Changing XR performances with MIDI pads
Posted: 13:12, 15 May 2017
Hi guys,
First of all, excuse my lack of knowledge where MIDI is concerned...
I've just bought a Fantom XR (arriving tomorrow) which I'm going to control with my Nord Stage to play live with my band to provide the piano / e piano type sounds. I might typically make about 10-12 different performances. I'm just wondering of the best / quickest way to be able to move between these without constantly bending down between songs to change performances on the unit itself.
So my question is if I bought something like an Akai MPD32 I should be able to assign the pads to change between the performances, right? ie. I hit pad 1, it calls up Performance 1 on the XR, Pad 2 = Performance 2 etc(?)
How about the sliders on the MDP? Presuming I can assign the right control messages to them, could I use them to change the volume of parts within a performance? I'm thinking if I layer some strings on part 5 for example, I would want to move slider 5 to turn up the strings for verse 2.
Anyone with an XR do anything like this? What do you use?
Thanks
Craig
First of all, excuse my lack of knowledge where MIDI is concerned...
I've just bought a Fantom XR (arriving tomorrow) which I'm going to control with my Nord Stage to play live with my band to provide the piano / e piano type sounds. I might typically make about 10-12 different performances. I'm just wondering of the best / quickest way to be able to move between these without constantly bending down between songs to change performances on the unit itself.
So my question is if I bought something like an Akai MPD32 I should be able to assign the pads to change between the performances, right? ie. I hit pad 1, it calls up Performance 1 on the XR, Pad 2 = Performance 2 etc(?)
How about the sliders on the MDP? Presuming I can assign the right control messages to them, could I use them to change the volume of parts within a performance? I'm thinking if I layer some strings on part 5 for example, I would want to move slider 5 to turn up the strings for verse 2.
Anyone with an XR do anything like this? What do you use?
Thanks
Craig