live set
Onstage music session
A live set is a musical performance, typically by an electronic music artist or DJ, where tracks are created, mixed, or manipulated in real time rather than simply playing pre-recorded songs.
Unlike a DJ set that blends existing tracks, a live set involves performing with synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, or software to build music on the spot: Her live set at the festival was completely improvised.
The term emphasizes spontaneity and the performer's active role in shaping the sound.
- performanceCarrying out a task
- gigShort-term paid work
- concertLive musical performance
- DJMusic mixer performer
- DJ boothMixing equipment enclosure
stage · crowd · mixing · back to back · sound system · turntables · venue · energy · beats · setlist · improvisation · electronic · club · decks · encore · audience · remix · festival
- concertsconcert, gig, concert venue, arena, headliner
- gigsconcert, show, performance, bar gig, booking
- live broadcastlivestream, broadcast, simulcast, webcast, on-air
- electronic musictechno, house, synthesizer, drum machine, EDM
- ravesrave, EDC, Tomorrowland, Ultra, warehouse party
- DJ equipmentmixing, beatmatching, scratching, mixer, fader
live setstudio recording
Audio captured professionally indoors
studio album · studio session · home recording · multitrack recording · demo recording
live setcanned music
Prerecorded background audio
playlist · DJ mix · mixtape · backing track
live, set, lives, lived, living, lively, livelihood, alive, outlive