Message 46/65
Date: 20-Mar-02 @ 12:17 AM -
RE: Live techniques?
Well live vox and the feedback issue are really a pain, more so when you don't have a sound guy to tweak the EQ and so on....
Personally, I enjoy working with live musos of any sort. It can be a bit more hassle to sort out details, but it's a lot of fun to do. I've went out with as many as five performers in my crew. I've done shows with live vox, guitar, synths, drums/percussion, etc., and aside from technical details and lots of extra practice, it was worth doing..... Main thing, as with any live performance, is practice, practice, practice. You sort out the likely causes of feedback, timing, etc., and you make adjustements. Thank the darkness for feedback eliminators....=)
As for vox in trax, I'm basically with Pongoid. Vocals are another instrument. In my world, the track is god, egos mean nada to me. Thus, if "god" wants a vox, "god" gets a vox. If "god" doesn't want a vox, "god" doesn't get a vox. I certainly don't think having a vox in a track "adulters" the music in any way. Vox was probably the first instrument after all...
That said, I tend to enjoy "vocalizations" more than lyrics (and for me vocalizations can include lyrics done in a language I don't understand....). I'm quite fond of what Sheila Chandra does for instance. Very talented instrument, she is...
I do understand your take, Influx, but methinks it has more to do with the ratio of crap to the ratio of innovation. Good vox, lyrical or not, adds to a track in the same way a good synthline does. Least that's my perception.
I've been wanting to put together a tight crew to do live stuff for a long time. Just can't seem to find people who have the necessary amount of commitment and talent. I'd like to have a crew that knows enuff about the various pieces of kit that we could switch back and forth with who is doing what. Like the keys player hopping on a set of congas, or a guitarist playing keys or sampler, or a vocalist that tweaks a synth, etc., etc. Twould be fun for the players and methinks the crowd would dig it too.
And a final note about the "stand and watch" types at shows where you have live players: It's been me experience that if the groove is on, they'll stand and watch for a bit, but the if you're using the right mojo, it's inevitable, the bodies begin to move, the deed goes down, and the set is over before you realize....
Peace All