# Performing long live sets **URL:** \ **Category:** TidalCycles\ **Tags:** questions\ **Created:** [27 October 2023 18:23 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/performing-long-live-sets/4947 "2023-10-27T18:23:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![geikha](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/geikha/32/2701_2.png) [@geikha](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/geikha)\ **Post date:** [28 October 2023 01:54 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/performing-long-live-sets/4947/2 "2023-10-28T01:54:20Z")
Hey! Here's a quote from my recent [Tidal Profile](https://tidalcycles.org/blog/tidal_profile_geikha/#howdoyouapproachyourlivecodingsessions) which is totally related: > I've been doing "production" sessions where I simply explore ideas, add new samples, and basically "write songs" in a way. As for performance, I like to select a list of "songs" (pre-made code snippets) which I'll use as starting points throughout the performance. I start with something and do some changes to it and try to find an improvisational flow, if I can't find it, or if the flow gets cut, I simply transition to the following song. The transitions might be seamless or abrupt, depending on what I'm going for. I don't like to use Tidal's transition functions, so I also play a lot with evaluating code at the exact time: risky, but fun. I must clarify that getting a good balance between the "discomfort" of improvising and the pre-made/pre-thought stuff is hard. There's lots of times were I wish I had improvised more before going into a new section, and I end up running out of prepared snippets for the gig, heh. It's important to allow oneself to flow and try new stuff live --- _[View the full topic](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/performing-long-live-sets/4947)._