# Porter Robinson on Visuals AND DJ-ing!?

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 17, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415 "2012-03-17T14:51:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![B4YU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@B4YU](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/B4YU)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/1 "2012-03-17T14:51:05Z")

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**Porter Robinson on Visuals AND DJ-ing!?**

So I saw this video on youtube of him playing starting his set then I noticed something unusual…

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/a/c/ac1f45881a467b739088982447fc5ac059f3a281.jpeg "PORTER ROBINSON LIVE @ BETA NIGHTCLUB 10-20-11 (denver,co)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otkYOAWXg4Y)

Looking at it, his DJ setup is still the usual Kontrol S4 + Traktor but at some parts of the video you can see him interacting with what seems to be a Launchpad and a Akai MPD 18 mapped to what looks like a 17/18 inch laptop. Anyone can identify the software he use for visuals? if you look carefully it also looks like the visual is in sync with the song (not 100% all the time but the FX). Oh and has anyone else seen him do visuals/djing at the same time before?

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**Author:** ![synthet1c](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/synthet1c/32/14071_2.png) [@synthet1c](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/synthet1c)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/2 "2012-03-17T15:11:30Z")

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first Porter Robinson blew Melbourne to shreads last weekend… amazing… the only thing I know is he is using an alienware 1730 for the visuals

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**Author:** ![xii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f14d63/32.png) [@xii](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/xii)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/3 "2012-03-17T15:43:37Z")

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It’s ableton

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**Author:** ![zeddee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b4bc9f/32.png) [@zeddee](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/zeddee)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/4 "2012-03-17T17:01:11Z")

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at 2:24 he is jumping, headbanging, _and_ fist pumping all at once.

he seems to have presets on the second computer for the video part.

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**Author:** ![NotSoSiniSter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/notsosinister/32/16286_2.png) [@NotSoSiniSter](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/NotSoSiniSter)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/5 "2012-03-17T17:52:51Z")

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Sickest build and drop that i’ve heard in a while. 0.0 Thats one of those Asus G74SX laptops. But I’m clueless to what hes running, or if that MDP and launch pad are wired into his mac or that Asus.

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**Author:** ![SaviourDJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@SaviourDJ](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/SaviourDJ)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/6 "2012-03-17T18:28:50Z")

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I’ve seen plenty of DJs control the music and visuals at the same time - it’s nothing new - just another brilliant angle to take control of for a performance.

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**Author:** ![mr.Byrd2593](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@mr.Byrd2593](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/mr.Byrd2593)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/7 "2012-03-17T18:42:14Z")

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I love the beta fog blasts haha best part about that club.

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**Author:** ![xii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f14d63/32.png) [@xii](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/xii)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/8 "2012-03-17T18:51:54Z")

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Look up Jitter it’s a part of Max For Live

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**Author:** ![JulianVeloso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@JulianVeloso](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/JulianVeloso)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/9 "2012-03-20T00:22:27Z")

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Porter always plays the same set.

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**Author:** ![JulianVeloso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@JulianVeloso](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/JulianVeloso)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/10 "2012-03-20T00:23:01Z")

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And his a reverb whore, but i love this dude, and his sets, which i believe is only one, is fucking crazy anyway.

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**Author:** ![Era\_7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/era_7/32/12597_2.png) [@Era\_7](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Era_7)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/porter-robinson-on-visuals-and-dj-ing/39415/11 "2012-03-20T09:02:39Z")

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> [@NotSoSiniSter](#):
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> Sickest build and drop that i’ve heard in a while. 0.0

track is called spencer & hill - less go (porter robinson remix) if youre interested 😉
