Author: craiganderton
Bigger, More Powerful Analog Beatbox Drum Sounds
We can now make old analog drum sounds (like from the Roland TR-808 beatbox and others) bigger and more powerful with carefully applied saturation and EQ.... Read More
Try Manual Vibrato for Keyboards
Many keyboardists add vibrato with the mod wheel to add LFO modulation, but moving the pitch bend wheel manually can give a more guitar-like quality. ... Read More
How MIDI’s Local Control Function Can Cause Problems
The local control function, found on most hardware synthesizers, can cause double-triggering if you don’t know how to access it and turn it off.... Read More
MIDI Parameter Control with Almost Any Footpedal
If you don't have a footpedal that outputs MIDI data, an expression pedal jack can often provide a workaround for footpedal MIDI parameter control.... Read More
How to Use MIDI to Alter REX Files
REX files cut digital audio into slices, triggered by MIDI notes—and you can move those MIDI notes around to create entirely different loops and rhythms.... Read More
Programming Synths for MIDI Guitar
Part of making MIDI guitar feel “right” when triggering synths isn’t about tracking, but optimizing synth presets for guitar instead of keyboards.... Read More
Processing Audio with Synthesizers and MIDI Control
Some MIDI virtual and hardware instruments include an external input for processing audio signals through the synthesizer’s filter, VCA, and effects modules.... Read More
How to Make Quantizing Sound Less Rigid
A complaint about “MIDI music” is that quantizing to the beat sucks the life out of a song—but here are three ways to make quantization more human-sounding.... Read More