Deluge Drumming is Incredible!

Deluge Drumming is Incredible!
Today I decided to hook up my Alesis Trigger IO to the Deluge! The Trigger IO is a drum trigger to MIDI converter, allowing me to use my drum pads to trigger whatever I want. Since the Deluge allows for complete removal of quantization, live playing some drum parts into the sequencer goes over great. When you include the additions to the sequencer that the 4.0 firmware update brought, it becomes a truly incredible experience! Enjoy the video :)
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[@sinepilot]

My jaw dropped when you fixed the clipping by changing the polyphony. I never would have thought of that! Raised my Deluge game! I use the Rytm to finger drum into the Deluge sequencer just like this, and yeah, sometimes I have that problem. Thanks FB! I still haven't looked at the 4.0 changes, gotta get on that

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah haha, it's just something I've picked up from my experience with electronic drums and drum pads. It's not actually clipping, just cutting itself off :) Thanks for watching!

[@RSKT_music]

Always thought about hooking up my drum kit to the Deluge but never got around to it. Seeing that snare pattern instantly ping pong after recording though was absolutely awesome man! Thanks for sharing this with us :)

[@FreeBeat]

It made me so happy haha, I'm completely mindblown by the possibilities! Thanks for watching :)

[@hvhvgitaar]

OMG this is just ridiculously cool! Thanks. I have a tiny Roland TD1-DMK with meh kit sounds, so this really opens up a lot of possibilities, including for live stuff. Thanks for making this video !

[@FreeBeat]

That sounds like it will be an ideal controller for the Deluge! You should definitely let me know how it goes :)

[@mikiyosangyo1627]

Fantastic, Deluge is really the most awesome piece of gear! Thanks for your great tutorial!

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you!

[@mastaboog749]

Your channel is literally great! I was in the drumline myself in highschool and have wanted to incorporate me drumming rhythms into midi and then changing it from a drum to a bassline or something. I have even thought about mini drum sticks for my MPC. This is such a great idea. also wow looked into these deluge a little and these are quite impressive

[@FreeBeat]

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

[@brutallyremastered4255]

Great stuff-looking forward to the full kit.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks, me too!

[@rayderrich]

Wow triggering through those V-drums works like a charm, especially since you can actually drum. Nice job!

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah it was great, probably the smoothest MIDI snare I've ever recorded lol. Thanks for watching!

[@lucbelaid]

Yes excellent rhythmic exploration. Thank you for posting.

[@FreeBeat]

And thank you for watching!

[@ProfessorSynth]

Great demo, nice to see the Deluge used in a different way 👍

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@JackAcid]

This is ridiculously great! I don't drum but this is eye opening! Great work again my man!

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@jahovahjira]

I love love love this video!!!! Excellent demonstration FB!! So, as a drummer, would you have to say that this Deluge is capable of creating rhythms so complex they are not possible for a human alone to play live? I just can't believe any human could listen to the Deluge play what we just heard and then sit at a kit and physically repeat it. You're right when you say this capability opens up a whole new world of inspiration! Really coo stuff! Can't wait for you to upload a video applying this to one of you original songs!!! Thanks for sharing this!!!

[@FreeBeat]

Oh yeah absolutely haha. It's a bit of a two way street though, because the Deluge would also have a hard time perfectly emulating someone actually playing (even with it's 64th note zoom) Thanks for watching!

[@vertigev]

Very cool video, thanks!

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you so much!

[@401dB]

Immediate 👍🏼 - just what I was looking for!

[@danield_sounds]

Great insights , thank you !

[@FreeBeat]

Of course! Thanks for watching :)

[@phillippegreenough1971]

This. Is. Awesome. I'm adding an Alesis Trigger IO and drumpad to my GAS list right meow.

[@FreeBeat]

Right? It's so much fun haha. Just a heads up, the Trigger IO is discontinued, but you can get basically the same product from Ddrum called the DDrum Trigger Interface (DDTI). Thanks for watching!

[@rorz999]

The Deluge is so badass

[@FreeBeat]

It really is!

[@unclemick-synths]

Cool 👍. Inspiring me to dust off my faithful SPD-8 and show it some love!

[@FreeBeat]

That's a great piece of hardware!

[@ujjayisoundsystem]

Sick!

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@raytbrown2]

Very cool.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@iosmusicman]

That was so good it was depressing because (a) I wish I hadn’t given away my digital drums (I couldn’t really play them well to be fair) and (b) I want a deluge! Excellent . Cheers. Lee

[@FreeBeat]

Hahaha sorry to fuel the GAS, thanks for watching! Going to respond to your question soon by the way :)

[@xisotopex]

that is pretty cool.... I think it sounds better than could have been done programming step by step...

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@bungeechord1]

KAT, TrapKat, DITI, Yamaha Multi 12 or Alesis Strike Pad have an Alternate Mode. Cycle or Random LFO on the MPC also works well. 1010 Music Black Box also allows triggering rows. Been doing melodic arpeggieos with this gear for years.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching!

[@girlinagale]

That snare clip is excellent, there's no way I'd be able to put that in steps. Trouble is I have no drumming skills either.

[@FreeBeat]

I actually think it might be possible to get pretty close to this by sequencing! It would take a while, and a lot of trial and error, but the zoom view on the Deluge makes it seem possible. Thanks for watching!

[@thechronicnoizeco.6675]

Sweet.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks!

[@thechronicnoizeco.6675]

@@FreeBeat can you try it with an Drum Brute?

[@krazywabbit]

Superbooth 2022 - Drum Beam. You are welcome.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks, that's a big yes from me lol.

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

Awesome. I've been looking for this exact feature for years. I wonder if I can get something similar happening with my Maschine? I can borrow a drum pad and maybe a trigger io from a friend, so I'll see if I can get it happening and let you know if it works out. If you hear nothing, I didn't get to borrow the stuff (yet)

[@FreeBeat]

Oh yeah you should be able to at least trigger drum samples with the pads! I'm not familiar with the workflow outside of that so I'm not sure what else you could do with the setup, but I'd imagine it's worth checking out :)

[@theoliviaarchives4794]

Pretty awesome. So if you hold down a pad and twist the black center knob, it changes probability?

[@GuidoGautsch]

Yep!

[@alexeversbusch1154]

I’m trying this with an SPD-SX and the deluge seems to be “missing” a lot of notes when I do rolls like you’re doing. Any ideas??

[@FreeBeat]

Honestly I'm not sure. Are your retrigger and threshold settings set properly on the SPD?

[@alexeversbusch1154]

@@FreeBeat Seems like setting the resolution on the Deluge up to the max instead of the default did the trick. For future me: Press Shift + Press Main Menu knob in, scroll to defaults, and select resolution. Thanks for the super cool video! It got me inspired to incorporate the deluge into my live drumming.

[@alex-r-t]

Might be a weird idea: have you ever used your drum kit with a midi device like the Deluge to play something melodic (maybe there's a better term for it)? For instance: xylophone samples, steel drums, hammered dulcimer, or any other sample/synth really.

[@FreeBeat]

I did it once when I was playing with a band about 10 years ago, but all I did was use the stock melodic kit on the Roland TD-8 haha. I'll have to give that a shot!

[@jaysilence3314]

@@FreeBeat Please do! Much enjoyed this vid, thanks! Maybe bind the velocity of the LPF freq or stuff like that when playing a melodic synth with the drum kit?

[@FastRCToys]

How to rust in rythm... 😁

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching!