I wanted a responsive input controller for a new Macbook Pro I’d bought – real confession: I bought it to emulate applications I’m working on, but that’s a one shot desire so I decided to install Ableton Live and commit to a bit of music noodle-ry.
I’ve been hand programming beats for decades and I’m massively in love with Tobacco and Odd Nosdam right now with their 2 minute mixtape style dirty hip hop and 80’s synth grunge and I just wanted to get back to that.
I plumbed for an Akai Studio 2 – which is hands down the most DELICIOUS user drumming experience I’ve enjoyed in a long time. For the weight, size and resistance it just feels good in a way that just like in the video you can’t quite ‘put a finger on’ – a hah hah.
But here’s the kicker – it is not a standalone midi device, and it is intensely locked into the MPC Studio software line, so with the miracle of the same person who effectively sold it to me provides the solution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eROFgY_vl0
The script is free, but who can resist buying a ‘kofi’ or a swift donation for free software that turns a 1 ton midi device into a usable tool. I’m happy as it just takes the tool I like and plumbs it into the thing I want to enjoy. Don’t let the tech restrict you. Make fun music and look future forward.
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