Music Tech Focus

TIPS FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE

Don’t Change Your Setup

n the week (or two) before your gig, it’s advisable to not change your setup. If your hardware is working perfectly, don’t change anything, not even a cable or plug. If your computer is fine as it is, then no more software updates until after the gig… and turn off automatic updates (that is not a musician-friendly feature!) We know how tempting it is to keep tinkering, change your routings, try a different software synth, whatever it might be, but it’s just asking for trouble. Instead of rebuilding, spend that time

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