Reviews

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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The Journey Of Becoming A Finger Drummer With XpressPads

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I’m pleased to introduce a very special YouTube channel to you. It’s “The Joy of Finger Drumming“. This channel describes Vlad Crisu’s journey of becoming a finger drummer with the XpressPads technique. On a monthly basis, Vlad releases progress update videos. Besides that, he comes up with a lot of additional valuable content, such as…
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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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NI KOMPLETE Ultimate Review For Finger Drummers

NI Komplete Ultimate 10 Box Shot plus included products overview

Content Native Instruments KOMPLETE Ultimate: What’s In It For Finger Drumming? Let’s First Take A Look At Native Instruments As A Company. Enough Praise. Why is NI KOMPLETE Ultimate So Great For Finger Drumming? It’s Too Late For Me, But Maybe Not For You. KOMPLETE Ultimate Integration With Maschine. Native Instruments KOMPLETE Ultimate: What’s in it for…
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NI Studio Drummer Review for Finger Drummers

NI Studio Drummer - All 3 Virtual Drum Kits

What’s NI Studio Drummer? “Studio Drummer” is Native Instruments’ 3-pack of general-purpose acoustic virtual drum kits. All three virtual drum kits have been sampled in great depth and with serious attention to detail. Up to 25 velocity levels per kit piece transport the realism of these drum kits into the virtual world of drum track…
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NI Abbey Road Drummer Review for Finger Drummers

NI Abbey Road Drummer - product overview - condensed

Contents What’s NI Abbey Road Drummer? The Sound Of Abbey Road Drummer Usability Of Abbey Road Drummer Shaping Sounds In Abbey Road Drummer All Abbey Road Drummer Products In One Big Bundle Conclusion What’s NI Abbey Road Drummer? “Abbey Road Drummer” is Native Instruments’ high quality range of virtual drum kits, all recorded in the…
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