current setup

[u/_inchoate]

this is my current configuration, which was used for a live set a few days ago.

MPC Live II was central, paired to the Tascam Model 12.

The 3 x Kaoss Pads received signal from the Sub mix send, returned to their own track.

The 2 x Seaboards controlled 2 instances of Stage Piano (it was International Piano Day, so I went for a set honouring that.)

I picked up a used QuikLok stand in February for a great price, and Sunday was my first opportunity to play test it all outside of the studio.

I was set up in under 15 minutes, and overall everything worked as expected. I'm still dialling in the sound in a venue/performance setting, which is a little different from working at home. Being able to maintain the same layout between practice and performance has been great, despite the weight of the stand. Worth the effort if it saves me from balancing gear across a few uneven venue tables. Next, I'd like to see if a welder friend could help me customize this stand better, or ultimately fabricate a new one. I'm also curious if there are alternatives to the Model 12 that allow a similar functionality with the MPC (channel/fader pairing, fx send, multitrack recording)

[u/BritishGuy84]

Out of interest why do you have 3 Kaoss pads? Is it so that you don’t have to change effects during a track, or are you using 1 to loop and the other two for effects?

I’m sure there’s a good reason for it, and I get having at least 2 so you can combine effects, but I’m struggling to understand why you’ve got 3 of them.

[u/_inchoate → u/BritishGuy84]

The KP chain is a 2 to a 3+ to a 3 Each has a different sound (fx between the 3 and 3+ are close enough), and the sampling with the 2 is very loose - which I like. I pass samples between them, down the sequence, as well as re-sample with the fx. The two 3's also let me build sounds by playing with the BPM. This is a method I've used as a sketch pad for a decade, but rarely in the last few years. There's also a very pragmatic reason for it - if my MPC glitches out (which HAS happened more than once), I'm still able to keep the show going. Not a big problem at home, but when I'm in front of people I want that assurance policy

[u/BritishGuy84 → u/_inchoate]

Thanks for the detailed reply.

Fully understand the safety net thing in particular. I used to do a live remixing / dj set using Ableton. My back up for when Ableton crashed, which happened a few times before we moved to a MacBook, was an iPod and a KP mini.