Audio software for live improvisation

[Horacio]

Hi people,

I'm looking for some audio software to work in live "improvisation" music. I
mean like for example, audiomulch, reason, etc, kind of software that, once
is set up and properly configured, you only have to play just like a guitar
or another real instrument. (I'm not interested in things like cubase,
cakewalk, ableton, etc)

And I would be also specially interested in experimental software of this
kind. I know for example "soundtoy" of tonne.

Could you please recommend me some software ?

Thanks

[Ricky Hunt]

"Horacio" > wrote in message
...
> Hi people,
>
> I'm looking for some audio software to work in live "improvisation" music.
> I mean like for example, audiomulch, reason, etc, kind of software that,
> once is set up and properly configured, you only have to play just like a
> guitar or another real instrument. (I'm not interested in things like
> cubase, cakewalk, ableton, etc)
>
> And I would be also specially interested in experimental software of this
> kind. I know for example "soundtoy" of tonne.
>
> Could you please recommend me some software ?
>
> Thanks

Like it or not Ableton Live is your best bet. I can't imagine Reason being
of much use to a guitar player.

[studiorat]

Hi,
You should try out MAX, it's a bit hard to start off but it's perfect
for improvisation.

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I use Reason live . . . it's really great for live use . . . totally
stable (I've never had a crash), and once you're used to it . . .
really quick and easy to create anything you want in real time. I
highly recommend it. I also run Mixere (which is free) alongside it,
for playing long wav files (as backgrounds, or whatever), and they both
work well simultaneously as long as you open Reason first.

I wouldn't recommend a seqencer such as Logic or Cubase for live
creativity, as they are very likely to crash for the slightest reason
or no reason at all, and a lot more complex to get anything done.
Reason is really well written for live use. I use a keyboard controller
(Evolution) with Reason . . . so I can play any sound live, including
triggering samples, drum sounds etc etc. It is also easy to create
free-running sounds on Reason . . . I mean the kind of thing you used
to be able to do with a really early analog synthesiser such as a
Synthi AKS . . . wonderful complex analog-type sounds that keep
evolving and changing, then you can use those with beats, loops,
synths, FX, samples, anything! I love it!

I also use Reactor, which is like a more open version of Reason . . .
completely programmable with any possibilities, but complex to program.
Some of the standard patches are really nice to work with, but in a
very different way from Reason, and I wouldn't want to attempt more
than the most basic programming with it live. But it can be good for
creating unusual sounds . . . although Reason is FAR easier to use, and
can do almost anything Reactor can do (plus a LOT more).

Chris
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