Interesting mirror-split pad layout approach

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Your mirror-split approach is really interesting and seems really logical to me (also not a drummer by training).

I myself am an amateur producer and beat maker. My goal with finger drumming is to play in my drum parts instead of sequencing them – to make the patterns more human and to inject a better groove. As such, I am not as concerned with being able to play the bass line, melody, chords, etc. all in real time. At most, I would probably record each part in one at a time.

PS – If you don’t mind chatting a bit more, I am curious about the origin of your technique. Did you see some others using this “mirror” split-pad idea and then refine it, or was this your sole idea?

Your technique really appeals to me. When I watch you playing an advanced pattern, your fingers move very efficiently and ergonomically. By comparison, Jeremy Ellis and others look like they are playing a game of finger Twister on their controller. Very unnatural and not ergonomic.

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Asked on March 12, 2016 12:54 am
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The origin of the XpressPads technique is that I once had that idea about pad mirroring and placing the different drum sounds as ergonomically as possible based on how drum beats are constructed. When I did the first steps with this approach I immediately realized the ease of this approach and at the same time (and maybe exactly therefore) the mass appeal that it has. That’s why I wrote the course WHILE I was developing the technique and progressing as a performer.

I am happy that you clearly see the difference between the efficiency of the XpressPads technique and things wizards like Jeremy Ellis do. Don’t get me wrong. I have a lot of respect for him and other outstanding artists as well, but it’s definitively a different, and from my POV quite complicated, approach. The XpressPads technique however is deemed to be a general purpose technique anyone can learn without getting hand cramps.

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Answered on March 12, 2016 12:55 am
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Cool Andreas, and thanks for the explanation about the XpressPads origin. Looking forward to trying out your Core module!

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