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“I was frustrated by my own lack of progress learning to play piano and bass guitar,” says Melodics CEO Sam Gribben, who launched the company after leaving the chief role at digital DJ giant Serato. Melodics now wants to do the same for keyboard players, today (November 29) launching a set of keyboard lessons in the same format that will teach you finger positioning, timing and more. It works a little like Guitar Hero, except it’s compatible with your existing MIDI controller plug it in, load up a lesson, follow along with the tutorial, then when you’re ready to be tested, you hit the pads in time with the notes scrolling along the screen as they pass the finish line. In 2015, the company launched a desktop app that helps producers improve their finger-drumming skills with controllers like the Ableton Push and Maschine. New Zealand-based startup Melodics thinks it has a solution.

But where do you start, especially if you don’t have the time or the money to commit to proper lessons? If you’re like me though, you probably wish you’d started learning piano as a child so you can actually play your MIDI keyboard proper, rather than just using it as a device for browsing presets and triggering chords with a single finger press.

Serial for melodics how to#

Clip launching and scale modes on controllers like the Push and Launchpad mean that you don’t even need to know how to play an instrument to get ideas down. Here’s how CEO Sam Gribben aims to help turn bedroom producers into skilled instrumentalists.Īpps, MIDI controllers and DAWs like Ableton Live have made it easier to make music than ever. New Zealand startup Melodics, whose finger-drumming tutorial app has been helping musicians’ MPC skills since 2015, has today launched a set of more than 500 keyboard lessons that work with existing MIDI controllers.