Michael Forrest Gadgetry

http://grimaceworks.com/mf/lab

Max/MSP patch: http://www.box.net/shared/4zqt3sa4c4

Processing / Java MicroKontrol lib: http://github.com/michaelforrest/processing-korg-microkontrol

This is my minimal live setup - geared towards maximum sonic potential and malleability - that is - I can be completely in tune with whatever the audience is up for. I'm sequencing on Ableton rewired through Reason, and using a homebrew Max/MSP patch to turn my Korg MicroKontrol into a makeshift Electribe-style drum machine running a rack of Subtractors. I have a Faderfox LX2 to trigger loops and switch instrument channels. I keep my loops organised in the browser in Ableton by song - each song will have about 3 audio channels - drums, bass and one or more layers of miscellaneous 'musical' sounds. Then I have 5 MIDI parts that I build up as I'm playing. I've annotated the video anyway.