Not only are pads more satisfying than keys to strike out at for such purposes, but with fewer of them in place (eight or 16, usually) than the minimum 25 keys of a keyboard, keeping track of them should be easier, too. If you don't intend to perform any live melodic parts within your set, but do need the ability to trigger spot FX, you might as well go for a set of trigger pads rather than a MIDI keyboard. Two Follow Actions can be assigned at once, with the relative likelihood of either one triggering being adjustable, and possibilities for their usage within an otherwise 'planned' set could include dropping in randomly selected drum fill variations or spot FX at regular intervals, or rearranging chord progressions on the fly without compromising their overall tonality. We've not covered this nifty system in the main text because it's aimed more at 'generative sound installations' than on-the-fly remixing of existing arrangements, but if you want to add an element of chance-based clip triggering to your gig, it's well worth experimenting with.īy assigning a Follow Action to a clip, you instruct it to trigger another clip from within the same Session View column when it finishes playing, options including Previous, Next, First, Last and Any (random). One of Live's most interesting and powerful live performance features is Follow Actions. MIDI learn some effects controls and wave 'em like you just don't care! 4. If you've got an iPad or iPhone, IK Multimedia's iRing is well worth a look and if you haven't, there's the Hot Hand USB, amongst other dedicated systems. These days, the latter - which enable you to control anything capable of receiving MIDI CCs by moving your hands in front of a sensor or camera, or using an accelerometer-equipped transmitter to beam movement data back to a receiver attached to your computer - are more affordable than ever. We're referring to such things as exciting-looking instruments (electronic drums, keytars, etc) and motion control systems. No, no, no… put the giant foam pointy finger and 'mad for it' jester's hat down - that's not what we mean. When performing live on a computer, you'll want to do everything you can to maximise your visual stage presence.
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