How I Perform Techno Live on the Dirtywave M8

hi! i’ve received much more interest and questions than i’ve expected regarding live performance on the dirtywave m8 so i wanted to put together a video explainer on my approach to live performance both in general and on the device specifically i did not expect to have so much to say! if you’re only interested in the m8-specific stuff skip to 20:28, but my process is different than the way most people handle composing and performance on the m8 so i would encourage you to watch the whole thing please leave any questions below in the comments! i will probably make more videos in the future detailing the composition process last thing - i know people have been commenting on the fact that i have 2 m8s but i will say that i've been following this project since it was conceived as just an 8 channel version of LSDJ and so the first m8 is a beta unit and the second one is from the very first production batch...this is an incredible product made by an incredible someone who has been doing this for a very long time and he's been very candid about the problems that come up when embarking on a solo hardware production project so even though it might seem like i'm trying to flex, i'm mostly just trying to show people just how great this device is and i'd implore you to be patient if you are preordered and to maybe try out the headless version (btw i forgot to mention the controller i'm using - it's an intech studio po16) 00:00 intro 03:09 why i'm interested in live performance 04:23 my background in performing 09:48 establishing a baseline during your performance 11:22 why i play techno and why it's good for live performance 13:52 my inspirations for live performance 15:13 why i use a small number of sound sources 15:49 why i don't want to "plan" my performance 16:22 why i delineate between drums and synths 18:20 my first techno project "parting" and the way i organize my techno performance projects 20:28 finally talking about m8s/project organization 21:28 drum project on m8 25:17 synth project on m8 28:58 midi controller mapping 33:34 approach to performing on m8 35:35 guideline #1: don't use too many simultaneous synth parts 37:57 guideline #2: break performance up into tonal and atonal sections 40:43 guideline #3: "if it happens once, it's a mistake - if it happens twice, it's jazz" 43:37 how i transition between sections 46:10 plans for the future http://spacetown.bandcamp.com #m8 #m8tracker #techno #live