Help! I need a live rig

[Matt Seil]

I can speak indirectly about the Squarp Hapax.  It's a MIDI sequencer, 
so you would be required to use another device to manage 
samples/loops/etc.  I have a Squarp Pyramid and from a live-sequencing 
perspective, it does most of what you want, the Hapax solves the 
Pyramid's main limitation in that you can only have one project running 
at a time (one song at time.)  I *absolutely adore* my Pyramid but I 
don't do live gigs.

The Hapax allows you to load 2, but I don't know beyond that if it 
allows for you chain loading--i.e. if you have midi sequences for Anger, 
with Bargaining loaded, after you transition fully to Bargaining, I'm 
unsure if you can dump Anger and then load Acceptance.

That being said, in lieu of the Cymatic you could consider the 1010 
Blackbox--you can stream 16 stereo channels if you use a UHS-II sdcard 
and coupled with the Hapax (or another midi sequencer) you could readily 
map out your phrase samples and trigger sequences to other devices.  I 
haven't used mine for live sets either but if you need something that 
can do what the Cymatic does but with a GUI (and some synth control) I 
would recommend it.  The blackbox site keeps a list of sdcards capable 
of streaming all 16pads simultaneously.

On 3/13/2023 1:48 PM, Andrew Robinson wrote:
> Thanks for all the feedback, folks. Lots to think about here!
>
> I agree Ableton would make a lot of sense, but I really don't want the 
> show to just be me hiding behind 2 laptops wiggling a mouse. I want 
> the audience to be sure that I'm doing things that affect the sound, 
> which means something pad-based for arranging, add that to the cost of 
> a second laptop (I'll be doing video stuff on the other) and we're 
> into dedicated hardware price territory.
>
> The Playaudio12 or the Cymatic Audio LP16 would be good as part of a 
> laptop setup, but they don't have a UI, so they don't fit my needs.
>
> SamplTrek looks interesting as a budget option, will research to see 
> if it covers enough of the things I need.
>
> My shortlist at the moment is:
>
> Synthstrom Deluge (tiny display, appears not to be available new?)
> Squarp Hapax (don't know much about it, low RAM so might not be suitable?)
> Octatrack (the most expensive option, not sure if RAM limits it too much?)
> Akai MPC Live/One (Initial impression is that these are very cut-down 
> versions of the Akai Force, but for about the same price, surely that 
> can't be right?)
> Akai Force (not ideal, but UI seems great and connectivity is right - 
> it mixes down, streams multi-track audio from HD/SSD/ SD card, has 
> decent FX, class compliant midi, enough cv/gate outs that I won't need 
> external box for that, etc.).
>
> I think the Force is winning at the moment, as it seems to need the 
> lowest number of additional boxes to get me to where I want to be. 
> Lots more review videos to watch on youtube though!
>
> - Andy_R
>
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 at 16:40, Peter Korsten <peter at severity-one.com> 
> wrote:
>
>     Hey Andy,
>
>     > ...so, what should I be buying?
>
>     This YouTube short conveniently showed up in my recommendations
>     today:
>     https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RXEZCeVUb_o
>
>     It mentions this product: https://www.iconnectivity.com/playaudio12
>
>     The guy uses Ableton Live, which you mentioned, on two laptops,
>     and the
>     above device.
>
>     Scan Computers have it for £479, though not in stock until the 25th.
>     Others don't have it, or have it for £599.
>     (https://www.iconnectivity.com/uk-dealers)
>
>     Disclaimer: I know neither Ableton Live nor this product, so it's
>     not an
>     endorsement.
>
>     - Peter
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