Hi - I know this is going to irk the professionals and those who've invested a lot of time in MIDI, but please bear with me, as I am just getting started. I will study and get to know MIDI as I get the chance, but I also learn by example, and this will help.
Specifically, I want to use a keyboard sustain pedal as a kick drum trigger. Maybe I am thinking of this the wrong way, but I was thinking that I could connect the pedal to the Expression input on my MK49, which is connected to my iPad running MusicStudio (with its Drum Kit set selected), and somehow map the pedal's "note" to trigger the bass drum note, which is the lowest C key.
I just don't understand enough of the MIDI terminology, I guess, to figure out what the Controller, Channel, Program and any other settings should be.
I have watched some videos on MIDI - including some guy who is doing what I want to do with another keyboard (YouTube video WQereUXWGvc), but he is so high, I just can't get through it. Plus, I can't translate the actions listed in his text into what I am reading in the MK49 manual. I am sure that's because I don't grasp MIDI yet.
I've also started a couple of MIDI tutorials, but just haven't had the time to really put into it to this point. Anyway, the point is, I've given some effort to understand it, and I think if someone can just explain how I'd accomplish this particular task, it would probably connect some dots for me in overall understanding. I want to try and make this happen for an event that is coming up, so it can't wait until I get through a set of MIDI courses.
Anyone willing to help me out? I'd appreciate it.
HP