Right now I am mostly using an Akai MPC 2000XL master sampling MIDI controler and an Alesis QS6.1 as a synth keyboard (Korg makes great synths, I like the Triton... but I think if I get another I would get a Motif). I actually do not do a lot of live playing, rather I am more into production; rhythm and music programing. As far as I can tell my Alesis cannot perform quarter-tones. On the MPC I can take a sampled note and tune it to semi-tones, but I can assign it to a control slider kinda like a fretless instrament so I think that I could get away with it in that manner?!
Right now I am getting some ideas together to make Morrocan Dub music based off of traditional Berber music and Gnawa. What striked me was how simular it is to American blues and jazz (which I know a bit more about
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Got any scales and/or progressions/licks to point me in the right direction? Anything is greatly appreciated.
By the way, I saw in another thread that your band went to do some recording, how did it go? I hope that you tore down the system!