changing sounds for live-setup
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:50 pm
Hi,
I use qtractor for preparing a live-mix for a small band. For my last gig I saved the settings for each song in a qtractor-file and loaded the next file for the next song.
For my next project, there will be a kind medley involved, so this won't be fast enough.
What I would like: Click on one key and my next set of sounds is loaded (without audible interruption).
Real automation would solve the problem, of course, but we don't use a clicktrack, so this will not work out.
My idea so far:
- pre-load all sounds (for instance: 3 tracks for the keyboard, all connected to the right midi port, with different sounds / plugins) and mute those that are not needed
- with automation I can mute / unmute tracks.
So, instead of playing my automation, I can click on the next area (for instance, every song has 2 bars in my qtractor-file), and all sounds are changed.
But I need to use the mouse for that, and - even worse - I need to ctrl-click. A one-key-solution would be better.
Any ideas?
I use qtractor for preparing a live-mix for a small band. For my last gig I saved the settings for each song in a qtractor-file and loaded the next file for the next song.
For my next project, there will be a kind medley involved, so this won't be fast enough.
What I would like: Click on one key and my next set of sounds is loaded (without audible interruption).
Real automation would solve the problem, of course, but we don't use a clicktrack, so this will not work out.
My idea so far:
- pre-load all sounds (for instance: 3 tracks for the keyboard, all connected to the right midi port, with different sounds / plugins) and mute those that are not needed
- with automation I can mute / unmute tracks.
So, instead of playing my automation, I can click on the next area (for instance, every song has 2 bars in my qtractor-file), and all sounds are changed.
But I need to use the mouse for that, and - even worse - I need to ctrl-click. A one-key-solution would be better.
Any ideas?