How To Set Up A Live Set.
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How To Set Up A Live Set.
I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM HELP!!! so I recently picked up a SP404SX Mainly To Use It For Live Sets...My Plan Is I'll Continue Making Beats On My DAW Then Use The SP-wave converter to transfer my beats to My SP...Yes Sounds Simple.....But Could Someone BREAKDOWN the process Of A Live Set Using The SP...Like Step By Step...On What I Need....I've Seen A lot Of My Favourite Producers Like Dibia$e And FLY Lotus Use Ableton...Could Someone Break That Down Aswell....Pictures Would Be Great Thanx.
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Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
To set up a live set, you mitigate anything you think you might have a problem nailing live. Run through your tracks and either practice that stuff or prerecord it. Some guys will make a loop on a pad in abelton and just tweak it with the effects for a few minutes. Other guys set up their shit to live smash all the pads for all their tracks. There's no 'way' to set something up. Play to your strengths, minimize stuff you think you might fuck up so you don't stop the show when it happens, do what you can and have fun.
Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
I've been having the same issue recently. This is what i'm trying to do: If you are using a DAW you can create short clips of each instrument or groups of instruments and associate each one to a Pad on the SP (e.g. Pad 1 - drums; Pad 2 - bass and so on). Since each loop has exactly the same lenght, you can trigger and loop them on the SP and they will always be on time. Mess with the effects and you're done.
Hope i've helped.
Greetings from Brasil.
Hope i've helped.
Greetings from Brasil.
Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
is there a way to cycle through which pad has effect on it without triggering it? say if you had 1 2 and 3 looping and effects where on 1 how to switch to 2 and 3 when you want to
Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
You can set which pads are set to FX, I cant remember how though cos its been so long since I owned a 404. Check the manual, its in there
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Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
Use the Remain button.
Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
word thanks lol 
Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
STRAIT CUTS, FUCK IT
DILLA SIRENS IN BETWEEN SETS
MAYBE A GODZILLA OR TWO
DILLA SIRENS IN BETWEEN SETS
MAYBE A GODZILLA OR TWO
Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
Lagartixa wrote:Use the Remain button.
that
Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
I like the straight cuts approach too so i'll start like that and work my way up to the fx switching on separate layered pads type stuff
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Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
I'm curious, do most people play live beats using the SP e.g. live fingerdrumming etc? Or is it fairly normal for people to say load up a bunch of tunes on the pads and sort of mess with the FX whilst cycling through the beats?
I've only recently got an SP but i feel like i'd love to perform live with it when I am confident enough using it.

I've only recently got an SP but i feel like i'd love to perform live with it when I am confident enough using it.
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Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
I have drums on 1 pad and then all the other elements on the others individually then just trigger and effect as I go,
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Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
Hey Thank You Guys Finaally Figured It Out I'm Quite Comftable With My Sp- Now had For About Four Months Now So I Decided On Straight Cuts..lol....Getting A Turntable Tommorow...Can't Wait To Start Sampling from vynl using my drum machine...Do Check Out My Music....https://t.co/e8U0goyfDL
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Re: How To Set Up A Live Set.
r4ph431 wrote:STRAIT CUTS, FUCK IT
DILLA SIRENS IN BETWEEN SETS
MAYBE A GODZILLA OR TWO
hahaha!

