Tutorials

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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Magic Tone Network Exercise Block 05: More Thoughts On Chords (7 Videos / 26 mins)

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Contents This 100 percent FREE video tutorial series starts here. Contents of this exercise block: In-Scale Chords Scale Degrees Chord Functions – Tonic, Sub-Dominant & Dominant The A Minor Scale On The Magic Tone Network The A Minor In-Scale Chords Playing Simple Melodies Over A Chord Progression Strong Notes For Melodies In-Scale Chords Topics covered…
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Magic Tone Network Exercise Block 04: Intervals (5 Videos / 16 mins)

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Contents This 100 percent FREE video tutorial series starts here. Contents of this exercise block: Intervals In Music Intervals In Music – Inverted Position Interval Patterns In-Scale 1 In-Scale 2 Intervals In Music Topics covered in this lesson: – demonstration of the 12 basic relative distances in music – relative distances between notes, counted in…
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Magic Tone Network Exercise Block 03: Chord Basics (14 Videos / 34 mins)

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Contents This 100 percent FREE video tutorial series starts here. Contents of this exercise block: Playing Simple Chord Progressions Bass Notes For Chords Enhancing Simple Chord Progressions Simple Chord Progressions Enhanced 1 Simple Chord Progressions Enhanced 2 Simple Chord Progressions Enhanced 3 Simple Chord Progressions Enhanced 4 Simple Chord Progressions Enhanced 5 Simple Chord Progressions…
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Magic Tone Network Exercise Block 02: Basic Scale Drills (4 Videos / 7 mins)

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Contents This 100 percent FREE video tutorial series starts here. Contents of this exercise block: Scale Drill – Chromatic Scale Scale Drill – Inverted Chromatic Scale Scale Drill – Major Scale Scale Drill – Inverted Major Scale Scale Drill – Chromatic Scale Scale Drill – Inverted Chromatic Scale Scale Drill – Major Scale Scale Drill…
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Magic Tone Network Exercise Block 01: Introduction (15 Videos / 47 mins)

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Contents This 100 percent FREE video tutorial series starts here. Contents of this exercise block: Magic Tone Network Pad Layout Explained On Launchpad Video Tutorial Setup Overview Note Range Of The Magic Tone Network The Chromatic Scale On The Magic Tone Network The 12-Note Block The C Major Scale On The Magic Tone Network Major…
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Magic Tone Network FREE Video Tutorial Series

Magic Tone Network Start Here

 What is XpressPads “Magic Tone Network”? XpressPads Magic Tone Network is a FREE video tutorial series for those who would like to compose music on pads. It provides an innovative method to get sophisticated music composed on 8×8 pad controllers such as Novation’s Launchpad, without having to learn the depths of music theory. A person…
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The Best Virtual Drum Sets for Finger Drumming

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Contents Introduction To Virtual Drum Sets What Is A Virtual Drum Set? The Most Renowned Virtual Drum Sets Available Today Free Virtual Drum Sets Overall Virtual Drum Set Sound Available Drum Kit Piece Articulations Velocity Layers And The Dreaded Machine Gun Effect Quality Of The Transitions From Low- To High-Velocity Hits Tweak Ability Of The Raw…
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Free 45-minute Novation Circuit Tutorial (Video)

Novation Circuit Tutorial

Free Novation Circuit Tutorial Videos In this comprehensive free Novation Circuit tutorial series you will learn the device inside out. Within 45 minutes it covers all functions required to make music with the device. Moreover, I’ve added all relevant videos, that Novation published when Novation Circuit updates were released as well as some Circuit Editor tutorial videos…
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Free Virtual Drum Kit DrumMic’a! Review (Video)

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Content Introduction To DrumMic’a! Free Virtual Drum Kit The GUI Of DrumMic’a! The DrumMic’a! Factory Presets DrumMic’a!’s Mixer Velocity Curve Selection Midi Mapping Snare Bleed & Channel Output Conclusion Introduction To DrumMic’a! Free Virtual Drum Kit It happens only seldomly that a company produces a high-quality software application and gives it away for free. This,…
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