Share your thought about pad/keyboard drumming
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Watching the Trigger Finger demo made me feel like I needed to practice my pad style:
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=med ... a191c74b0f
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For me the most difficult part is to decide which action to put on what knob. It´s nearly endless possibilitys with Live.John Sweet wrote:Watching the Trigger Finger demo made me feel like I needed to practice my pad style
Maybe I should open a new thread on that...
John Sweet do you know how he did that repeat thing while holding a pad?
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Do you have much knowledge of reading music?
If so there are scores of drumming tutorial books. A lot come with CDs, even if you can't read, and some are probably written in some invented notation for non-readers.
If you can read a really deep book that'll introduce you to a concept that'll help you come up with millions of new rhythms for yourself is 'The New Breed' by Gary Chester. if you nail this concept you can get 'Modern Reading Text in 4/4' by Louis Belson and Gil Brienes, which is another book that you can literally create millions of new and original rhythms from.
if you can't read it's worth considering buying a book on learning to read, just so you can get into these books.
Reading rhythmic notation is not as hard as it might seem. If you're good at maths, particularly fractions, you're half way there.
I'd also recommend finding a local teacher and taking some drum lessons. You'd be amazed how much this will help. But try to find someone who'll fit your requirements. Not all drum teachers are equal. You don't want someone who's going to make you practice loads of snare drum rudiments, if you want to learn how to program a drum machine. Tell them your needs and see if you click with the person.
If so there are scores of drumming tutorial books. A lot come with CDs, even if you can't read, and some are probably written in some invented notation for non-readers.
If you can read a really deep book that'll introduce you to a concept that'll help you come up with millions of new rhythms for yourself is 'The New Breed' by Gary Chester. if you nail this concept you can get 'Modern Reading Text in 4/4' by Louis Belson and Gil Brienes, which is another book that you can literally create millions of new and original rhythms from.
if you can't read it's worth considering buying a book on learning to read, just so you can get into these books.
Reading rhythmic notation is not as hard as it might seem. If you're good at maths, particularly fractions, you're half way there.
I'd also recommend finding a local teacher and taking some drum lessons. You'd be amazed how much this will help. But try to find someone who'll fit your requirements. Not all drum teachers are equal. You don't want someone who's going to make you practice loads of snare drum rudiments, if you want to learn how to program a drum machine. Tell them your needs and see if you click with the person.
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