TRAVELING WITH ELECTRONICS : MODERN-MIDI
Traveling With Electronics : Modern-Midi
MIDI.....Musical Instrument
Digital Interface
This month we're looking at modern-midi
Lets go to the origin story with Dave Smith
If you have ever used midi in your rig you know the story.
Midi is very useful for connecting gear & a pain in the ass.
There are always issues setting it up but then it's great.
These days we have the addition of USB midi & sophisticated
effects pedals from SourceAudio, Chase Bliss & Red Panda to
name just a few, so guitar players are now grappling with midi.
This has created a need for pedal friendly tools
My adventures with a dawless modern-midi rig involves
AKAI MPC-LIVE running the 2.8 FIRMWARE
(mpc is a beast of a sound design instrument)
ARTURIA MICROFREAK running the 2.1 FIRMWARE
(microfreak should be used to teach synthesizer flow)
SOURCEAAUDIO EQ2 & KORG NANOKONTROL
(eq2 is a powerful sound shaper & a perfect fit for the korg)
MPC is acting as midi host for the other 3 units
Tracks 1 & 2 each hold the same program - 128 (20 sec loops)
Track 3 holds a program for live sampling (via the looper)
Track 4 holds an internal plugin program called electric
Track 5 holds a midi program for the microfreak
Track 6 holds a midi program for the nano/eq2
Track 1 samples are played from the MPC pads
Microfreak audio is coming through the MPC inputs
Microfreak midi is sent to track 4
(track 4 is passed to track 5 & 5 is passed to track 2)
Yes...It took a minute to set up...but well worth it!
***9/19/20 UPDATE*** Two more very intriguing guitar/synth
modern-midi reverb pedals : EVENTIDE : STRYMON :
***9/22/20 UPDATE*** iOS world
PSA - iOS 14 is breaking allot of music apps
I say this every year : TURN OFF AUTO UPDATES
Ice Gear (who make great synth apps) has just
released a great AUV3 delay : YUKAWA :
Virsyn (who also make great apps) has just
released a morphing additive synth : ADDSTATION :
(new shit has come to light man)
I'm leaving you with allot of music for lockdown listening.
My adventures with guitarist Farrell Lowe 2017 - 2019.
until next time then...
safe travels if you must
...wear a mask...dino
