Introducing D2MS - The Augmented Drumming Sandbox For Monome Norns

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"D2MS (Drums 2 Midi Synths, Samplers, Sequencers…Something) is an Augmented Drumming script for the Monome Norns platform.

Born of an online collaboration between two Lines Forum (https://llllllll.co/) users phillwilson (MyOneManBand) and Illges.

D2MS is a sandbox environment for taking the velocity and gestural data from regular drum triggers, drum pads and e-drums. It allows drummers to use their regular playing to drive sequences of notes and execute a huge range of performance altering functions.

D2MS was built from the ground up with improvisation in mind, so there are “quick creation” features all over it, to randomise and remix midi data live.

Users can play a 'full band' performance from behind the drums and all editing and set design can be handled through a custom layout on the Norns Grid interface.

Key Features

· Use up to 16 inputs (incoming midi notes from pads, triggers etc)

· Each input can control up to 5 machine layers (MIDI note driving units) and 5 Trig Layers (utilities that modify a performance)
· Over 10 Machine types including;
Basic –For playing melodies
Riff – Ideal for bass-lines
Chord – Great for pads
Fixed – For non-chromatic samples and percussion
Strum – A semi-manual arpeggios
Stack – A rotating chord pack
…And many more

· Over 12 Trig Types including;
Conductor – To move between patterns and change instruments
Direction – To change playback order
Fill - To randomize note sequences
CC – To turn things such as Midi FX on and off dynamically
Gears – To create cascades of movement

…And many more


· 4 pages of 4 track lanes, each up to 16 steps long that can be chained freely in up to 16 patterns for a total maximum track lane of 256 notes per lane
· Full and detailed Midi CC automation and control through velocity
· An On-grid Play surface for pattern design and “in-the-box” performances.
· A root and scale system that can be modified on-the-fly during performance.

The Script itself is free to use for anyone with a Norns, Norns Shield or Norns Fates and a Grid (both official and Neotrellis are supported) and can be downloaded from https://github.com/illges/d2ms (Install within Maiden will follow in due course)."