Sontage Equipment

MuscularTeeth

Sontage Equipment

A quick photo of the gear being used during rehearsals and preperations for the upcoming live music shows….

perhaps otherwise titled – “from the view of a laptop DJ.”

Sontage Equipment belongs to the following groups:

Electronica/Dance Events & Culture and We Rock: Musical Instrument Art Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Sontage Equipment by MuscularTeeth
  • Juilee Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    when I see musical instruments that look like this I always want to know….. are laptops the new bongos?

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    the laptops contain all the various noises;
    they could be loops (like a drumloop – or a bassline or a lead) and they could be single shot hits (like a trumpet blast or a triangle hit)..
    the computer on the left keeps the beats in sync, the one on the right follows its lead.
    so computer on left could be playing a drum beat, whilst my collegue on the right computer could add in something else.. all synced together.
    the keyboards are used so we can manipulate things on the go (like turning a knob to adjust a frequency, or change the tempo)..
    its a lot of fun.

  • butchart

    butchart

    man… i’d love to be sitting at that empty console….........b

  • Virginia McGowan

    Virginia McGowan

    so which is middle C ?

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    depends.
    think of the laptops as a lot of instruments.
    inside the pc is whats known as “virtual synths” which mimic a real instrument.
    so for example i have a piano synth, and middle C would be the 8th key in on the keyboard to the left.
    middle c for a drum machine in the laptop wouldnt exist
    :)
    it depends on whats in action.

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    so cool! where are you playing live? wish I was in SA to see you going off!

  • mister khan

    mister khan

    i haven’t forgoteen about the software. just been busy with the blue rose of askhabad.

    my mate’s just bought a korg valve thingy- i can’t remember ithe fucking number, but it only cost a grand- it’s basucally a fully programmable drum machine, sampler and tone generator with a nifty touch-sensitive sort of pad thing which basically gives any six year old child the ability to make the chemical brothers sound ‘old fashioned’. i’m getting one for my birthday, possibly, if i remember when it is.

  • reflector

    reflector

    That’s a ” Serious Rig ” there Mr teeth ! You told me you had some Laptops, but that whole kit looks very technical. Good luck with the upcoming tour and if you hit NSW, tell me about it ! A few beers would be in oder if you are going to Sydney to play !

  • Ann Morgan

    Ann Morgan

    Looks inviting and makes me curious what will happen there. Have fun.

  • Robin Webster

    Robin Webster

    Impressive looking equipment! Looks so technical!

  • Ariane

    Ariane

    oooh – I love looking at all that technology

  • Karin Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    cool to see your lappies mt
    this didn’t come up in my watchlist…just discovered it…why does that happen i wonder
    bin wondering how things are going
    good to see things are on track
    any news on the gigs yet?

  • pryere

    pryere

    Rock da house

  • atomikboy

    atomikboy

    Awesome!!!!....I want to play drums with you guys someday…...Seriously!!!

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    love to have someone physically hitting stuff with our music going on.. thats a real possibility at some stage. if not for sontage, then for muscularteeth when i one day play solo.

  • atomikboy

    atomikboy

    For sure Dude!!!...I think you’ll do well out in the world.

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    ooh the world.. sounds scary… much safer in my room.
    lol.
    :)

  • Mia1

    Mia1

    This is so very cool. Awesome photo. :o)

  • Mia1

    Mia1

    Looks too complicated for me. :o) LOL

  • Virginia McGowan

    Virginia McGowan

    sounds so wonderful much fun ,

    no reply nec.

  • papam

    papam

    Good work! Well done!

  • kossimarsalsa

    kossimarsalsa

    i like it, how very exciting that must be.

    xx
    s-a

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    you wouldnt half believe how cool it is. like being at a great dance/rave and being able to dictate when and how and what beats and noises and etc come in and come out. it is some seriously sophisticated software there. it didnt exist as it does now 10 years ago.

  • RMonroe

    RMonroe

    Cool:)

  • Julie Miles

    Julie Miles

    I always have mixed feelings about this kind of thing, because to me, it isn’t music in the same way actual musical instruments are, if that makes sense. I’m not saying it’s bad, and it certainly has its place in today’s society, but I also know musicians who have lost jobs to digital music.

    Anyway, the photo is great.

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    trust me, its a music instrument. if you walked over to it and tried to start making music – you cant.
    there for some form of talent is required.
    its DIFFERENT.

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    its a little like saying the only way to paint is with an oil painting.
    i not sure how much you know of the process involved in making music with a pc.
    have you heard any of what i produce? if not, how can you say its not music? why do people want to listen and buy my noise?

  • david campbell

    david campbell

    great shot

  • Glenna Walker

    Glenna Walker

    Oh wow, my son would love this, he is a web designer and also a member here at Redbubble!!!!!!

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    tell him to say hello. we are actually using all this gear on monday when we have a live show in the CBD of my city.

  • Glenna Walker

    Glenna Walker

    I will do that. Here’s the link to his site jaredhimself

    Here is the web site he created: Global Rebirth

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    you are obviously rightly proud of him, as he seems to be a talented creative young lad.

  • silentcries

    silentcries

    whoah… cool!!! man, you work on laptops? won’t it be cramped when there’s a lot of layers or something? do you compose on the laptop too?

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    preparing the set takes weeks and is way more involved than just having the sounds. so yes, we have different channels with different sounds/ loops and instruments. laying it out on the laptop is important to do in an efficient manner otherwise it does get too hard to handle. with 2 laptops we divide the sounds amongst them so i might be playing some drums and bass and the other laptop might have some messed up reed flute thing going on…
    we compose some of our music on the laptops, but usually we start on a single desktop and then work out which bits should go to which laptop.

  • georgiegirl

    georgiegirl

    Well, I think what you do is amazing!! Instruments come in all shapes and sizes, from cardboard boxes and saucepans to expensive orchestrial instruments… so I agree, the computer is another instrument. And you definitely have to have lots of musical talent to make music on them.
    When I first got my new imac a few years ago I played with garageband… its so hard!! At least I’ve since discovered that I can move the little notes around after bashing the keys in a totally unrythmic manner!! Just as well. One day I might have another go, but in the mean time, I’ll stick to the artwork and photography!!!! I’ll leave the music making to you guys… you do such a brilliant job ;D

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    aah garage band – its similar to what i use – acid pro – but a bit more basic. but its how i started !

  • georgiegirl

    georgiegirl

    garageband is basic? ha ha ha!! You’re so funny!!!!

  • MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler replied

    im telling the truth!

  • Arrowman

    Arrowman

    A brilliant piece of work here, you should be really proud of it !! – Colin

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