Hi ,
New to the forum and a newbie to the MIDI set-ups topic .
I’ve been wondering if you can set the nord 3p drum or the SPD-30 to trigger the audio tracks of the Digitakt via midi for live stick drumming the samples .
I’ve stumbled upon previous pretty useful threads mentioning the elecrtibe and the MPDs but couldn’t find a conclusive answer for the Nord .
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You just need something that can trigger midi notes on 8 differents channel and it will work. Also be sure there is a midi out on your controller, or you will need an USB-MIDI host to convert midi over usb in legacy midi.
Or just send to one channel - the auto channel - and play the lowest 8 notes.
I see …
Thanks !
Any idea if the nord is compatible with MIDI notes commands?
Or any recommendations for another product that might achieve this goal?
QuNeo can be found pretty cheap.
You can prepare up to 16 different configs and then recall them without a computer.
I’m actually looking for a full sized pad controller for more “traditional drumming” (with sticks, like the SPD) .
Looks like a decent tool for finger-drumming though .
Have used a Yamaha DTX-multi 12 with my Digitakt. Had no problems with that combination (only a shorter test, but worked fine recording midi to DT, and trigger samples). Have not used my Nord Drum 3p with DT yet, but used it as midi pad for Logic X, no problem, should work fine with DT (easy to set up separate midi channels/notes). Had a spd-30 which I sold long before I got DT, but can’t imagine it wouldent work with DT. But download the manual and read up in case you are considering it.
Sure this works ?
I’d say you would play a major scale on the selected track.
I don’t have a Digitakt so I can’t verify personally, but the DT manual (8.4 “MIDI Notes”) says:
Of the 128 notes in the standard MIDI range, Note numbers 0–7 correspond to notes C0 through to G0, the leftmost octave (which is sometimes called C-2–G-2 in certain applications). These notes will trigger the Sound of track 1 through track 8, respectively (provided they are set to their default channels 1-8). These notes values map to each of the eight tracks, regardless of which track is active.
The first eight notes would not comprise a major scale, anyway. 
The manual (page 12) for the Nord Drum 3P says that it can respond to assigned MIDI notes for each of its six sound channels. It seems likely, but it needs an owner to confirm, that it can assign MIDI notes to be transmitted in response to its pads.
I use a KMI Boppad, it works pretty well with sticks (IMO! I’m no drummer 
). You do need a USB MIDI host for it, though.
Recently got the ND 3p so not very familiar with it yet (grain of salt), just did a quick test, seems like ND is not sending midi channel/pad (could be something Im missing). However it’s possible as mentioned above to play DT channels using the Global channel from ND to the auto channel on DT and use notes 0-7.
So let’s see if I get it ,
You can trigger the DT channels with the ND only using the Global channel on the ND which means it can:
“assign MIDI notes to be transmitted in response to its pads “ ? As PeterHanes wrote .
However , it does not send MIDI in separate channels ?
Again, quite new to MIDI setups so hoping I’m not just mixing the terms up…
(BTW you guys are really awesome for taking the time to answer )
That seems to be confirmed by @Epoxy.
That would have to be confirmed by an owner, but in any case this capability would not be required for your stated use case in your original post.
You’re right , I was just trying to figure out if that’s what @Epoxy meant by saying:
Probably will pull the trigger on purchasing the ND now as it seems to be a good option for this purpose.
Given that Im not super versed in midi and only just got my ND:
I can set a global ch on ND, then assign each pad with one of the note numbers 0-7 which corelates to ch 1-8 on DT. So yes you can trigger individual samples on DT using ND this way. The other option would to set each pad to its own midi channel, which I’ve not been able to do, but that could be me missing something.
Side note:
If you are a drummer and have the possibility, I recommend to test as many different pads as possible before buying. My take is that different pads have really different velocity response and feel, besides their features.
Personally I like the ND 3p very much, but if you are planning to use the pad as drum replacement you migth find that the 6 pads and no hihat ctrl is to limiting.
The Digitakt doesn´t support USB MIDI?
And what do you think about this user experience? Do you feel the same?
Yes it does, but it’s not a USB host so you still need a MIDI hub such as MIO4 (or a computer) for every MUDI USB device to talk with each other.
No, mine doesn’t jitter like that, pressure and velocity seem pretty stable and repeatable in my usage. I like it, but I am not a very good drummer so I may not be the best reviewer