Hardware Performance Tips: DJ Transition Trick and Stutter FX

In this video Drew of Patchwerks shares a few tips for hardware live performance. Drew is using the Elektron Digitakt, Novation Rhythm, and the Bos RC-202 Looper.
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Order the BOSS RC-202 Loop Station here: bit.ly/boss_rc_202
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Demo by: Drew
Video by: Matthew Piecora
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[@vertigev]

Very cool, I love learning about different live performance setups! Would also love to learn some live modular transitions if that's a thing.

[@paulrivers6084]

Get yourself a CV looper and a befaco morphader

[@ejmikk]

Very cool and different but still simple setup! Love the tracks too!

[@ooocarneiro]

Beautiful! Genious use of the gear! Loved it!

[@Psionetics]

Awesome setup, explanation and jams!

[@maxwarfield6699]

Excellent demonstration - I learned a lot - Kudos and thanks mate!

[@kanepour9691]

Such a clever solution, love this!

[@MikeRenouf]

I've been using the 202 for exactly this too - its ideal!

[@ybotmusic]

Awesome workflow! Also Drew's tracks are banging! Do they have a Bandcamp????

[@baltimega]

Wow. I just started using the rhythm and tracks live, and I see how the rc 202 can help out when I need to transition between packs

[@WillieCarpenter17]

I was thinking about getting a 505 to put into my DAWless setup, and I didn’t know this was the video I needed to see today, but thank you haha😅

[@GullySyde28]

I been thinking the same and watching anything Rc505 and 202 lol

[@andreash3906]

Really interesting setup, thanks for sharing! Got a Rhythm on the way and would consider getting a rc202 now haha.

[@djofortunato5799]

Oh dang I did not know about the step effects in Circuit Rhythm … that certainly changes the game up a bit

[@hunterfoxen]

thank u! i found this video helpful

[@WotanSkyFather]

Not janky at all! Actually very nice compact setup for a fun live set that takes minimal physical setup and is easy/low stress on the performer.

[@Dichotomos]

“Caveman hands”….lol Great video, thanks for sharing this!

[@DieterKasupkeLive]

Very nice, thanks! I want to realise a different setup but until now can‘t come up with a real solution. I want to make the mix with a classic DJ-Mixer, so i can pre-listen to the next Track i will play. Also i want to make a classic mix with fade in and out. Do you have any idea how to realise that? Thank you!

[@michaelcoburn7250]

Does drew have his own You Tube channel or bamdcamp love his stuff

[@rovenordiales]

RC-202 runs on 9V 440mA draw, you can get a MyVolts on that too.

[@jwhomst]

cool!

[@jwhomst]

Sounds so good

[@Ispowzfmanalog15]

What is the battery pack you are using for the Digitakt?

[@NicleT]

I was wondering why you don't send the midi clock to the RC202. I presume it's for smoothing the BPM transition?

[@kreativecke2394]

Late answer, but I would imagine: clock signal is also sending start stop signals, which mess things up pretty badly, at least for me. I bought a filter box to prevent this.

[@rustikinc63]

AGREE 100% that the "patterns banks" cluster fuck is not brain friendly for me.

[@khalylehagood3222]

Why not have th 202 synched?

[@dncrystal]

I like to leave it unsynched to be able to catch weird loops and not have them be on the grid

[@bauer6105]

Cant you just loop everything from the digitakt in the rythm?

[@flrn84791]

To each their own, and if that works for you, great, but damn what an overcomplicated setup to play songs, add some master FX, and loop to load projects :D

[@devondetroit2529]

Perhaps the novation circuit was but the looper is so so useful for live use

[@ScarPolish]

Octatrack could do all the things you are doing here with these three boxes

[@towelinthebromm5199]

True, and it would probably be easier. I had these three things lying around separately and wanted to imitate OT without getting one, because I def don't want or need one! They are super cool and useful, just not really what I want :) Are you an OT user?

[@ScarPolish]

@@towelinthebromm5199 Oh I see, makes sense then. Seeing your setup, that was my initial thought, that it seemed like someone emulating an Octatrack. Yes I use one and I love it ❤️

[@willp3754]

Not true, you cannot switch Octatrack projects without stopping the audio. The alternative is to do the whole set in one project: on Octatrack that means 128 static samples, 128 flex samples. This is not a difficult limit to hit with multiple songs. The live looper is a clever workaround to switch projects especially if only sampling the main output.

[@jaxon7758]

😌 P-R-O-M-O-S-M!

[@LockStoppageSandwich]

Nice 👍