I’m typically one of these people who never upgrades, but since they added the new 64 pad mode, it made sense. Anything you’re using in the upgrade (apart from the bits you added)? I don’t really do any special finger exercises other than jamming all the time and trying new stuff/patterns as I discover them. In terms of staying nimble, I treat it just like I would guitar or drums - practice all the time. Because of how much power there is in great sound design and minimalism, there’s a lot of room to do something incredible which is actually quite simple. One of the things that interests me the most about it is the balance between sound design and performance technique. It lets me break out of the confines of linear music programming to infuse something alive into the sinews of my music. He joins us to share some tips for live performance, production, DJing, and more.Ĭan you talk a bit about finger drumming? How do you practice / how do you stay nimble?įor me, finger drumming is a chance to truly play electronic music like an instrument. Since he, frankly, makes most of us look bad with his agile use of the Push hardware, I wanted CDM to talk to him more about what he’s doing. Mad Zach’s five free Drum Racks accompany today’s release of Ableton Live 9.2. All those pads – it took virtuoso finger drummer Mad Zach to take advantage of them.
