[LAD] Midi tempo sync'd live drum machine

Ralf Mardorf ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net
Thu Jul 15 21:02:49 UTC 2010


On Thu, 2010-07-15 at 22:58 +0200, Ralf Mardorf 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.

E.g.

pattern one does
36,quarter|rest,quarter|36,quarter|rest,quarter

pattern two does
41,eighth|rest,eighth|41,eighth|rest,eighth|41,eighth|
rest,eighth41,eighth|rest,eighth

and pattern three does
36,quarter|rest,quarter|36,quarter|rest,quarter
+
41,eighth|rest,eighth|41,eighth|rest,eighth|41,eighth|
rest,eighth41,eighth|rest,eighth

hence you only need to program an app that switch between drum patterns.
Perhaps the used drum machine is able to switch by a CC command.




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