XMIDIMusic, MIDI, Programming.  In no particular order.Alpha Juno ControlAlways In KeyBlogDIY Kit: “ARPIE” is a compact MIDI Arpeggiator in your handMiscNo Responses »Apr 052013I love projects like this, especially when they involve MIDI. Check out “ARPIE” – a minimal, compact, hackable MIDI arpeggiator available as a kit. More details about ARPIE herePosted by xmidi at 10:43 pmA MIDI pedal for synthesizers? Check out MIDIpalMiscNo Responses »May 132012While guitarists enjoy a long history of manipulating their guitar sounds with guitar pedals, it’s nice to see a new type of gadget aimed at synth owners: the MIDIpal. This gadget can manipulate, tweak, filter, and generate MIDI streams to your heart’s content. For example, instead of pumping your synth through a delay/echo pedal, MIDIpal [ Continue ... ]Posted by xmidi at 9:41 amBicycle chain links as velcro alternative for guitar pedal boardMisc2 Responses »May 082012I recently picked up a very nice and lightweight pedal board made out of aluminum alloy tubing. This thing was a solid buy, comes with a softshell case, carrying strap, and some heavy duty two-inch velcro. As excited as I was to configure the order of my pedals and attach them to the pedalboard, one [ Continue ... ]Posted by xmidi at 8:09 amDJ Turntable CakeMiscNo Responses »Apr 262012When I got married in November 2009, my wife surprised me with a custom-made groom’s cake modeled after a Technics 1200 turntable (well, a 1210 actually). Easily the most badass cake I’ll ever eat. The cake was made by Luscious Layers in Chicago. (Click image for larger view)Posted by xmidi at 10:18 amTop Gift Ideas For MusiciansGear
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Dec 062011
Musicians can be a difficult bunch of people to buy gifts for. After all, music itself is a highly subjective thing, so it should come as no surprise that musicians can be very selective about the musical instruments and accessories they use. I’ve tried to curate a list of instruments and accessories that cover a [ Continue ... ]
Posted by xmidi at 7:30 am
VMeter LED Strip USB MIDI Controller

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Nov 202011
As an electronic musician, I always find it difficult to convey to a live audience what I’m actually doing behind my army of knobs and faders onstage. I mean, most people can relate the action of strumming a guitar to the sound that a guitar makes. There is an immediate and obvious connection between the [ Continue ... ]
Posted by xmidi at 3:36 pm
Use milliseconds instead of BPM for a more organic feeling in your music

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Nov 022011
Often times, I feel that electronic music can feel a bit too rigid. One of the ways that I combat that robotic feel is by introducing tiny bits of imperfections in my programming. For example, most delay/echo plugins allow you to set the time between the delays in two ways, either synced notes (say, every [ Continue ... ]
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