My fingers seem to have a mind of their own. I've been playing piano since I was 4. Most of the stuff I learned was classical. Whenever I try to produce some deep house, or play some minimal basslines, my fingers can't help but try to add their own rendition of a Beethoven sonata or Bach invention. ...

MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE wrote:try lifting them off the floor?

Lifting them an inch or so off the ground might help. You could also bass trap the corners of the room, and do the ceiling too, to raise the overall absorption so not everything is concentrated on those cubes. (readyacoustics.com, gikacoustics.com, realtraps.com)

Get a keyboard.

Even though I have an extensive background in piano, I usually do draw in most of my notes, and I'm pretty comfortable tuning knobs with a mouse.

But there are times when a keyboard is necessary, especially when testing out chords and sounds.

agodi wrote:Cool cheers, but what I really want to know is whether these devices can be used as your soundcard as well as a controller??

Um, yeah? That's how they're advertised...

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