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Post by funbun on Dec 14, 2023 15:33:24 GMT
This is the original patch I composed for the Alabama Public Television program "Monograph." Matt, the editor wanted to do a live performance. Honestly, it did not turn out well at all. However, he did edit it and uploaded it to his personal YouTube page. The thing I learned was that how difficult it must have been for Tangerine Dream to perform all those shows in the early days on analog gear.
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Post by pt3r on Dec 14, 2023 17:25:47 GMT
That is one beautiful failure. NGL.
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Post by keurslagerkurt on Dec 15, 2023 10:17:22 GMT
I really enjoyed this, especially in the combination with the beautiful setting. Very cool to see you live performing as well. I agree on the sentiment that live performing at times seems to be almost impossible with modular/analog gear, especially when you have to move the rack etc. I remember when I did the super small live performances at Superbooth for video's, I was never satisfied! Makes me realize that, at home, the first take is almost never the best take  but sometimes one take is all you get. In a way it makes sense though, because each patch almost feels like I've created a new 'instrument', or at least a new variation of another instrument. With classical instruments you can just keep on practicing until you know your instrument so well, that there are no more suprises. This is the main reason why, when performing on a live stage, I only take one 'pure analog, no presets' piece of gear with me (usually the Arturia Minibrute). My other gear has sequences/presets/.., basically a billion safety nets because things WILL go wrong  |
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Post by maydonpoliris on Dec 15, 2023 11:04:38 GMT
And always we are our worse critic. Like now the audience has never heard how you want it to be so we just enjoy it as it is. which was great!
The patch is never the same each time it's played, it's the best and most frustrating part!
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Post by pt3r on Dec 15, 2023 11:27:47 GMT
I think live modular will always be waaaaay more interesting if you see what the artist is doing. You can’t undestand the patch by looking at the wires spaghetti but we see you interact with the synth, we can see a connection between your movements and what we’re hearing which is very important. I had the chance to listen to a guest lecture about expermintal music yesterday evening with a small performance on prepared baritone sax and even if you don’t understand how the player produces the sound you can still relate to it because you see the player operate the sax. Look at a laptop performance and you will see somebody perched over a screen and for all you know they’re playing a prerecorded mp3 and playin candycrush in the meantime.
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but sometimes one take is all you get. In a way it makes sense though, because each patch almost feels like I've created a new 'instrument', or at least a new variation of another instrument. With classical instruments you can just keep on practicing until you know your instrument so well, that there are no more suprises. 
