Hey - been following this thread for a while.
Your setup looks dope, glad it works so well for you.
I’m planning on building a similar one, moving my live setup from Ableton to hardware machines.
I’m playing electric violin with livelooping. I already have an OT which will be the brain of the setup, taking care of launching samples and resampling. Anything rhytmic will be provided by an AR.
And then there’s a couple of guitar pedals I’d like to use. I’ve tried the whole thing using a A&H ZED 14 Mixer, but it doesn’t really feel very “playable”. I’m glad you said that the Xone is an upgrade to the playability. It makes you wanna use the mixer in a creative way. That’s 100% resonating with me!
The Xone 96 is pretty much the only mixer which would fit. The way I’d like to route everything:
CH1 -> Analog Rytm
CH2 -> Octatrack
CH3 -> Electric Violin (In Stereo, processed by a Line 6 Helix, balanced stereo line level outs)
CH4 -> Looping Pedal Input (Stereo line level outs, only “wet” signal, means just the loops)
Return A: Return from Guitar Pedals
Return B: Haven’t found a use for this one, except maybe OT Cue Outs.
Send A: Send to Guitar Pedals
Send B: Send to OT input for resampling
Question 1
When using headphones - do I hear the effect of the Master Insert? I was thinking about adding some kind of compressor, maybe a FMR RNLA to add some slight compression to the bus in order to glue the whole thing. Is the headphone Out pre or post Master Insert?
Question 2
How can I integrate a Click Track into such a setup? I need help with how the Cue System works. I’ve never used a DJ Mixer before…
Some songs start with just the violin, laying down some loop layers and of course, they need to be in song tempo - so I need a click in my headphones which will not be heard in the audience. The looper is synced to the OT btw.
Either one of the OT or AR will need to have a Click Track being routed through one of the alternative outputs on the OT or AR and fed into Returns C or D which are permanently cued. I’m using In-Ears by the way. Am I correct assuming the following:
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When enabling the cued Return C Channel: I am hearing the Master Output + Click Track, the balance is set using the CUE/MST knob in the monitor section. The Click will not be heard on the main Outputs.
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When disabling the Cued Return C Channel, I’m hearing the normal Master Output on my Headphones. No audible change in the audience.
Throughout the set there will be times I need the click but usually it’s turned off for 80% of the time. I’d just need to sacrifice one of the AR tracks for click purposes which would always be running.
I’d really appreciate any kind of feedback on my questions and overall setup… any thoughts?
I’m probably split the setup into two cases, I don’t want to carry huge 1m / 35 kg flight cases anymore…