And now for something completely different…
Digit Music is a new UK-based company and their first hardware release, Cmpsr (pronounced composer), is a MIDI controller with a difference. Because it’s a joystick 🕹️
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Originally developed for audio creators with accessibility needs, it is the first-ever MIDI controller to be awarded a Tech4Good Accessibility Award. In short, Cmpsr utilises gaming-style hardware to allow users to trigger instruments with simple finger gestures – the type you’d use to play Pacman with. And to boot, each unit is hand built in the UK.
As a disability-confident business, Digit Music is committed to changing the music industry
landscape. This unique instrument caters to those who are shut out of music-making due to body differences, lack of theoretical understanding, or time to learn. To that end, it suits musicians looking for a new, highly innovative and highly tangible approach to their writing process.
The joystick controller features all the needs of a more conventional controller with built-in key, scale and chord engines and expressive control.
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Table of Contents:
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Unboxing & Building The Case
01:53 Setting Up Bluetooth Connection
02:28 The Instrument Mode
04:39 Recording a Bassline
05:12 Recording Chords
06:01 MIDI CC Mapping
07:48 Recording Melodies and Arpeggios
08:50 The Settings Page
09:28 Playing Drums and Loops
10:20 Conclusion, Price & Similar Gear
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