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Midi Poly Grid – THE app for Finger Drumming with XpressPads

Midi Poly Grid Mobile App

In case you haven’t seen it yet, check out the new app from Andreas Müller, Midi Poly Grid. The app by default comes with the XpressPads Standard, Latin & Jazz, and Xtreme layouts, as well as the Magic Tone Network layout. The app is highly customizable, so you can adjust the pad layouts to your…
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Presonus ATOM for Finger Drumming

Presonus ATOM

Better read the manual before buying the Presonus ATOM When the Presonus ATOM was announced a few months ago I was super-thrilled as it seemed to become a good alternative to the AKAI MPD218, the pad controller I deeply love and which I use for finger drumming most of the time. The issue is: I…
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Novation Launchpad Pro for Finger Drumming

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Novation Launchpad Pro for Finger Drumming? Update 2016-12-04: Please check out this awesome MIDI converter script for Ableton Live. It is a huge time saver, super-easy to set up, and works with Ableton Push 2 & 1, and with Novation Launchpad Pro & MK2. +++ The Novation Launchpad Pro is more than just another control surface for…
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Travis Rodgers: The XpressPads finger drumming method is really unique.

Hi Andreas, [XpressPads] truly is a unique method compared to the typical “monotonous” finger drumming and creates the ability to get a live drum feel with the pads. Though i’m just starting with this two hand method, it looks to be a real treat (and challenge). Maybe I’ll get up to your level one day, HA!…
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Ableton Push for Finger Drumming

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Content Introduction 64 Pad Drum Rack Since Ableton Live 9.2 Moving From Regular 4×4 Pad Controllers To Ableton Push Establishing A New 64 Pad Layout For Finger Drumming On Ableton Push Specific Ideas For XpressPads Layouts With 64 Pads For Ableton Push Creating A Live 64 Drum Rack For Ableton Push For Your Favourite Virtual Drum Kit…
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Novation Launchpad for Apps OTHER THAN Ableton Live

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Contents Update 2016-12-04: Please check out this awesome MIDI converter script for Ableton Live. It is a huge time saver, super-easy to set up, and works with Ableton Push 2 & 1, and with Novation Launchpad Pro & MK2. +++ What Is The Novation Launchpad? Novation Launchpad & Automap Novation Launchpad For Finger Drumming And The “Magic…
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AKAI MPD232 Test and Review (Video)

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Content Introduction The Pads The Controllers The Step Sequencer On-Device Editing The Editor Software The Software Package Expandability Conclusion Introduction The AKAI MPD232 is the biggest pad controller of the new MPD2 series which has just been launched by AKAI Professional. I was curious to see how these new MPD2 pad controllers perform and got…
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M-Audio Trigger Finger Pro Test And Review (Video)

m-audio trigger finger pro

Content Trigger Finger Pro: An introduction What Exactly Is The Trigger Finger Pro? Its Use For Finger Drumming: The Pad Section The Trigger Finger Pro Software Editor: Ehm… Which Editor? “AIR Drums” Is Great For EDM Conclusion Trigger Finger Pro: An introduction Testing M-Audio’s “Trigger Finger Pro” is special for me. Why? Because its predecessor,…
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AKAI MPD226 Test and Review (Video)

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Content Introduction The Pad Section The Control Aection The Software Package The Editor Software On-Board Editing Expandability Conclusion Introduction The AKAI MPD226 is the mid-size pad controller of AKAI’s new pad controller series MPD2. It has little in common with its predecessor, the MPD 26 and that’s good. AKAI has done a great job with…
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AKAI MPD218 Test and Review (Video)

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Content What’s The AKAI MPD218? The Pad Section Of The AKAI MPD218 Additional (FREE) Software The MPD218 Software Editor Conclusion What’s the AKAI MPD218? The AKAI MPD218 is the brand new entry-level Pad Controller by AKAI Professional. It’s the smallest pad controller of the MPD2-series which consists of three pad controllers. It also has the…
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