The latest lineup of MIDI keyboard controllers from Alesis, the V Series and VI Series, come with velocity sensitive keys and pads. The sensitivity and velocity of the drum pads and keyboard keys is fully adjustable using Alesis’s V Editor software. The software is free to download from the Alesis website under the docs & […]
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Ableton Live 9 MIDI Setup and Recording Tutorials (Videos)
Ableton Live 9 comes with a bunch of advanced MIDI features that helps make recording and editing virtual instruments and sounds easy. With the MIDI editor you can invert and reverse notes, quantize, create legato phrases, quickly duplicate loops, speed up or slow down individual or selected MIDI notes, and more. MIDI Controller Setup The […]
Best MIDI Keyboard Controllers with Pads For Under $200
MIDI keyboard controllers are a vital tool for musicians both while playing live in front of an audience and as part of the music writing process using DAW software and plugins, whether it be in a home studio or professional setting. Unlike traditional keyboards, most MIDI keyboards don’t actually produce sound themselves. They plug into […]
Xpand2: Pro Tools Instrument Plugin Tutorial (Videos)
Xpand2 is one of the six free plugins that comes with Pro Tools recording software in a downloadable Creative Collection plugins package from Air Music. Xpand2 is also available for purchase separately without Pro Tools. Xpand2 includes a whole host of virtual instruments and sounds, including things like guitars, pianos, basses and drums, along with […]