Comments on: Video: Hands On With The New Axis MIDI Controller http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/02/10/video-hands-on-with-the-c-thru-music-axis-midi-controller/ Electronic music news, synthesizers, reviews and more! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:28:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: shamaniaq http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/02/10/video-hands-on-with-the-c-thru-music-axis-midi-controller/#comment-125650 shamaniaq Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:47:33 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/02/10/video-hands-on-with-the-c-thru-music-axis-midi-controller/#comment-125650 The AXIS-64 turned up when I was browsing around looking at Tenori-On pages. These two and the Genosys Octopus are fascinating (and expensive) non-traditional controllers. One of these days, i will buy one. Why? I am starting to enjoy the DIMENSIONALITY of playing in 2D rather than a traditional keboard. Inspired by first by the Genosys and then these products, I bought two Korg padKontrols (32 velocity sensitive pads, each tunable to a range of notes) and have been composing pieces played on the 4x8 pad array. Connected to these are a Novation X-Station 25, Dave Smith Prophet '08, Alesis Micron and Roland Fantom-X6. The ability to structure compositions in a different space, using layers, splits, arpeggiators, gated synth patterns and drum kits, and jam MIDI from channel to channel at the synth, makes for some very rich pieces, even when playing only eight to 16 pads at a time. All of these products are inspiring...but I want more than they can yet do! And I absolutely believe they will get there. The AXIS-64 turned up when I was browsing around looking at Tenori-On pages. These two and the Genosys Octopus are fascinating (and expensive) non-traditional controllers. One of these days, i will buy one. Why? I am starting to enjoy the DIMENSIONALITY of playing in 2D rather than a traditional keboard. Inspired by first by the Genosys and then these products, I bought two Korg padKontrols (32 velocity sensitive pads, each tunable to a range of notes) and have been composing pieces played on the 4×8 pad array. Connected to these are a Novation X-Station 25, Dave Smith Prophet ‘08, Alesis Micron and Roland Fantom-X6. The ability to structure compositions in a different space, using layers, splits, arpeggiators, gated synth patterns and drum kits, and jam MIDI from channel to channel at the synth, makes for some very rich pieces, even when playing only eight to 16 pads at a time. All of these products are inspiring…but I want more than they can yet do! And I absolutely believe they will get there.

]]> By: lordbanjo http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/02/10/video-hands-on-with-the-c-thru-music-axis-midi-controller/#comment-7177 lordbanjo Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:58:06 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/02/10/video-hands-on-with-the-c-thru-music-axis-midi-controller/#comment-7177 Wow! I love how it can do one-handed chords and easy glissandos. The one thing that seems missing is velocity-sensitivity? Wow! I love how it can do one-handed chords and easy glissandos. The one thing that seems missing is velocity-sensitivity?

]]> By: Anal Log http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/02/10/video-hands-on-with-the-c-thru-music-axis-midi-controller/#comment-188 Anal Log Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:54:33 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/02/10/video-hands-on-with-the-c-thru-music-axis-midi-controller/#comment-188 Completely bizarre! Looks like it would take a long time to figure out, but also like it would make playing some things really easy. Completely bizarre!

Looks like it would take a long time to figure out, but also like it would make playing some things really easy.

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