PF Infinity in our live setup on the Korg Nautilus
How a Sound Library Becomes Part of the Show
Playing Pink Floyd live means constantly shifting from one atmosphere to another. An organ gives way to a synth, a sequence kicks in while your hands are already doing something else, and a sample has to come in at exactly the right moment.
In our setup, PF Infinity – Pink Floyd Anthology V3 for Korg Nautilus helps us above all in this respect: turning the keyboard into a true map of the song, with sounds and functions already organized around what we need to play.
From Sound to Song
The most interesting part comes when these sounds actually become part of the repertoire.
On The Dark Side of the Moon, songs like Breathe, Time, Us and Them, and Any Colour You Like constantly take us through a mix of Rhodes, organs, synths, sequences, and sampled parts. Having the setup already tailored to each song makes these transitions feel much more natural during the performance.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is another particularly effective example. The intro, pulse, lead, organ, and final sections all belong to the same musical journey, but they have very different sonic requirements. On the Nautilus, we can prepare these moments so that each element is available exactly when the music calls for it.
The same applies to The Wall, where Another Brick in the Wall, Hey You, Mother, Comfortably Numb, and Run Like Hell move through very different sonic environments and dynamics.
And then there is Yet Another Movie: Drum Track, arpeggiator, piano, Clavinet, pad, and bells all coexist within the same architecture. On stage, we do not experience them as separate sounds. They are all parts of the same song and the same musical gesture.
On stage, it's all about the FLOW
During a concert, you want to focus on the music, not on the next patch.
This is where the Nautilus becomes particularly interesting in the way we use PF Infinity. Some functions that can be accessed via the PADs on the Kronos are brought directly to the keyboard, often in the lower section. Even a sample can thus become part of the track’s physical layout.
His hands remain on the keyboard, the next passage is already prepared, and the performance continues without breaking the mood.
For us, this is the real value of the package: reducing the distance between what the song requires and what the musician needs to do to achieve it.
When your setup is set up right, you almost stop thinking about the instrument. And you go back to thinking about the music.
PF Infinity – Pink Floyd Anthology V3
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