The Perfect Live Setup // Dawless Studio Rig

This is my new favorite live performance setup, fully dawless, easy to make house music and anything really. All you need is a synth, sampler, and drum machine. Thats it!
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[@JoshPeterson]

I'm such a fan of the audio quality of this video. You voice is so clear while I can still hear the room and the button clicking, but then your instruments are mixed together so well. The listening experience was really enjoyable. Thank you.

[@RickyTinez]

Badass. I’m glad the time I put into it is heard :) I appreciate you Josh

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

I concur. The overall Production is very crisp and professional.

[@felixcato8811]

You should make a 15-20 mins live set, can't get enough of this! Good vibes all the way, Enrique.

[@PaulVonZeppelin]

I second that, it would be cool to see an actual set!

[@RaverOperatorGeeza]

I third fourth and infinity-eth that also!

[@Chris-rd6ih]

Please do this!

[@rajgill7576]

Pushes like 17 buttons back to back. "Yea, super simple" xD

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

😉 It’s like with any skill.... after spending thousands of hours with a piece of kit, once complicated things become second nature.

[@MrFullCake]

Yeah it's about knowing each piece individually then learning how to pair them. And the more you use some types of units, or brands the more you start to understand the logic behind them. But when you start its confusing as hell.

[@nicholaskothari8150]

I love this setup and could see a budget version with Korg Es2 in the middle controlling a synth on the left and anything dawless or daw on the right.

[@FunkyDrumm3r]

"you just want to focus on people dancing" nailed it, that's the purpose of a DJ and a performer.

[@maunstermusic]

"You don't want to be octopussin' around." That's today's quote sorted.

[@RickyTinez]

LOL but it’s a fact.

[@louierubio]

Having the drums from the notation so that you can blend the tracks like a dj is genius

[@Sydhavsportalen]

I don't even know what I'm looking at, but this is FIRE!!!

[@TobyBorrow]

House music was only as complex as you make it. A bassline and beats machine with what used to be turntables but now it can be an OT. Your bringing it home mate

[@andriinikitin6139]

This is the vid I return again and again this whole year. Helped me guide my train of thoughts and build setup I really enjoy - which is actually the same but with digitone instead of moog. Allows me to add extra few percussions, arps, fx etc - and switch basslines as fast as I want. Really enjoying this setup.

[@LesterKamstra]

As an starting Elektronic Enthousiast this is gold! Especially because i want to invest in DAW'les gear; this is great!

[@devonhughes3805]

Now we just need some Funktion Ones, a wood floor, and endless water and Gatorade

[@linesofrhyme]

You know you're the only dance producer I follow for good reason this is dope

[@mikelo303]

Last track was AMAZING! Where can I hear it?

[@adamoliver82]

Loved this, great tunes. I've an octatrack arriving in 2 days. Can't wait. This is inspiring stuff.

[@adamoliver82]

Wahey! My octatrack arrived, gotta say I'm absolutely fucking loving this user manual.

[@jonathanvoltaire]

lol - the german sample caught me off guard. "dann zieht euch warm" basically means "well then put on some warm ... (clothes)" - its a sample probably used for a carroussel before they switch into the next gear. great explanation and nice vibes. love from berlin

[@RickyTinez]

Hahaha that’s awesome. I should probably start double checking my random vocal samples lol

[@sonicneutronic]

Cue out to an iPad (line to USB) with AUM and Auv3 effects. I’ve been doing it lately and the flexibility is amazing. Replicant 2 and Discord 4 ......crazy times.

[@JamieClark]

Sonic Neutronic are you saying a usb audio interface for iOS, or Elektron usb to iPad is CoreAudio compliant? I’d love to use iOS fx (or synths) in this kind of setup, but the wiring and boxes is all too complicated for me! *(iPhone SE and ipad2018)

[@vato3007]

Very inspiring. Thanks for the concise no BS videos.

[@FredericRosaire]

I make house music with hardware and when I watch this video I think I'm not alone . Thank you guy

[@RickyTinez]

House lives on! Keep the vibe alive Frederic

[@dinosoldo8873]

Very Interesting, RT! Please Please. Someday, I would appreciate a video regarding setups for ALL OTHER songwriters that don't rely on 2 bar tonic drone grooves. We have been left behind in this new era of tech. And though I have racks of today's synths, I have YET to find a setup for horizontal songs (songs with chord changes) I can use without a laptop.

[@RANDOMLOOPGENERATOR]

Final comments regarding playing live... 100% right!

[@BadChizzle]

Man... I can just groove to that sound you get there in the first bit!

[@circuitousvibes5226]

Sick demo. The OT is ridiculously deep. I'm always blown away to see the different ways artists use it. I mostly use it for live ambient, where slowly morphing samples and live loops are fair play. That said, I often sample synth, drums, and "field" recordings into the OT, and live mangling, looping, and sequencing are always at play. I actually have recorded 3 or 4 minutes worth of electronic goodness and let those extended samples play as "tracks". I often play it solo, with no other instruments, which makes the performance move along nicely, and lets me have 7 or all 8 tracks for the samples (not that I use them all at the same time). There is so much to the OT, I am not sure I could run out of ideas. Thanks for this demo and lesson. Everything you're saying is very true.

[@moralis1885]

This is a great explanation on how to make the most out of a small amount of gear. Inspirational.

[@TheDustngel]

man you solve all the doubts I had with a live set

[@diggerjams7373]

Clear explanations bro. On the octatrack l find inputting chords pretty straightforward, on your midi keys hold down chord of choice, press trigger on octatrack, and chord is programmed. You can then modulate the length and notes using the lfo's.

[@gregonater]

Looks like a super fun set up! I really need to get something sequence based vs looping in my arsenal.

[@koryhays5642]

Am I the only one he lost? For some reason seems like you are on another plane than my brain can’t comprehend. Feels like I’m hearing a foreign language. Amazing to me! Do these pieces of hardware speak to you? Or did you just easily comprehend the manuals? You amazed me with this video. I can’t be the only one that feels this way. Not my genre of music but this was amazing!! So cool!! +k+

[@zeyol]

dooope ! I love how you explain what you're doing WHILE jamming ! thanks

[@fantasyproduct1042]

Amazing advice and your last track rocked the house!!!

[@meinemudda3095]

8:55 Dann zieht euch warm Dann zieht euch warm "Full sentence Dann zieht euch warm an" then dress warmly Or Than get ready (its also an adage)

[@patbreacadh]

Ach, _das_ war der Satz! Schon weniger rätselhaft.

[@NickBurgess10]

Loved seeing you practically go through your set, definitely going to have to catch you live some day

[@Depuratumba]

this is quite interesting, specially for the mixing flexibility. I'm currently using a setup which uses Octatrack, Digitakt, Audiothingies P6 and a small MIDI controller (Faderfox UC4) for some quick access to a few controls. OT mainly as a mixer - DT on AB, P6 on CD. I use the transition trick to transition between tracks, so I'm always mixing a recorded loop with the new track (only one pattern on the OT as of right now, so it's easier to just reload a single part - less risks of fucking up... a bit underused for the OT, but oh well... still haven't had the time to configure it deeper)... and while this works pretty good, is not as flexible as your approach... I'll consider it for the future, since I'm always trying new ideas for setups. great video as always :)

[@philipsanders9192]

His laugh,Like an outer space baby playing with a new shinny toy.🔄🔄🔄🔄🔄🔄🐦 SO CUTE!!

[@senoreverything6366]

I don't get it but I like this comment

[@archebeats]

wait until you get your hands on the polyend/dreadbox medusa. You are just gonna use the OT and that thing.

[@Soundwrecker]

This is the kind of video I really want from my KZbin synth subs. This is really helpful to my live craft. Much common ground.

[@RickyTinez]

Thank you John that means a lot! I appreciate the support

[@danandkiko]

Amazingly effective and simple setup. I'm only starting out in the electric side, so I'm not able to fully grasp it yet. But it helps that you explain well and have a simple setup. I'm mulling it over...definitely prefer to be independent from a daw.

[@RickyTinez]

Glad I could help! I have another Dawless setup video covering a couple more midi things

[@jbfunk3]

Damn, that track that starts around 11:20 is dope!!! I love the sample with the straight 16 beat behind it!

[@cpkay33]

wow this is a gorgeous setup

[@IgnacioChavez]

good idea to keep the drums running, the only small thing I'd add is a mixer with quick mute buttons to quickly improvise between the 3 channels

[@modularmountain3910]

Easy work around for making poly midi with the Octa is having multiple midi tracks to the same channel and using the fill trig conditions.

[@gnumusic-brian]

Limiting to 3 devices can be a good approach for sanity sake, back in the day when I was popular and young (circa 1997) my setup was an asrx pro with the zip drive, the novation bass station and the roland tr505.

[@yeorgemusic]

Been following you for a while and always like your new content. You go deep into your thinking process which makes you different for the mass 👍 In short: if you're ever in Belgium or nearby, let me buy you a few beers to say thank you ;) Keep it up!

[@RickyTinez]

Appreciate that! Super kind comments, i'll keep you posted when i hit the streets of Belgium :)

[@yeorgemusic]

@@RickyTinez For sure! My pleasure. I'll keep the beers cold. By the way, also having a lot of fun with my Toraiz Squid.

[@milkweedreflections]

@@yeorgemusic Been looking at that Squid. I've been considering picking up a Squarp Pyramid, but the Squid is 150 cheaper.

[@yeorgemusic]

@@milkweedreflections I own a Squarp Pyramid and been willing to sell it. The Squid is more hands on for me, which suits me way better. The Squarp is powerful but too much menu diving and clicking / scrolling. I like more the immediacy of the Squid. Record / tweak / make it random. It's more a creativity-machine. And I love it for that. It's filling a gap of hardware controllers that can record stuff but also gives a toolset to spark your creativity.

[@boothbuster]

Yordi Uytersprot it kills me that Pioneer is getting out of the game, right? I love my SP-16 and AS-1 even though it’s not as full-featured as the MPCs are. Really easy to use and well laid out controls.

[@digitaldiezel5870]

I always wanted an Octatrack. Never got around to it though. Nice track!!

[@CasioKyller]

I have no idea what you're talking about but that was magical!

[@vijayanand1154]

One of the best videos I have seen - inspired me to look at this set up !!!! Thank you . I assume you can also add a laptop if needed ? drum machine is great for live even though I’ve looked at digitakt :)))

[@JeffCfreeradiorevolution]

If you’re looking for an effects pedal you might wanna check out the e touché.

[@Lalaland.001]

really nice set up, thank you for the video. So much knowledge you share. Still miss the coffee though, please bring it back.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

If you’re looking for something in the send/return, guitar pedal seems like the right choice... there’s a few really high-powered compact options now, like the Empress Zoia, or any of the Chase Bliss pedals (Thermae is my fave). All of the Meris pedals are great as well. All of the above are midi-compatible too!

[@callumcasey9182]

you should try it with a boss ME80 multi FX would work really well and is good for jamming with live

[@adamhudsons]

My favorite way to do polyphonic MIDI sequencing on the octatrack is to use multiple tracks sending to the same channel. you can do separate velocities and note lengths in chords and you can mute and un-mute midi tracks for inversions and stuff.

[@RickyTinez]

But you’d have to record in one note at a time yea?

[@adamhudsons]

@@RickyTinez Yeah, one note at a time. I make a track with root notes then copy it and transpose the notes to make chords. Then I'll try to get creative and move them around and adjust length and velocity or micro-timing for strum effects. it works great for me but maybe not for everyone.

[@andrzejolejnik991]

seriously - this video really cheers me up. There are not many videos on this site like Yours.

[@ginnungagap1070]

You are a real mastermind. Your music is incredible, reminds me of early 90s house

[@team_rex]

So confused, because everything’s theoretical for me right now, but so inspired. Thanks man, excellent. Excellent.

[@scragz]

If you ever wanted both of them to be slaved from the Octatrack, you can get a MIDI splitter for like $40 that splits the one MIDI out into two. It's powered by the MIDI cable so no extra power supply. You just put your slave boxes on different channels so they don't clash.

[@RickyTinez]

Totally, I have a few splitters but I figured this works and it’s one less cable/box I gotta bring :) I appreciate the tip though! Thank you

[@boothbuster]

I totally agree with you, too much focus on “live composition”... crowd just usually wants to hear and feel the beat without any lapse... plus if it’s too continuous/homogenous, where’s the contrast in the overall set? You’ve got the right idea. I mostly produce but got some decks to practice on and I will try to start adding more custom stuff to that from my “collection”. I really need to just hook some stuff up like this though and create a “jam set” too though!

[@jumpingeezus5080]

EDub Hook it up! Everything has potential. My friends laugh at me when I bring an 8 bit keyboard with s delay pedal and a distortion pedal. Ain't funny after that ;)

[@mattkaz9604]

I'd have guessed that the OT was perfect, the Circuit was a maybe, and the little Moog was an odd choice, but your music is 100 times better than mine so fair choice.

[@GrootsieTheDog]

Here’s my conondrum: More Gear = More Fun/Less Productive. Less Gear = Less Fun/More Productive. For Example - if all I owned was my mc707, I would be focused on setting up tracks, patches that work well together in a project, and composing tracks. But now that I have so much gear, I find myself caring less about sequencing and competing a piece and instead preferring to just jam out.

[@robertsyrett1992]

This is the video that sells me on the awesomeness of the Sirin.

[@chroma-agogo]

Love the thoughts at the end, fully improvising a set is a fun rabbit hole to jump down, but you can very quickly lose focus on what you’re actually there for (making people dance)

[@Kainexxl]

the german sample "Dann zieht euch ma" - NICE! ^^

[@paolomoretti9291]

I think a Deluge could make you get rid of both the octatrack and the circuit. If I'm not wrong, you can sequence different midi channels with it.

[@RickyTinez]

I’ve been super interested in one

[@monomakes]

Nice setup. "Less is more." Mies van de Roe (he was also into modular - that's a synth head/ architecture pun btw). Gonna try something similar with an Rytm and AS Leipzig s. The last track was cool!

[@saladdays180s9]

Mies MR20 chair. Korg MS20 synth

[@samadhist]

I’m doing something similar but with DSI Tempest and OP-Z and OP-1.

[@peterdanner2336]

Ableton Live plus human hands, truthfully the most efficient rig you can get 😬

[@ageis]

Just found your channel. Working on a live setup and this is so inspiring and informative. Great production value too. Thank you!!

[@kmontzka]

Excellent video. One of your best, imho. Sharing your process and why/how you use what you have is truly inspirational. Remind me what is most important - concept first, then gear that supports that vision. My setup is similar in some ways (L to R) - Mono Station for analog bass, Digitone for FM, and Circuit for synth and ambient perc. Sure, I’m not doing club music like you, but it sure helps to have less rather than more as you said. I play keys over top of those devices so it’s nice to have a smaller, reliable rig without a lot of fuss.

[@RickyTinez]

The digitone was a close addition. It might end up making the cut. It’s so much fun haha

[@jonathanheppner6705]

Ooo! The digitone could “almost” replace the octa in this setup for midi and mixing. Would have to run drums and bass mono and loose a couple effects options but almost do-able and shaves 5” off overall length!

[@MissViolettaB]

Best backpack live setup I've ever seen!

[@JamonCam]

Dann zieht euch warm..... An! 😂 Pls show us more about your live set up and how you get some structure in your tracks to play them live! Keep it up bro 👍

[@jojoDUB]

Hab nach diesem Kommentar gesucht :D

[@thehugi44]

Same

[@1dkappe]

Good to see that with all the gear you have available to you that the circuit is still in the mix, so to speak. I often think I’ve graduated from it, but I keep coming back.

[@bikegarrett]

Hi Enrique, I have enjoyed so much of your uploads, I watched most all of them and they make me inspired and ready to get creative. I couldnt believe when you went to the music store and they had all the pocket operators there. 10 peg hooks of them, I got really jealous.WHAT ??? I have purchased some AKAI mpk minis and am enjoying trying to mold and shape the tones I am manipulating, i am using the PO's (33 and 35 KO and SPEAK )for percussion and samples and combining them through a looper and recording live additions to the loop with all other available sounds I can play with. Thanks for sharing so much gear, ideas and staying true to your individual artistry and helping people how to understand these complex instruments, You have helped me countless times learning and becoming inspired

[@bikegarrett]

I would like to become dawless and am looking to get a behringer ms 101 but dont like that there arent built in effects, maybe gonna get a deepmind12 because I have to have a standalone live keyboard to play

[@modularmountain3910]

You can do poly overdubs on the Octa with the fill functions. I love it for chords but your right it takes a lot of math that you probably wouldn’t want to do live.

[@EdDiazKeys]

Great job Enrique!!!!

[@xMrBanannaMan14x]

Ricky Tinez went Ricky in on this video. I don’t even know what that means but it happened lol

[@flakee8856]

excited to see what you do when the black box drops.....

[@RickyTinez]

I’m thinking about doing that next week!

[@pentacle9783]

So cool. And you're cool. As a corollary, subscribed.

[@mattfrench2120]

Not gonna lie, as a guitarist, this all moonspeak . . . but interesting moonspeak. Looking at getting into this stuff so this is really cool to watch.

[@irvingvr89]

That last track is so good!

[@mihaibadic7415]

quality video

[@muzixco]

Dope tracks man, like the vibe and flow. Cool machines, compact setup, I like it and thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@shtogie5972]

lol @ 13:45. "Pre-prepared."

[@jakebarnett4401]

Great video! Very inspirational. How do you make sure you’re getting the mix right in the drum kit and between the synths/bass/drum without prerecording and messing around with the levels?

[@MeerkatMuzic]

Well impressed with the setup, nice samples

[@jordanraymond1677]

big demuja vibe on that firt track

[@buildingblocks8287]

the track 11:00 is super deep and groovin... in da house... nice one!!!

[@256k_]

that song you're working on is dope as fuck.

[@ModularLanding]

Cool video, Enrique! You might consider a simple MIDI splitter so you can have more options. I got one and it opened up many possibilities for OT. One nice thing is if you’re sending out from OT to all other devices, the OT’s keys can be used to play any device and it automatically switches based on which track you select. Meaning you can play all your synths from the OT’s keyboard as you like. Plus you can sequence everything from the OT that way.

[@RickyTinez]

yea i have a midi splitter but honestly i really liek circuits sequencer and only really need the OT to sequence the Sirin. But for future setups the splitter will be crucial! Thanks for the tip

[@12ten36]

11:26 you nailed this groove! love this tune!

[@meerkatmusiclounge7786]

Awesome set man! I still haven't found the best use of my Sirin in my set up. Gotta learn how to save those presets haha.

[@C0LUMBIA]

My setup dude! I agree with all points here. I use a Model:Samples instead of my Circuit for the midi thru option it has, and the knob per function is really nice for performance.

[@RickyTinez]

Damn that’s right.. it has a thru.. hhmmmmmm got me thinking now

[@loopop]

Good stuff!!

[@queencitycutty9082]

@loopop so I just watched ur black1010 vid...Would the black box be a good replacement for the octotrack its price tag makes me hurt...or thoughts on Akai Force for one live centerpiece

[@loopop]

@@queencitycutty9082 Re Octatrack: they're different - check out the pros and cons section of the Blackbox video ; Re Force: I did an "interview style" video so I haven't had any hands on time yet - seems like it can do pretty much everything though at a higher price and bulkier form factor.

[@queencitycutty9082]

@@loopop thanks for da quick reply...just wanna make sure I get something thats both fun and functional...fits my needs..nice to see they really didn't have you locked up in the other video with the rug in the background😀

[@philip_with1l]

Awesome walkthrough of your live setup! I really appreciate you showing how you have these devices driving each other. Shout out to Shaun Rudiman, at that!

[@xvirgomoonx]

14" 04 "...might as well be DJing...but what fun is that?" eeeYESSSSS!!! \m/

[@LukezyM]

DJing is fun too.

[@Tologues]

I always think you'd be so limited with a setup like this and then I see your video. Dope as fuck, man.

[@magicskymango4448]

my dude ima go get all of these

[@COSMOPOLITA1966]

Awesome tutorial simple and very well explain. thanks for sharing.

[@badhombre2484]

"What tempo am I at? 120? That's slow. I'm usually at 124" lol Ricky

[@014london70]

Great stuff Ricky 👍🏼

[@nadavmor3645]

thanks for the video! I am also looking for a Dawless setup

[@MikeDeanOfficials]

Well explained, thanks for this 💯

[@Emontop1]

Thank you 👍👍👍👍👍😀

[@elissitdesign]

I’d swap out the Moog and Novation with a desktop Virus TI2 because it’s multitimbral. I can get about 8 solid layers out of it. An Octatrack and Virus TI2 is a powerhouse together.

[@elissitdesign]

BTW Nice ols-school deep house tunes. Reminds me of 1998 Los Angeles warehouse times.

[@somapsychedelicmusic]

Legend.