http://www.urbandictionary.com/ defines "live" as:
"Jumping, full of people, exciting. Something was very enjoyable."
For example, Kevin Reynolds' set last night was live. You could also say
it was "all the way live."
m50
At 2009.04.16 12:08, Arturo Lopez wrote:
This is not a snarky question, I'm just curious what that actually
means in these modern times of ableton live? Looking at the Demf
lineup I saw plenty of (live) next to some names, and I'm wondering if
that really has much meaning anymore? As more and more people are
switching to laptops with built-in manipulation capabilities, it seems
that designation is becoming far less special. As always it matters
what you do with what you have in front of you, but it might be a very
arbitrary term sooner rather than later.
I'm not nearly as old school as most of you but I do remember when
live meant you had a rack of gear in front of you and you were piecing
together/reshaping music on the fly. I'm not getting into the argument
about the regular vinyl DJ creating music, I believe that, too, but
you don't see "live" next to a traditional vinyl set, and I get the
feeling some of the new "live" stuff isn't very far from it, just mp3
tracks with a little laptop FX help.
Anyway, thoughts?
-Arturo
