To the rear of the Mackie is an MTR PB-80 80-way jackbay, so that the effects can be patched flexibly into the mixer, and the second rack can be brought online easily.

Rack Two is shown below 3U's worth of 400-series case carrying a bolted-in R-8 MK II drum machine and a Studio 4 MIDI interface/patchbay. The main rack carries an E-Mu UltraProteus, a Korg Wavestation A/D and a Waldorf Micro-Wave.

Of course, the live rig has changed since last year. One of the Wavestation SR's has been swapped for a second A/D, the QFX 4x4 and drum machine have been relegated to studio use, and a Yamaha DMP7 is now used for live mixing.

Performance Performance occasionally needs a keyboard, but more commonly I just use a fader-box, usually the Peavey PC 1600, although the Lexicon MRC offers more functionality in some respects, and is more compact: ideal for a minimal four-fader dance score.

For each performance project, a control system is written in MAX and runs on a PowerBook 170. In fact, the control system is the sound score, it will vary from performance to performance, depending on how the control points are exercised (which in turn depends on the performance of the dancers). For recording projects, a second PowerBook runs a sequencer (either Performer or Vision, depending on need); the sequencer drives a conventional MIDI interface and generates beat sync which the MAX system follows. Here is a more exhaustive list of instruments and software systems.