Man + Ableton + Lemur (4) = Full Orchestra
Hey guys,
I just made this video demonstrating my new live performance concept. The vibe I’m going for is a one man orchestra. I had posted this as an addition to my thread in the “show us your setup” and decided I would add it here to.
I made the project files available for download through my splice profile which is Splice
If you have any questions let me know!
Thanks for making this its own discussion post first off! I think most of us could learn a lot from you.
My question with these kinds of things always is; How much of that would happen if you weren’t standing there?
Ie; are some drum tracks automated? automated synth changes like filter cutoff? etc
Thanks in advance!
I certainly know what you mean and thank you for the kind words.
I will be totally honest, a lot would happen if I wasn’t standing there.
When I finish a song I go back through it and take notes about which instruments standout out the most during each phrase of the song.
After I decide which instrument I want to play during which each specific phrase; I take out those parts and put them into samplers in Ableton.
As a failsafe; I have the samplers that I am playing rendered to backing tracks as well. These backing tracks are brute force side chained to the sampler MIDI tracks. That way when I play something on the lemur, the respective backing track is totally muted. However, as a should a lemur fail, or my router, or something else, the song will still go on and play just as it would if it were an mp3.
I do want to maintain my integrity as much as I can when it comes to live performance. However, having the extra safety net gives me the few extra seconds I need to trouble shoot issues if/when they decide to happen.
I want to make this project as live as possible but at the same time I have to remind myself that I am just one guy. So to say that it is a full on live performance would not be true. In this project Ableton Live is my band or my accompaniment, and I am just the soloist.
That’s so cool!! Really great system and very well put answer. Can’t wait to see more from you in the coming times!
Thanks!
This was really nice! I especially like the visual it creates! Keep it up 
Thank you! I really appreciate the positive feedback!
Killer setup! the violins sound dank