Ableton Colorado Monthly Workshop
LivePA : Integrating Instruments and the Laptop
- When : Weds April 29 2012 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Where : iComputer Denver
- Address : 605 Grant St, Ste 605 Denver
- Cost : $10 adv
- Skill Level : Late Beginner or Intermediate +
Mark Mosher will not be presenting, but this image really captures LivePA Photo by Hong Waltzer
LivePA lacks a solid definition. Under this broad and sometimes stigmatizing moniker falls a wide assortment of ideas and methods. Join us Sunday as we dive into the real heat and talk analog elements and integrating (legacy) instruments into the setup via :
- Mixing Boards
- External Effects Processors
- Decoupled portable rigs
- Scalable setups
- Really nice cases
Marc has been working in LivePA ideas for a decade, but when early on the term LivePA was not part of the common lexicon. Instead we called it “new”. The evening includes:
- Defining LivePA and some of the core methods for laptop and legacy gear
- Integration of Mixing board(s)
- Integration of effects pedals
- Parallel processing
- Live Mixing
- Scaling for larger venues
- Gear selection (do and do not list)
- Case and portability considerations
- Decreasing set up time and increasing organization
- Best practice and considerations for on stage use
Finally we will end by completely breaking down Marc’s LivePA rig featuring :
- Dave Smith Analog synthesizer
- Electro Harmonix Analog Delay
- FMR Audio RNC Compressor side-chained to Ableton ducking the analog synthesizer (oh yeah!)
- Custom case (including power solution)
- Soundcraft Notepad Mixer
- Static and friction fit packing
- An obscene addiction to Velcro
- Ableton of course!
This is the “current” iteration of Marc’s rig - the early 2012 Build.
-Presented by Marc W.
This workshop is perfect for the intermediate+ Ableton user. If you don’t think you are ready but want to come - feel free to email us with questions!
We prefer you RSVP via the Meet Up Event located here http://www.meetup.com/Ableton-Denver/events/61677952/
Modern.dj / Ableton Colorado, including presenters and instructors, are not affiliated or endorsed in any way by Ableton or Ableton AG.
Some LivePA examples to get you thinking.
