Why I Use a MIDI Breath Controller

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@ZachHeyde 2 ай бұрын

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@matthewstewart317 Жыл бұрын

I have been wanted this breath controller for a while. This video really showed me how to use it but also the differance between fader/breath controller. Great video. Love the content!

@ivantorrent495 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is a pure treasure! Great job man!

@HeyItsPaul Жыл бұрын

Looooove my breath controller. As a brass player it is the most logical way for me to program modulation. And it helps hide some of my terrible keyboard skills!

@bmcrossland Жыл бұрын

Great explanation and demonstration! Thanks Zach

@kidsplaymusic Жыл бұрын

great stuff... so interesting and enjoyable... I have learned many things already cause of your teaching... Thanks.

@tsmiguel Жыл бұрын

Thanks Zach really usefull for me. I had the same feeliing about BC and strings favoring the MW over the Bc for realism 😊

@KevinKuschel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this overview. Super interested in getting one!

@COLFAXHOTEL Жыл бұрын

thank you for telling composers to actually play music. without getting to[o] into it. i wrote a thesis studying the performance practice of pianists in the late 19th C. back then improvisation was crucial to how they introduced new repertoire. and what i came across is that it was virtually unheard of (unintended pun) to see a composer who didn't play something. it's crazy to me to see now how many composers don't even play an instrument.

@danieldavismusic Жыл бұрын

This is a super sweet tool! Definitely considering adding this to my arsenal. Btw - I adore my DT 990's. Most comfortable and transparent headphones I've ever had.

@OfficialStevenCravis 11 ай бұрын

Zach, 0:25 that’s one of the funniest openings to a video I’ve heard! Also, you’re brilliant and your videos are very enlightening!

@anatomicallymodernhuman5175 Жыл бұрын

I used the Yamaha one a lot back in the DX7 days. You and Matias have got me wanting to get that one.

@Zaccyonline Ай бұрын

Love this. Very expressive.

@rogerhewettmusic Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thank you!

@michaelrasbury Жыл бұрын

Great video! I also use that device exactly as you do but I really recommend trying out some modeled instruments with it. If you think it is expressive with sample libraries wait till you use it with audio modeling‘s wind instruments or other similar libraries!

@BrianBisetti Жыл бұрын

Oh man. YES. SWAM brass and winds are sexy as hell with a breath controller. I don’t know why anyone bothers with sampled brass anymore.

@martin-raison-music-composer Жыл бұрын

What are " modeled instruments"? Thanks

@qomplex Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Didn’t know this type of midi controller existed. Music and technology….Thank you for sharing.

@danwentz Жыл бұрын

Very cool, will be getting this

@Norwegian_Human Жыл бұрын

Very new to the music creation world, really cool way of doing it :D

@mycar4321 Жыл бұрын

Hi Zach. Really appreciate this demo. I've been watching many video's about the bbc1. I am wondering why you chose the bbc1 instead of the bbc2 which adds nod and tilt? Unless you had bought that before the bbc2 was released. In that case which one would you recommend. I'm learning to compose for movie, media, and video games.

@robertbcardoza 10 ай бұрын

Looking at this as a non-musician (well, out of practice I suppose) , this looks like a neat tool to set up macros with. Like having a whistle to command your computer.

@TrishCausey Жыл бұрын

Love the Benedictus motif!

@awesomewinter3103 4 ай бұрын

cool review!

@FilipeCaldeira14 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@totalmusicfreedom Жыл бұрын

Thanks Zach. I also have a TEC BBC breath controller. When it comes to strings, have you experimented with the "head tilt" controller for controlling CC1 and/or CC11? I also combine the "bite control" feature for vibrato - so you get a tilting head for modulation and a bite to add vib. Sure you look like Stevie Wonder with a migraine but it works quite well!

@ZachHeyde Жыл бұрын

I haven't actually, but will probably give it a try someday haha!

@dbmusicproductions9181 Жыл бұрын

Hey Greg, do you use the bite controller a lot? Is the extra weight noticeable? I’m looking at purchasing the TEC with or without the bite controller.

@totalmusicfreedom Жыл бұрын

Hi@@dbmusicproductions9181, I can't profess total expertise with the TEC controller and I don't use it as a matter of course. That said, I don't think the extra weight would be noticeable (given that I don't know what it would be like without it. I only know the TEC with the bite controller so that's my only reference point). It takes a bit of bending and twisting the holder/frame to feel comfortable and well balanced. If you don't get this right, it can sometimes feel a little awkward in the mouth but with some patience it works out just fine. I wouldn't say the bite controller is a game-changer. It's just another CC you can control in real-time so it's more flexible, but if you don't have it, you could simply play in any other CCs after the fact. Hope that helps...

@TrailLightMusic 7 ай бұрын

Hi Zach, great video on the breath controller. I struggle with the modwheel on my keyboard, short throw and always a jerky looking pattern to fix, so looking for another option. Question though, do you ever use expression CC7 along with modulation CC1? Or just CC1 only? Thx!

@pakmanmusik 3 ай бұрын

very cool.

@mazmahjoobi 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! I have a breath controller with an 1/8" jack that I used to use with a MIDI keyboard that had a breath controller input that I no longer have. Do you know if there is an interface that would make it useable for me? Thank you!

@peterreynolds8146 Жыл бұрын

Gr8 video ❤ How are you connecting to midi etc. ?

@kwameryan Жыл бұрын

Hi Zach! Thanks for your excellent videos! I discovered you from Mattia's channel and love what you do too! I was wondering what happens to the controller input when you breathe. Does it go down to zero or does it stop where it was when you stopped breathing into it?

@ZachHeyde Жыл бұрын

Good question! It goes to zero, and I re-draw over that section 👍🏻

@_victor_piano 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video! every needed! I woudl ike to ask you if can be used as simple as connect it directly with the piano that has usb? or it requires use of computer and other sofware? I would like to try it with a casio, but not sure if it is allow me that. Thank you in advanced.

@LanzaroteShowcase 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting. So does it respond to double or triple tongued attack at the front of notes?

@rik-keymusic160 Жыл бұрын

You tried the swam products ? It’s really insanely good 😅

@edwin_art_studio414 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@Po1itica11yNcorrect 9 ай бұрын

I've had this exact same breath controller for a year now and have never been able to get it to connect to my DAW. Instructions on getting the DAW to recognize it and connect are non-existent online. So now it just hangs unused on a hook on my desk.

@henrikgustav2294 2 ай бұрын

Would this be useful for … say.. electric guitar vsts?

@datisookzo 11 ай бұрын

What flute sample do you use in the example?

@ZachHeyde 9 ай бұрын

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@mrkeeny Жыл бұрын

Have you tried a Yamaha VL synth?

@klemens33331 10 ай бұрын

Today it arrived, but I still don't know how to connect it to my Tyros 3. I think it has to go via a PC and a specialized App? Any help on that would be greatly appreciated, Joh from Australia

@Po1itica11yNcorrect 9 ай бұрын

I've had mine for a year now and have the same problem. I've never been able to use it because I can't get it to connect.

@AAyaPercussion 7 ай бұрын

Could this be used with a kick drum sound?

@user-im7yc3ux5r Жыл бұрын

Cen i connect breath controller to korg pa 300 please

@sui81 Жыл бұрын

Do i need a Midi Controller Keyboard with "Midi In" to use a Breath Controller?

@musar03580 Жыл бұрын

I have similar questions. I am already convinced of a breath controller's usefulness, but I don't know how to make to make the necessary connections. I have a DX7s keyboard but Yamaha's original BC1 controller is no longer in production. Wondering if I can use this TEC controller with my DX7s instead.

@officialnoslenj Жыл бұрын

Zach, I purchased this same breath controller about 2 years ago. I could never figure out how to set it up in the instruments in Logic Pro. So, it’s been collecting dust. Also, how do you get the virtual instruments in your template to sound so good? I think I’m doing something wrong. I have VSL Special Editions. When I’m trying to record midi I can barely hear the instruments, and they really don’t sound like their characteristic instruments. Sorry to ask all of these questions but you seem to have videos that I can follow along and understand so I thought that I would ask. Many people on KZfaq or these “online courses “ skip a lot and assume things that people like me don’t know. And asking for help in the forums is almost like asking to be ridiculed for what you don’t know. I just thought I would ask.

@ZachHeyde Жыл бұрын

Hey Jon, that's a HUGE question worth hours of material and years of practice. MIDI realism happens over time through lots of trial and error, listening and imitation, and learning your software. This video might help as a starting point for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdKqfZmSrtnDm3k.html Hope it helps as a launching pad 👍🏻

@officialnoslenj Жыл бұрын

@@ZachHeyde thank you. Maybe that’s the problem. I haven’t put in the time of practice. I will start with this video and do some practicing

@kdhgaming Жыл бұрын

Hey a I had a quick question for you. I got a Mac Mini recently and want to start to record different songs BUT can’t find software that records the internal audio where you can also hear it. My question is what screen recording software do you use?

@ZachHeyde Жыл бұрын

I use Loopback for internal audio, and OBS for screen recording!

@kdhgaming Жыл бұрын

@@ZachHeyde ok thank you so much