MIDI Mapping For Intuitive Sound Design
Getting tactile with your MIDI controls can breathe new life into stale music.
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Getting tactile with your MIDI controls can breathe new life into stale music.
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Nick Magnus concludes his exploration of MIDI controllers with a look at creative uses of SysEx, and some of the hardware MIDI devices which allow more intuitive uses of controllers. But first, how to mingle your Ooohs and Aaahs...
Synthesized music need not lack expression; with the array of MIDI controllers at your disposal, you can add a whole new dimension to your music. In this short series, Nick Magnus explains how...