Amateur midi makers

Berlin-based music tech company Native Instruments originally made a name for itself with software instruments that meticulously recreated classic synths and keyboards alongside a string of groundbreaking programs for DJs. In more recent years it's branched out into hardware that complements their now vast software line up, launching their first wave of Komplete Kontrol smart keyboard controllers back in Similarly, the keyboards had an array of dedicated buttons for playback controls that also handily auto-mapped to your chosen recording software such as Logic Pro X or Ableton Live. All in all, it made good on its stated aim of keeping music makers away from their mice and instead concentrate on making tunes. Fast forward a few years, and its new MK 2 range of Komplete Kontrol keyboards look to go a step further. One of the biggest criticisms of the MK1 keyboards were their two LED-lit touch-sensitive vertical strips on the left which replaced the familiar mod and pitch wheels you would normally find on a Midi controller keyboard.

Instructables says it has been used since the s — even longer than the mp3 which totally revolutionized the way we listen to music. At least until streaming came along in the late s. These days, people use MIDI for all kinds of things, but we most commonly use it for triggering virtual software instruments in a digital audio workstation DAW. That said, like any platform, communications standard, or file type, MIDI has its upsides and downsides.

To make music on your computer, it is advisable to get a good sound card and a pair for monitors or headphones. For added convenience, musicians also use MIDI keyboards. And you will definitely need DAW software. Such programs are also called sequencers. It is specialized software that solves a huge range of musical tasks.

You've spent hours sweating over the mix of your latest tune, but no matter how much you tweak things, it still doesn't bear comparison with your favourite releases. You've tried everything you can think of - boosted the bass, covered the whole thing in your favourite effects, added more parts and taken them out again , and even made the whole thing louder - but it still just doesn't sound right. Somewhere along the way there's a good chance you've committed one of a handful of the common production sins that all budding producers fall prey to.