This video demonstrates how to enhance live musical performances by combining hardware arranger keyboards with software virtual instruments (VSTs) to achieve a higher-quality, latency-free sound. The creator, Tiho (Tihomir Mišić), details his setup and workflow for live playing.
Key highlights:
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Hybrid Setup: The creator uses a Ketron SD90 arranger keyboard controlled by a Nation 61 controller. He disables the internal drum sounds of the SD90 to replace them with higher-quality samples from a VST instrument (0:45-1:13).
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Latency Management: By using Gig Performer, the creator is able to host virtual instruments and plugins for live use without the significant latency often associated with standard DAWs like Cubase or Pro Tools (1:32-2:18).
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Signal Chain: The audio is routed through an Apogee Symphony Desktop audio interface, processed with a FabFilter L2 limiter for output control, and sent to the PA system (2:32-3:12).
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Flexible Mixing: Tiho demonstrates how to route specific elements (like the snare drum) separately from the rest of the kit, allowing for individual processing, such as applying specific reverb plugins like the Waves H-Delay/H-Verb (3:47-5:36).
Takeaway:
The main goal is to create a professional-sounding live rig where the laptop with Gig Performer acts as a sophisticated mixer, allowing the user to combine hardware sounds, virtual instruments, and effects plugins for a customizable, high-quality performance (7:36-8:42).