What Is Live Pa?
"Live PA" or "Live Personal Appearance" refers to live performance of electronic music, via synthesizers, samplers, and sequencers. This differs from what a DJ might do as the music is created by the person performing it, with an element of improvisation and live composition or arrangement.
Performing a Live PA is an open process; there are very few pre-defined rules other than that the resulting sound/music is considered to be "electronic". Execution can range from pushing play on an audio CD while pretending to play instruments, to live keyboard playing alongside a live drummer or percussionist, and anything in between.
Generally Live PA artists use a central sequencer which triggers and controls sound generating devices like synthesizers, drum machines, samplers. The resulting audio outputs of these devices are then mixed and modified with effects using a mixing console. Interconnected drum machines and synthesizers allow the electronic Live PA artist to effectively orchestrate a single-person concert. Hand-played keyboards, hand-triggered audio samples, live vocals, and other live instruments can augment the performance as well.
By arranging, muting, and cueing pre-composed basic musical data (notes, loops, patterns, and sequences), the Live PA artist has the freedom to manipulate major elements of the performance and alter a song's progression in real-time.
Many Live PA artists try to combine the qualities of both traditional bands and dancefloor DJs, taking the live music element from bands, and the buildup and progression from song to song of DJs, as well as the sheer volume of music controlled by a single person (of a DJ as opposed to a band). By allowing the sequencer to handle the playing of basic musical data, the Live PA artist can focus ..ling what is most important to the listener: the actual musical quality of what is emanating from the speakers.
How Does Sound Travel?
Sound is the transfer of energy in the form of waves. The waves travel by bumping air molecules together. The air molecules move back and forth, but the wave of energy moves outwards.
All sound waves have a specific amplitude and frequency. Amplitude is the height of a wave. Frequency is the number of waves that pass a point in a second. This is affected by how quickly the wave source is vibrating, which determines how close the waves are together. For sound, the higher the frequency, the higher the pitch of the sound. The lower the frequency, the lower the pitch of the sound.
Sound is transmitted by particles (atoms or molecules) in a solid, liquid or gas colliding with each other. It is a wave which is created by vibrating objects and propagated through a medium (solid, liquid or gas) from one location to another. A vibrating source can be sound coming from a drum, speaker of a radio, the mouth of a person (vocal chord), a car engine, a plane above the sky and so on. Although sound is commonly associated in air, sound will readily travel through many materials that are solid, liquid and gas.
Sound (in air) is made when air molecules vibrate and move (away from the vibrating source) in a pattern called waves, or sound waves. Sound is a mechanical, longitudinal wave (that moves in all directions) and travels in waves of compressions and rarefactions (expansion) as it successively passes through a medium
Air particles moves in a to and fro position where they collide with each other to form a cluster (compression) then they rebound from each other, the same effect of hitting a ball against a wall (rarefaction) - i.e. a series of mechanical compressions and rarefactions. Sounds are carried this way by the air particle in a outward fashion similar to ripple in a pond as it continues to collide with air particles. The air particles do not move over a large area but, carry the sound by colliding with other air particles. This way it passes on the vibration similar to a domino effect, as it moves away from the vibrating source. Vibrations of frequencies in the approximate range of 15 to 20,000 hertz, can be detected by human ears.
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Hello!
My name is Brad Tooranjian, and I'm a world traveling bass junky.
I've been all up and down California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, New York, Canada, Chicago, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, and Colorado.
I love music. Its the fuel of my life. I've been writing music for close to 6 years now. There's never a moment in my life were I go without it Whenever I find a spare minute, I fire up my machines and let loose some serious bass. I'm chronically addicted to warbles. I can never get enough, and I spend every penny on them. In my life as a musician, I've found myself playing with amazing musicians like: Shpongle, The Glitch Mob, KMFDM, Djunya, EPROM, OSC, Bassnectar, Ripple, Eskmo, Hypnotech, Audiovoid, Tipper, Jansten, Sauce, Novatron, Zapper, Atomikdog, Mr. Rogers, and many, many more.
Sound to me, is the more important thing in my life. I can never, and will never, go without it.
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Spontaneous and unpredictable, Tooranjian captures his crowd with a sound-bending, bass-twisting, unique Live Performance from out of this world.
By manipulating audio frequencies with his outboard sound module, Tooranjian summons an amazing source of energy to the dance floor.
Putting most of his creative focus into fine tuning each wave shape, (i.e. to operate a waveform at 30,000 hertz or to compress and distort live analog into 8bit.) Tooranjian, though his set is 100% improvisational, never lets a sound escape that he hasn't personally crafted or shaped.
With Live Hardware in his hands, Tooranjian expels 100 tons of sub-bass, video game madness, sensual and soothing sounds, warbles and whomps, and a bit of crunch in his all out live set.
Hey buddy hope all is well. we still need to get together and play some tunes before next month. well just let me know what works for you. keep in touch.
Sounds like life is going well for you Brad! It's sooooooo about fucking time! Life is cruising along for me right now... nothing super exciting. Zach and I are moving into our own place on Oct. 1st... now that's exciting. We would love to come and see u! Just give us some dates. How life be jahminn wit you mon? Peace,Love, and Miraculous Miracles Jessica
