Live Performance Review
7/13/2005
Well, I played live in front of about 35 people last night at a coffeeshop. I had a booming PA, thanks to DJ Badger (who, incidentally, is putting on a Retro Without Shame bikini dance party this Saturday night - of course, I've already scheduled to be at a convention).
It was fantastic. I timed my set perfectly and there were only one or two glitches. Mainly cramped fingers from overworking the mouse hand, which is why I'll be buying an M-Audio uc-33e fairly soon.
Of course, it all started out as a nightmare. One of the PA amps (the one for the subwoofers) apparently died. So I was stuck with the standard mid/high speakers, but they were plenty loud enough. Just not 'bassy' enough. But it was fine for a small place like this.
My troubles started when I realized that the power cords I brought were not computer power cords. Frankly, I don't know where they came from, but they didn't pull enough juice to power up my gear. Fortunately, quite out of the blue, Pauly H mystically pulled two power cords out of a bag and I was set. My heart leaped for joy.
Then, my cmos battery was nearly dead so I had to reboot several times to get past post and load windows. It was a miracle that I managed to do it. Perhaps I recharged the battery with my mind?
And of course most of the people I invited didn't come. Which grated me a little. But it's times like this when you discover who your real friends are. All two of them, heh (Thanks you guys). Needless to say, I got the taste for it. And I'm placing my order for an M-Audio uc-33e this weekend, along with a keyboard controller. The live bug has bit.
Unfortunately, I didn't record the show. I have nothing to record it with, and I didn't have time to arrange anything. But I'll try to get the next one.
All in all, a satisfying experience. And I definitely want to do it again. And if anybody wants to donate a flatscreen monitor... maybe a PA...
posted by novachild @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005,
