Automation and MIDI control

cleanbluesky · Post by **cleanbluesky** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:31 am

Hi

I have an AKAI MPD16 that I use for DrumKit From Hell Superior (it's the absolute dogs) and I will soon purchase a Behringer BCF2000 and I am begining to wonder what sort of measures people take in their studio in order to speed things up... I find the mouse and keyboard approach tedious and often time-intensive and I appreciate being able to use my MPD16 as a way to input MIDI drums quickly and efficiently... what else can I do to speed things up?

borg · Post by **borg** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:52 am

there's hundreds of good midi controllers, each with their own pro's and contra's. the mixers/recorders drool over a logic control for instance. i'm waiting to see what the lemur OSC controller with touchscreen can do.
as far as midi goes, i'm gonna try and build me a 32 or 64 button controller. simple on/off switches for bypassing, killing freq bands in eq's, mutes, transport and whatnot. if the lemur controller is out of reach or not living up to my expectations, i'm definitely gonna grab me one of those behringers. don't know yet which one, but probably the one with the 32 endless knobs...

oh, yeah... to speed things up: learning as much key shortcuts as possible does help tremendously.

cleanbluesky · Post by **cleanbluesky** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:49 pm

That looks delicious but I bet it would set you back minimum £500, perhaps 3-4 times as much maybe. They are appealing only to techheads with massive pockets. (although I'm sure that if the crew of the enterprise broke one of their gadgets they could use the OSC as a replacement...)

Assuming that the Lemur is currently out of my price range for now (although I would pay £500 in the long run, as long as it came with a bottle of Windex) - I am considering another MPD16 and perhaps a BCF200 or two plus a Shuttle Contour Pro II.

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TOM.DJ · Post by **TOM.DJ** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:50 pm

I have speeded my configuration up by adding a good midi interface, so there are plenty inputs...

I have connected all hardware (synths) midi outputs.

So i have a lot of knobs to add to controllers.

Also i have speeded up stuff a lot by dragging the "SEQUENCER REMOTE" into my creamware projects.

You have to configure it ones, but after that it will save you lots of time.

GRTZ TOM.DJ

lovenara · Post by **lovenara** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:26 pm

hi
i'm curious about how to move "sequencer remote "into CWproject
thnx

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:18 am

lovenara, just hook it up to a Seq Dest (you can merge it of course) and check the Presets/Tools forum, where someone uploaded an .xml that you can import in SX so it understands the incoming MIDI, so it can be used for transport controls. I have the same controls on the keyboard, and one on footswitch of Pc1600x to start from beginning of loop and stop.

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:07 am

cleanbluesky wrote:
I have an AKAI MPD16

What's the sensitivity like on those machines? Can you tap "light and fast" and get produce 'correct' MIDI information from your input?

I tried using a DD55 as a "MIDI drum controller", but found that the MIDI output from it was not very useable. The DrumKat is a little out of my league money-wise, so was thinking of something a little cheaper (but better than an ordinary MIDI keyboard).

Are there any other drumming-oriented MIDI controllers that you know of?

Royston

zezappa · Post by **zezappa** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:16 am

hi Counter

I found this, seems interesting:

http://www.midiman.net/products/en_us/T ... -main.html

valis · Post by **valis** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:56 pm

Very cheaply made, the Akai is far better (and more durable).

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:48 am

These looks very nice:

http://www.zendrum.com/

If Billy Cobham says they're good, who am I to argue!

Royston