What i learned playing a year of DAWless shows // My latest Dawless Setup
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- čas přidán 27. 12. 2019
- Throughout the year i've played a handful of live shows without a laptop. After changing dawless setups over and over again, i slowly lost sight of one major point of playing live shows.
Moog Sirin (alt) -amzn.to/37eXhK8
Novation Circuit - amzn.to/2Sz9JjU
MPC 1000 Used - reverb.grsm.io/mpc1k
Synth Merch - www.synthshit.com
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//If i was stuck on an island i'd take this..
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//Contact
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Duuuude, Ricky, after YEARS of insisting...to myself and everyone...that I had to "do everything" while performing live, I realize may have actually been hurting myself with a poorly informed self-imposed "rule". I'm deeply considering what you're saying. Both audience and performer may actually have a better time when the rudimentary aspects of driving a live show forward are somewhat handled automatically in exchange for the performer actually feeling comfortable to improvise and react more in the moment on the gear he or she feels really good on. I've used my Analog Rytm as the meat and potatoes of my live shows, where drums, effects, sampled stabs, even basslines were coming out of it and I had full control of every single element. On the synth side, I used a Korg Radias and had full control over 4 layers (chords, leads, bass, etc). It has become almost a chore to be responsible for muting, unmuting, and tweaking EVERY element of the song for the whole show. I'm into the idea of mixing down a couple stems, firing them off from Octatrack, and using Analog Rytm in a much more live-improv kind of way. Cause I know that thing like you know Circuit! Thanks for taking the time to share with us your progress.
my friend, having heard you craft beats from nothing in real time 2/3 weeks back in SD I can say that watching (and hearing) you do that is a treat. I think you're doing more than fine. That said, it's probably different when you're not playing in front of just synth geeks ;)
OT wins again for versatility in a love context. I'm just curious if you prefer rytm mk1 or mk2?
I feel this 100%. I have Rytm and Avalon Bassline as my meat and potatoes while I use the Octatrack as my control center for sequencing and mixing. I program the Nord 2X's slots with it but it ends up being a huge task down the line and the idea of putting samples in the OT this way free's me of having to worry about every little element and enjoy the live improv. That being said, it's definitely fun having the OT set up as a live looper.
It seems like the general direction... You can actually see this progression watching CZcams vids over the last few years. I think a lot of folks were inspired a few years ago by that Balentines video of Karaan. Like 5 tables of gear! Then Surgeon kinda jumped into the modular world and even with his small case self imposed restriction it was still a lot. His case looked like a network closet! 😁. Last video I saw of him talk about his setup it’s like 3-4 boxes. He went back to OT even after saying a few years ago he didn’t like it. So the trend seems to be to become more of a “musician” on a more focused “instrument”
RhythmDroid no one is reading all of this nerd
He's the Bob Ross of CZcams musicians.
🙏🏽
Happy little filter!
He's not. @truecuckoo is.
Actually, it's Hainbach. No, actually, it's Mylarmelodies. No, actually, it's...
Gotta say, freakin love your videos. They're like a sanctuary away from anything else on the internet or life. You don't put on some fake persona or talk loud and excited for no reason, and the production is ultra high quality. Keep it up, you deserve WAY more subs.
23:46 LMAO i love that you didn’t cut that coolguy moment.
This is pure gold. Thank you for let us peek into your brain.
yeh, i love how this guy is not jealous about his knowledge and share it to the world
This is nothing less than a Masterclass!
I only listen to dawless music too, if it’s not recorded on a wax cylinder it’s not for me.
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
hahah!
You modern kids with your 'wax cylinders'. Phonautograph or nothing here. I DJ with a pair of them hooked up to a valve telephone exchange.
@@vooveks grug only bang stick on rock. younglings not know real sound art
Dude, if its not the ambient noise of nature do you understand art?
Ricky, Ricky, Ricky, can't you see? You're like a professor to me. Really appreciate you sharing this. This type of structural knowledge is hard won through trial and error, it is not immediately apparent, and it is not widely shared online. This is invaluable to people who want to work in live performance of electronic music. And it really isn't subgenre specific, this can be applied to all kinds of electronic music. And again, few are ever really talking about their approaches. So, thanks.
Also, you must have sold a million Circuits for Novation. A raise and a promotion are in order. You are a great communicator in a lot of dimensions; verbally through your well thought out and structured *high value information* that is totally accessible to all levels of producers and music makers, including total newbs and legit heads who're coming from other angles; audio-visually through your casual shots which are actually really well composed and lighted with clear and present dialog/audio; musically with your music that is always groovy, no matter the subgenre that you're demoing in, which ties all these dimensions together into your omnipresent posivibes. You are doing it, man!
Looking forward to your work in 2020.
If I may, I've got three questions for you:
1. What are your thoughts about using Circuit's synths live? You seem to always suggest that you use the Circuit as a performance sequencer, sending midi information to your Moog or other midi based sound sources. You ever use Circuit's two synth engines for live work? Why or why not?
2. Do you ever use discrete Fx, like delay, reverb, chorus, etc. after sound sources like the Sirin, Circuit, MPC etc? Why or why not? Do you ever use master Fx on your whole mix? Why or why not?
3. Do you ever process your mix buss while performing live through master processors like eq, comp, limiting? Why or why not?
And a sentiment I wish you would deliver to Novation regarding the Circuit: 2 more outputs would explode the utility of the Circuit for me. If I could have the synths on outputs 1 and 2, my choice, either each synth on its own channel, like green on 1 purple on 2, or both synths in stereo on 1 and 2; and drums on outputs 3 and 4, again, drums either assigned to individual outs like kick and snare on 3 and hats and other on 4, or all drums out stereo 3 and 4. This would be so huge for me, and I'm sure to a lot of other producers out there. I mean, as always, I'd like individual outs for each sound source within the Circuit, but now you really are adding expense, but I'm talking about just two more trs outputs, chump change!
And the fx, man! In this day and age, and all that... are you getting me? They're instant mud, even used sparingly. They always take away more than they add, so I always try them and always remove them. Think of the fx in Roland's x0x pad based samplers like 303, 404, 404sx, 505, or the Ensoniq ASR-X Pro aka DP/4. A little more expense there, but only a little, and huge gains in extensibility and productivity. You could pull lofi heads to the Circuit platform, you'd literally add a whole genre's worth of customers to your product's user base. THINK ABOUT IT!
Thanks man!
Good Q's, -
my man! thank you so much for the kind words. Really means a lot :)
As for your Qs
1. I have used the bass patch #1 and i turn the filter way down and works as a suprisingly reaallyyy nice sub bass. Also for synth 2, i usually use a basic "Juno" ish patch for leads ontop of whatever 1 is doing. Most times i like having my synths parameter like delay and filters at arms reach. without having to page back and forth. (I wish Circuit had a "macro" or a "performance" page)
2. I do once in awhile when im really feeling an effect. I like the echosystem by Empress a lot. Or Pyramids by EQD. The only reason i use them sparingly is because i run out of outlets and then my backpack becomes 2 backpacks lol
3. For the main mix i do use a limiter to tie it all together.
@@RickyTinez As for limiter: do you use RNLA/RNC as limiter (low attack, high gain reduction) on the master bus?
@@RickyTinez Awesome man, thanks! If you get a chance to come around this way again, what limiter are you using?
This is a phenomenal video in it's relaxed but incredibly well-executed approach. Great angles for teaching. Generous sharing of process and exploration. I really appreciate this kind of content. Thanks for sharing, Ricky. Keep em coming.
I love this video so much. Seeing people explain their process like this is everything to me
You're amazing. Always great to not only watch you videos but also listen to them.
BADASS! Love this demo man. Love your approach. Such good ideas and reflections!
Man this is a great channel. I don't always comment but watch most of your videos.
Wish you good health and many synthesizers for 2020.
As someone just getting into live performance with electronic music, I don't feel like I can articulate how informative this video was on the process. Fantastic work on this, Ricky.
I love the way you set this up and share it with us. Thank you so much. As a musician who likes some dance music but also really values improvisation, this rocks my world.
This is definitely my favourite video of yours. Its like your talking shop but instructing at the same time. I always leave your videos feeling a little more knowledgeable, but this video really just takes the cake. Thanks for the knowledge~ Thanks for the Power!
thanks man. great video. i love how you transition from one song to another here (multiple times).
Very cool of you giving your insight on the dawless experience. I found your set up to be very inspiring and can also be applied to any hardware set up! Thanks!
Somehow this is the first post you've made that really has made me consider that its better doing it this way. Really killer stuff here.
Thank you for sharing your workflow(s) and insight! 👏👏👏👏
Most videos I watch, I could easily say they need to shorten it. You sir, however, are the exception. I was just thinking that it is really nice that you have the medium available to show us your flow, insight to avenues of creativity, and the lack of time restraints to do so. Thank you for taking your valuable time for the sake of sharing with us. BTW, what I was thinking is what I do is play a guitar or flute or sax or a drum...If YOU are having fun, it really translates to the crowd and gets fed back to you...you know how it is!!! Peace, Ricky and thank you.
thanks Saxmidiman (most incredible name btw) im glad to hear these videos don't drag on to long. the last thing i want to do is waste your time.
Hey Ricky, new to your channel. I suppose i must praise yt algo. Never thot id say that. I used to have a fleet of synths drummachines. All the elektrons before they discontinued for there newer tech. I sold the lot cause i got brain freeze. And moved on to sim racing where i raced f1 drivers. At 1 point i was faster than the soon tb f1world champion charles leclerc. ( dreams do come tru) but you and a few others have convinced me to come back to what i love. Im inspired. My head is full of new idea's. And its all thanks to yourself. Oh and possibly behringer with there insanely low priced snyths. It may b a month or so but i will b making beats again. A mpc is first on the list. This video has answered so many questions thanks for all your input. Your vids are really relevant. Like i said your perspective is much needed for beginners. You have already helped me join the dots, from my comfort zone to a new world of beat making. Ive been skooled. I thankyou
Holy shit this video hypnotized me. I don’t even make house music but watching you work that MPC and Circuit blew me tf away. Wow.
Dope stuff as usual. Have a superb 2020 Ricky! looking forward to continuing seeing you grow!
Gold stuff ! Great thoughts and insigns, really valuable content ! You are doing great job with this channel !
You should be proud of your love to this man. It's always a pleasure to watch you do "on the fly" - Great work
Dope video, man.. Always such a chill, genuinely cool dude that shares his knowledge.
Absolutely top notch video. Super useful explaining the transitions between songs and sequences. The MPC always sounds better than the OT to my ears - don’t know if that’s the internal summing or something about the workflow that encourages snappier envelopes on the sampling within the MPC. Thank you!!
this has been such a valuable video for me. I’m just getting into making house with the goal of playing live sets, and Ricky’s advice here on not just unmuting tracks and having something to play with helped with what gear to buy. I settled on the MPC One and TR-8S. Thanks Ricky!
yes this is what i needed man, so inspiring. i have not been in the mood to make music lately, but now i wanna jam around with my mpc and the synthesizer again! thanks for the amazing vibes, i subscribed instantly!!
Love it.
As a dude building my first DAWless setup and hoping to do long form kinda mix/improv stuff, a lot for me to learn here.
Keep keeping it real man.
Wow. This is exactly what I've been looking for. I don't know anything about gear (the reason I subscribed to you) but I never realized you could fall into the similar trap of "press play and walk away" that you would have with a DAW. Really inspiring stuff man. I'm looking forward to whatever's next from you! Thank you :)
You and Loopop... hands down best electronic music production ‘tubers out there. So laid back, info-rich, and enjoyable. No click bait or ‘tube bro crap. Yer a hero man.
Wow Ricky T, these are pretty much exactly the conclusions I’ve drawn for myself after playing live electronics for about 1,5 years. I’ve had the very same journey of un/muting parts, working on my transitions etc. I hope most viewers can skip that first year now!
Also, it’s such a joy to see you play through your set while commenting on what’s happening. This is the part of music making that people rarely share, which makes the process feel a bit..lonely? Keep this stuff coming, never mind the gear reviews! ❤️
Yo this is some dope shit! I danced right through this video. Also really appreciating the high quality audio and thoughtful editing of this video. I see your attention to detail and totally dig it. I'm finally giving in to playing improvised electronic music and your videos have been so helpful and inspiring. Big up, rock on.
That freestyle at the end was the jam session i needed this morning! So good.
Brother this is so dope! super inspiring stuff. Love the groove at 9.22 🔥
Duuuude what a dope vid! This has just become my favorite vid of Ricky Tinez.
Really helpfull, I am really looking forward to start getting into live performance and this Vid really helped me getting some lights, I would love to see more of this kind of content from Ricky, it really inspires me.
And what a dope little set Ricky did at the end! I really love the content he does on CZcams (and out as well) for me it is the best in this synth/production content channel, by far, and really diserves more attention.
Thanks for the kind words Fernando! onto 2020 where hopefully more content like this will come :)
Thank you for making this video. Lots of wise words from your research. Love your work.
"Oh that is DEFINITELY not a snare... But you get the idea!"
Love it. This is now one of my all-time favorite CZcams videos. 😎
I'm totally into the less is more approach. Picking a few instruments that you known well and mastering them will ultimately inspire you to create more music and make your live sets more engaging to the performer and listener. Excellent vid and sounds as always bro!
Very inspirational my brother, I'm enjoying your flow!
Man, I've been watching your videos on and off for a few years now.. Just got my first SP-404SX a couple weeks ago..
Just had to chime in on how helpful this channel has been to me. You have taught me a lot!!!
Cheers man, I hope 2020 is a good year for you.
Thank you Don Koovey! that's super dope, im stoked to hear what you make with the SP. Keep me posted!
Hey Ricky, you're inspiring me to get out there again. Here's a 1$ trick: when you "explore" a sound like when you hit the "1" button on the Sirin at 16:00, or a taste of Track 06 at 19:51, or with knob 1 of the Circuit at 20:45, whether it be a goof in terms of 'wrong sound' or just sounds bad, or not-your-jam, I was taught a way to cover these is to do them rhythmically. When you hit a goof/turd/mistake, do it twice, or, four times, in time, and boom, its a transition.
yup. if caught right - repetition of nearly anything can "become musical"/sound planned...
Per Eno! I even goofed on the idea last month while testing out some iOS fx setups... soundcloud.com/drumunkey/improv-w-drums-trimmed?in=drumunkey/sets/the-enoloops
"Repetition legitimizes
Repetition legitimizes
Repetition legitimizes
Repetition legitimizes
Repetition legitimizes"
"A mistake is not a mistake if you repeat it four times". A saying as old as time. Any time.
Grareful you shared this. I've been trying to fine tune a workflow where I can change parts of the song and not keep the same ongoing track, yet do it in a way where I'm not just running through pre-built sequences and muting/unmuting. I play guitar and need to loop, currently running the mpc live, rc-505 and bass station 2. Seeing you present this workflow and ease into new songs and parts was real inspiring!
Absolutely incredible video... Thanks as always!
Loved Ricky! Thanks for you video! It was really instructive.
Dude just discovered your vids and I love your approach. I'm more of a traditional Rock and alt rock kinda guy but i'm learning heaps from you and the way you go about music. Thanks for sharing
Fucking love this video. I caught myself kind of dancing and moving along while I was working. It's very interesting to hear you talk about what you're doing while jamming.
Really helpful and fun stuff as always Ricky, love the little set at the end!
The Digitakt I’ve put a year into with one of my synths and an fx unit and I’m set!
Beautiful, the content, the video, the guy, the ideas, the music. All the best, Brother
So many useful techniques to take away from this ✌🏻. Added an Octatrack to my setup this year so 2020 I’m gonna try 100% dawless.
met you at the Novation tent during Movement 2018 and you put me in front of the circuit for an hour or so and I fell in loveeeeee. went home and bought mine right after the festival, thank you for getting me started with this!!
Thank you so much for this video. I have needed this for a while (for several reasons). ty :)
Great content. Would love to see more of this. Subscribed! Not a lot of people talk transitions and it's core to performance.
This is kind of the push I needed to start dabbling in DAW-less! I've been kind of trying to figure out Machine and stuff, but it's kind of overwhelming. Maybe a different angle of approach would be good. Awesome stuff Ricky, keep up the amazing work!
I appreciate the acoustic drum implementation into your beats !
Great video and tutorial! I love the tips about group scales on circuit
I love this vid. I am not someone who plays live electronically but just watching your methods is fantastic. really cool vid man.
Awesome! Thank you for your vids and music!
This is the most educating video i found about live performances :) thanks for sharing!
I just got my first groove box 2 days ago. Not gonna lie i turned 12 years old again. The feeling of inspiration and content hit me all at once. It came with ableton DAW so i put that on a computer. Gonna do the homework. I already bought the ticket, time to take the ride. Your vids me make up my mind instead of spending countless dollars on somethin i dont need. Appreciate u for the vids n being alive. Stay ☝
Ricky you are dead-set showing everyone every day that the Circuit is so powerful, out of all my gear across the full spectrum of price tags, it’s still the best thing I’ve ever bought, bang for buck in what utility & pure fun I get out of it - not just in performance but in studio integration & sound design too. Thing is a beast! Always love your workflow videos too (Circuit or not XD )
A lot of good info here. Thanks Ricky
A very inspirational video 👍 Thanks for sharing your experiences!
You're a master of your craft sir! Super informative
always so nice to watch dude super relxeed vibe love it
another super inspiring video! I love the way you set up the sessions and scales to jam. been trying to find a simplified rig for my own sets and going to try this technique with circuit and model:samples
So helpful!! Thanks Rickey.
Duuuude you made that session look fun! Dope stuff man. 👌
this video inspired me to go dawless, after alot of noodling and experimentation with my 1000, re-visiting this video im realizing using two samplers is akin to spinning between two decks, one you just play, and one you can "scratch" and modify/noodle/sequence live on without losing the momentum. Glad I came back to this video it was much more helpful the second time around.
always love hearing your insight
Great insight! We totally agree. It's gotta be fun. We like to play synthesizers and guitars while the MPC takes care of the beats. Having everything be midi lets us dial in that base per venue/space etc. - and it's fun to turn knobs! Having another option to build loops outside of the MPC on the fly sounds like a great idea for vibing out. We also use pedals and loops to break through repetitions in sequence mode to avoid too much mute/unmute wood chopping. Thanks for this great video.
Sick! I've made a ton of MPC1000 tutorials on my channel but I never figured out how to use it live like this. Glad you figured out a cool way to use it haha
I’ve had that same realization when it came to my own performances. So I’ve started using a build up of samples and live melody creations that then get sent through to launchpad. I’m actually going to get the new akai that has all what i do all in one.
I’m loving your setup too. Very clean.
what a good video, it was just the essence of your process, thanks for sharing dude
Ricky, more great content as usual. At the end of the year, like every year, there's loads of "Top 5" lists of gear, and your central nugget of good advice in this vid is a timely reminder of the fact that knowing your kit inside out is probably more important than what the gear is. There is one more basic principal that I think it's good to remember, and that's what the most important hardware there is for music production - your ears. One little bit of constructive crit for you - there is a difference between "scale" and "key", so using them interchangeably doesn't work.
Thank you for that note Jim! I’m in the process of learning piano now actually and shortly after this video I went through a section that spoke on the differences haha. I screwed up.. again, thanks for the support!
As always, a stellar summary of the advantages and disadvantages. noice.
Hey Ricky, some great content this year. Cool channel.
Thanks for all the support Spooky! you're one of the OGs around here :)
Slaying it again! Your clarity is always appreciated. I have a similar setup with Akai Force, Moog Subphatty and small euro setup.
The combo of the MPC 1000 and the circuit made me connect the two. Looking at your setup- You would very much dig the force! Cheers
ricky youre the best..one of the best explanation for the stuff...more power
I've seen a few of your videos, now a subscriber. I like your grooves! like to see you perform live, Great job!
I was looking exactly for this. Thank you.
OMG it want a one vid thing. Thank you Soo much for continuing the music even tho the vid is over. Thanks Soo much!
Good tips.
Thanks Ricky.
Saying nothing of your tutorial and content - great visual aesthetics. Birdseye shot revealing your station complete with bone fragments, talismans, and rugged table. Good youtubing dude.
Love your videos man. I'm not a huge house fan by any means, really I'm approaching my setup as an organic group of machines that can fill in some gaps in a 2 man band. Super interesting ideas you have. Sirin seems dope af
Thanks for sharing your process. I'm personally a DAW guy, but hearing your ideas and thoughts dramatically improve my own songwriting process.
Great tips Ricky!
this is totally awesome. this reminds me of James Zabiela who would create his own tracks live with sampling from either a pioneer CDJ (1000 at the time) or a Vinyl turntable and an EFX 500. this was in 2005 when i saw him. He created 2 HOUR SET WITH ONLY 5 RECORDS. I later had an idea to recreate a similar set using Traktor and their sample decks. Yes I know you are Dawless, but at the time and still currently i use daws. But this just opens my mind to so many ideas. Tight Work!
Very help- and insightful! I'd love to see your process you mentioned, essentially recreating the songs, preparing and exporting samples etc. They sound really well EQed and balanced.
Ricky really cares about presentation. Excellent audio levels for his narration, great lighting, clear concise message, and most importantly....his hairless nicely manicured hands !
haha, good eye Fickfehler.
This was one of the most comprehensive videos of a live laptopless set I've ever seen ahahaha wow
I operate on FL Studio and only with vst for many reasons and i won't change this anytime soon, but i found this kind of videos highly entertaining and enjoyed so much the performance, i kinda entered in a binge
Great video dude! I've been through much of the same as you describe here and I've ended up with a set up where I improvise 100% with a TR 8 feeding midi clock into a beatstep pro where I sequence a couple of volcas and a minitaur on the fly. This is definitely fun but I find it really hard to do interesting build ups. I'm currently thinking of switching to an mpc one so I can still improvise but have some better options for breakdowns and build ups. Nice work man!
The way you set this up with the corresponding pads for both 16 grids is very smart! Thanks for this. I'm working on a similar type live jamming style set up for gigs and in the studio, using a Pioneer DJS-1000 in the middle with a MOOG Mother32 and a Roland TB-3. I was wondering about a cool way to go from track to track, this video gave me some good ideas of how I can approach that. And nice beats House beats you did too!
Super cool video as usual ! Really like what you do :)
I'm setting up my DAWless system and was noticing the same thing: I can't just push a play button and mute a few times and that's all I do. lol. You definitely have to be hands on, even when I'm just playing to myself at home, I think I'd fall asleep if I didn't try to put more improvisation into it.
Great vid. Just shows less can be more and familiarity is key.
Basically a synth version of a two decks + mixer setup allowing transitioning and improvisation.
Some great tunes too 😎
Nice analogy to DJs
Thanks for another great and inspiring video Ricky! I see the Xpander longingly watching everything. Would LOVE to see a video on your Xpander and all it's magic!