Tidal live performance styles
by adam.casciaro@icloud.com
Hi.
I have recently had my first live performance using Tidal to perform in China, where I live and work. My setup is just Tidal, vocals (with effects controlled through a Roland VT-3 voice transformer) and a musical saw, with a couple of other noise-making things here and there.
So, I use Tidal almost more like a straight-up sequencer, launching samples and lines that are pre-written, only really altering basic parameters live like gain, to switch certain elements on or off, or to modify effects here and there, etc. The type of music I play is more traditional than most Tidal stuff I see online (not a whole bunch of Tidal gatherings here in Central China... and I'm not really au-fait enough with it to set any up myself yet, either), in terms of song structure and the such, and so it is possible that many of you hearing it would not necessarily recognise it as being Tidal at all (unless you were to recognise one or two of the standard SuperDirt samples I use when not triggering ones I record myself).
So, obviously I'm not utilising all of Tidal's most interesting capabilities, but after using it like this, I am convinced that it has a wider application than just for live-coding and algorave... and though I wouldn't be surprised is there were already others using it this way already, I just haven't come across any yet...
So, I was wondering if anyone here uses Tidal in this kind of way for performing, or whether most of you stick to improvised dance/electronica? Also, I'm generally curious to know what the variations in musical style there are within the Tidal-users community...
P.S. I guess as well, would be great to know if there are any other Tidal users also residing here in China...