I wanted to keep my performance engaging for viewers which would mean introducing new elements often. One of the main issues I encountered in the early stages was playing tracks for too long without introducing anything new, therefore leading to the mix sounding boring. When devising my performance, I experimented with introducing effects to transitions to make them more interesting and complex. Using echoes with different lengths to ensure transitions were not too sudden and combining this with high pass filters to build tension. As I begun to feel more comfortable with the introducing fader cuts to the mix, I experiment with adding them more frequently throughout the performance to add interest to the mix. Another problem I encountered was the limitations of only having two channels available to me, however I felt I was able to make the best of it.
Video Here – “Transition Prototype & Transition Practice With Effects”
Here I’m experimenting with how I can use filters to during transitions.
Video Here – “Looping On The Go”
Here I am practicing improvising looping on the go and getting used to having two tracks playing at once, making sure to keep them both in time.
Video Here – “Hot Cue Triggering”
In this clip I’m triggering hot cues on the go, as you can see the timing wasn’t quite right but this improved as I practiced more.
Video + Audio Here – “Fader Cut Practice 1&2”.
Fader cuts weren’t a technique I was particularly familiar with before this performance and something that took a fair bit of practice to master especially in terms of timing. As shown here there are a couple of times the timing of them were not as tight as they were come the final performance.