(from the Preface of my book)
A New Coordination
Sometimes, control and coordination on the drum set are thought of as independence. But independence is a misnomer when it comes to coordination, almost the opposite is true. Rather than making our limbs independent from each other, we train them to move together or in relation to each [...]
Jan
31
2010
31
2010
Advancing Drumming
Jan
11
2010
11
2010
MTPro: how to invert controller behavior
This is simple math, but worth sharing because of its usefulness. If you ever have to have a controller behave in the opposite way of how it does by default, you can achieve this with a very simple equation:
On the rules-tab of the translator in question create an “expression” rule. Using “pp” as the value-variable [...]
Jan
8
2010
8
2010
MTPro: The “value-scaling fix”
This little trick takes care of a limitation with Ableton Live’s value-scaling option for midi take-over mode.
Here’s the problem in a nutshell: When “value-scaling” is selected in Live’s midi preferences, single-value control change messages will not always affect the targeted parameter (depending on its current state) or at least not to the desired setting. For [...]
