New deck...heh heh heh...

More fun food at 99 Ranch

At 99 Ranch again

New Tool

I picked up a MIDI controller today. I need to write some background score for my game concept for my Visual and Audio Design Fundamentals class so that gave me an excuse to pick up the one I've been eyeing for some time. It's a Novation Remote 25SL.

A MIDI controller has no sounds of its own. It just sends MIDI control information to a device like a sotware synth or a hardware synth. The most basic controllers usually have a few buttons, a pitch bend wheel, and a modulation wheel. The best things about this one is it has 64 assignable controls, two 144-character LCD screens, and an Automap mode. The multitude of controls won't really help much when playing piano sounds, but when you have a synth with a ton of tweekable controls like the ones in Propellerhead's Reason they really come in handy. The screens help by letting you know what the controls are assigned to. Without them you'd have to guess, and when you're controlling multiple synths it can be a problem. The Automap feature is the number one reason to get this controller. All other controllers have templates for the major synth plug-ins and user templates for manually setting the controls, but the user has to select the correct template or set up his own. With the Remote 25SL it automatically detects which plug-in it's controlling and automatically assigns all of the controls. The screens really help out in this regard.

Another plus is that it's bus powered or battery powered so it doesn't need a power adapter.

Fear the Reaper King

Reaper King, Mistmeadow Witch and some scarecrows/changelings = mega destruction.