[LAD] Midi tempo sync'd live drum machine

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Thu, 2010-07-15 at 14:27 -0500, Nathanael Anderson wrote:
> Here is the setup i'm looking to do:
> 
> midi master -> special program
> ddr pad -> special program
> special program -> hydrogen
> 
> I've got a hardware midi device controlling the master tempo. aseqdump
> shows the tempo messages x times a second.
> 
> I want to either find or make a program so I can use a ddr pad (usb
> gamepad) and assign different timed midi patterns to the buttons, so
> for example:
> if the program is configured for 4/4 time, when I hold down or toggle
> a button
> 
> if note 36 is a bass drum and 41 is a snare then you'd have a basic
> drum and snare beat when both buttons are held down or toggled, of
> course i'd like to be able to have multiple patterns bound per button
> as well
> 
> button one is set to play a quarter note midi note 36, then rest for
> the remaining 3 beats
> 1 - 36,quarter|rest,quarter|36,quarter|rest,quarter
> 2 - 41,eighth|rest,eighth|41,eighth|rest,eighth|41,eighth|rest,eighth|
> 41,eighth|rest,eighth
> 
> Each pattern would describe one measure, and the flow of a live solo
> performance could easily be changed on the fly, leaving hands free to
> play guitar.
> 
> Anything out there like this, and I just don't know about it?

Perhaps a MIDI control change command could switch between different
drum patterns for a soft drum module like Hydrogen?

IIUC you aren't searching for something like JACK transport, you just
wish to switch between drum patterns.