[LAD] Midi tempo sync'd live drum machine

[Nathanael Anderson]

hydrogen accepting a cc or pc, along with tempo sync would actually be the
perfect solution

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net>wrote:

> 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.
>
>
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