Chewie5150
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I just sold my Roland TD-17 kit today. It was a hard thing letting the kit go but after months of debating I decided to consolidate my energy /time more efficiently in favor of creating music and not learning to be a 'drummer'. I wasn't spending enough time on the kit to justify really and would rather spend the time practicing more on guitar/piano and music creation (DAW) so.....I'm back to finger drumming. I will say that lately i've been using my yamaha modx6+ (right in front of me on desktop) to layer in basic drum patterns and then using midi editor in Ableton for example to mouse in (layer) midi notes pretty effectively...I've got thinking again about a pad style midi controller again.
tmw I might be stopping by the music store to scout the yamaha fgdp50. I have a feeling it will feel a bit small for my big mitts. I've had other midi drum pad controllers ..Akai mpd 226/232 etc. I'm looking at the Maschine stuff from NI as the pads I hear are top notch. I've narrowed it down to the Maschine mk3 and Mikro Mk3. I'm already in front of the computer and do feel the screens on the maschine mk3 might be redundant. I just want great pads. Seems you can put the mikro in midi mode and use editor to map however you want. I use Superior Drummer 3. Does anyone have experience with the maschine line here? sway me towards the mikro vs the full fledged model?
I don't need it to be an interface and the screens are nice but as I said, already in front of the computer so feel i'm spending extra $$ for nothing there. All things being equal the pads are identical IIRC. My thought is use maschine as vst inside my DAW...create the basic drum patterns/loops as a scratch pad to then bring into the DAW like ableton where i can further refine.
Yamaha FGPD 50 will cost me about $399 (CAD) new
Maschine mikro mk3 i found used for about $175
Maschine mk3 found used for about $450
came across this review which has some great points in favor of the yamaha. Also I like how the Yamaha has a longer pad for snare allowing for rolls/ghost notes as demonstrated. I do like the idea of standalone. simple in the box usage. So i could be on the couch noodling on the smaller Yamaha unit....choices choices choices.....the struggle is real ha
tmw I might be stopping by the music store to scout the yamaha fgdp50. I have a feeling it will feel a bit small for my big mitts. I've had other midi drum pad controllers ..Akai mpd 226/232 etc. I'm looking at the Maschine stuff from NI as the pads I hear are top notch. I've narrowed it down to the Maschine mk3 and Mikro Mk3. I'm already in front of the computer and do feel the screens on the maschine mk3 might be redundant. I just want great pads. Seems you can put the mikro in midi mode and use editor to map however you want. I use Superior Drummer 3. Does anyone have experience with the maschine line here? sway me towards the mikro vs the full fledged model?
I don't need it to be an interface and the screens are nice but as I said, already in front of the computer so feel i'm spending extra $$ for nothing there. All things being equal the pads are identical IIRC. My thought is use maschine as vst inside my DAW...create the basic drum patterns/loops as a scratch pad to then bring into the DAW like ableton where i can further refine.
Yamaha FGPD 50 will cost me about $399 (CAD) new
Maschine mikro mk3 i found used for about $175
Maschine mk3 found used for about $450
came across this review which has some great points in favor of the yamaha. Also I like how the Yamaha has a longer pad for snare allowing for rolls/ghost notes as demonstrated. I do like the idea of standalone. simple in the box usage. So i could be on the couch noodling on the smaller Yamaha unit....choices choices choices.....the struggle is real ha
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and should be officially released today. I haven’t even brought up the idea with the wife yet. It will take some major negotiation skills. Maybe more skill that I can muster.
. He's currently waiting for my mechanic to get back from the races in CA so he can get a new clutch. The engine is making enough power that it's hard to find a clutch to hold it. Tried an OS Giken single disk race clutch. It lasted about 23k miles. Turns out trying to drive politely wears them out quicker. Probably would've got a fair bit more miles if I was launching rather than driving politely. Trying the highest street clutch that Clutchmasters makes for it this time and hoping it can hold the power and last longer....