- #RUNNIN MIDI FROM MY AKAI MPD 24 TO FRUITY LOOPS PRO#
- #RUNNIN MIDI FROM MY AKAI MPD 24 TO FRUITY LOOPS SOFTWARE#
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#RUNNIN MIDI FROM MY AKAI MPD 24 TO FRUITY LOOPS SERIES#
Here’s a few suggestions to check out: The Akai MPD series has a long history, and is still a popular choice – this is the MPD26. You don’t always have to buy the most expensive controller, but more the one that works best for your needs and convenience. I’ve watched way too many DJs run out and buy stuff, only to toss up on eBay later. Think in terms of how you want to play with your sampler and/or hot cues, and then purchase a controller that will complement those efforts. You already do it now in how you organise your music and your display when you perform as a “normal” DJ.
#RUNNIN MIDI FROM MY AKAI MPD 24 TO FRUITY LOOPS PRO#
I’m assuming right now you’re using an all-in-one controller like the Kontrol S4, Mixtrack Pro 2, etc, or maybe you’re on digital vinyl and turntables, or CDJs with timecode and a mixer.īefore you rush out or online to pop a new controller on your credit card, I’ll first advise you to think in terms of workflow. It can be tough trying to determine where to begin. You can spend a little or a lot and still get great results. Let’s have a look at the hardware options available to you. Thankfully with technology the way it is, you have a plethora of options at your fingertips. If we’ve noticed anything from those who perform well in live remixing, it’s that you need the right gear for the occasion. But banging on your laptop keyboard and mouse can only take you so far.
#RUNNIN MIDI FROM MY AKAI MPD 24 TO FRUITY LOOPS SOFTWARE#
We kicked off this series talking about the software end of the deal in live remixing.
#RUNNIN MIDI FROM MY AKAI MPD 24 TO FRUITY LOOPS FREE#
If you search the net, there are a lot of free loop players I think I've even included some links in the Free Plugins sticky.The Vestax Pad One is a good choice for adding a whole host of pads, FX control and other exciting Midi stuff to your existing set-up. Rex, there is also the Cyclone and RXP loop players which is included in Sonar and Project5. Reason and FL Studio are very similar pattern based sequencers. You have to program a loop in midi to be able to use Battery. As it is, Kontakt is DEEP it would be wise to learn a little more about samplers and their algorithms.īattery is also a sample playback engine but it's sounds are geared towards drum samples and it provides you with a lot of very realistic drum sets. It can also do loops if you set it to do that but it's not as straightforward as a simple loop player. You use it to manipulate, distort, or otherwise, mangle samples of whatever it can also do straight playback of samples. Kontakt is touted as a sampler, but it's more of a sample playback engine. Let's clear some misconceptions about Kontakt and Battery. If loops and pattern based sequencing are what you're after, either FL Studio or Ableton Live is best for you, with Reason a close second since it doesn't record audio.
The purpose of Battery is to give you excellent samples of drums far above what you usually get from a cheap sound module, free soundfont, or even the included TTS-1 synth in Sonar, e.g. Battery is not a loop playback synth although, in theory, you can load a loop into one of the "pads" and trigger them with midi. It gives you very realistic drum samples that you can play using midi - the MPD allows you to play the samples live. This is where Fruity Loops goes one over Reason.īattery is a Native Instruments drum/percussion sample playback plugin. Reason's biggest limitation? It's doesn't record a wav track so you can't add vocals to the mix. Alternatively, you can also load loops into it's NN-XT sampler and fool around with the parameters to mangle up your loop.