Description
My sound patches: https://espenkraft.com
How I prepare for a one-off gig : learning songs fast, what gear to use, building a MainStage live rig, and being ready to change things on the spot (like changing a song's key).
I was hired to play with a drum corps and a live band at their annual live concert, with limited time to learn a lot of songs. In this video I walk through how I prepare, from the mindset to the technical setup.
I decided to run everything from MainStage. It meant a cleaner setup, more flexibility, and less gear to haul. But the corps and the audience didn't care what I used. The audience wanted a good time, and the corps wanted the sounds and my playing. How I got there was my job.
MainStage is a live performance music application developed by Apple for macOS that turns a Mac computer into a customizable virtual instrument rig, effects processor, and backing-track player. Hook up a keyboard master controller and you're set.
I can't show you live footage from the gig itself as I don't have the rights to do so.
What's covered:
- Planning and preparing when time is short
- How I learn songs quickly
- Setting up MainStage: sounds, mapping and mixing
- Clips from the sound check
- Why a positive attitude, A-game playing, being well prepared, and being ready to change things quickly are what get you hired again
00:00 Intro
00:39 Bring your A-game
01:21 The initial prep
03:17 What gear to use
04:19 How to set up the patches i MainStage
09:41 Layers of instruments
09:13 Sound check and venue peep
20:12 My live rig for the gig and live pulse monitoring
21:26 You make suggestions, they make decisions.
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