all your the one controlling the set up so you want to make sure you know what you want from it.
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:17 am
by hasezwei
coemgen wrote:Don't rush into buying gear, do a bit of research on the things suggested here and pick what you think suits you best, after all your the one controlling the set up so you want to make sure you know what you want from it.
this.
i bought a launchpad last year which was fucking disappointing, i should have known better but i didn't.
basically in almost every case nowadays the gear is doing NOTHING by itself, it's all just interfaces to control programs on your laptop. think of it like a joystick or gamepad.
start learning the programs, maybe get a midi keyboard with some knobs n faders to start with and then see how youre gonna take it live, everyone has different ideas and needs.
unless you're talking about dj'ing. then you can just buy some shiny controller, press sync and feel like the next guetta (at least thats how i feel like when im drunk and friends ask me to 'mix' shitty house for them)
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:04 am
by mikeyp
hasezwei wrote:unless you're talking about dj'ing. then you can just buy some shiny controller, press sync and feel like the next guetta (at least thats how i feel like when im drunk and friends ask me to 'mix' shitty house for them)
lol
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:55 am
by Anne Droid
hasezwei wrote:coemgen wrote:
this.
i bought a launchpad last year which was fucking disappointing, i should have known better but i didn't.
why didnt u like it???
i was gonna get one bc i dnt like the pads on my mpk
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:59 am
by hasezwei
Anne Droid wrote:hasezwei wrote:coemgen wrote:
this.
i bought a launchpad last year which was fucking disappointing, i should have known better but i didn't.
why didnt u like it???
i was gonna get one bc i dnt like the pads on my mpk
well, the pads suck. theyre not velocity sensitive, just on/off switches really. the inbuilt fader functions like mixer etc are a joke, nice to play around with but definetly no substitute for real faders/knobs. the user functions might be interesting if you programm some shizzle with max for live but i prefer reaktor over max and reaper over live so yeah...
it's really just a remote for the clip matrix, if you want that buy the apc40 r apc20 instead, those things have real controls AND a clip matrix on them.
Re: What gear do I need to perform dubstep live
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:54 pm
by Anne Droid
hasezwei wrote:
well, the pads suck. theyre not velocity sensitive, just on/off switches really. the inbuilt fader functions like mixer etc are a joke, nice to play around with but definetly no substitute for real faders/knobs. the user functions might be interesting if you programm some shizzle with max for live but i prefer reaktor over max and reaper over live so yeah...
it's really just a remote for the clip matrix, if you want that buy the apc40 r apc20 instead, those things have real controls AND a clip matrix on them.
well i already have an APC40 so ill just be skipping it altogether then! thanks for the heads up. seems like its hard to find good pads... ill keep looking... sure cant beat the price tho