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It also makes Were you ready for it? If so, what was ment failure is far more unforgiving sense to keep a set of backups in the your strategy? than is the malfunction of a tradi- cloud. Although it won’t help you if GINO ROBAIR In the high-stakes world of profes- tional musical instrument. Replacing you’re in a venue without access to EDITOR IN CHIEF sional audio, redundancies are built a broken guitar string or drum head stable Internet connectivity, it’s worth [email protected] into a production to avoid show-stop- is trivial compared to dealing with a having it there in other situations. ping failures. But while major acts with complete drive failure on your laptop What is your backup plan when millions of dollars riding on a tour can where you’ve carefully organized sev- your system goes down? If you al- jvtt|up{ aford to have fully duplicated systems eral GB of data. And because most of ready have a system in place, we’d at the ready, the rest of us must find us have a complex, customized setup, love to hear about it: Send us an email clever ways to be prepared for disaster. there is no one-size-fits-all solution detailing the setup. We will gather If you are planning to do any kind of (other than having a fully redundant the best ones together in a future ar- work in front of others and you haven’t system at the gig with you, of course). ticle on the topic to share with the given this some thought, it is time to I’ve met artists who carry a com- rest of our readers. t|zpjG{olvyGihzpjzGmvyG The Really Useful t|zpjGwyvk|jlyzG|umhtpsphyG Piano Poster } ~p{oG{olGrlivhyk rom my own experience as a teacher, I know that visual aids are very useful, especially with something as initially confusing as music theory. But while it would be perfectly appropriate to hang The Really Useful Piano Poster on the wall in a piano-teaching studio, its mdesigner, Domenico Arenare, conceived of it for a dierent audience: It is designed for musicians and music producers who don’t have a full understanding of music theory or a background in keyboard playing, but who occasionally need a reference. “When producing music, I used to use a number of online resources, apps, and good old-fashioned pieces of paper to look up dierent scales, chords and diagrams,” Arenare explains about the genesis of The Really Useful Piano Poster. “But I wanted a much easier, more immediate way to access all of this information, so I brought it all together onto one poster.” The graphical density of the poster looks intimidating at first, but the information is logically organized and simple to follow. The main section shows 48 scales and 60 chords: Each row is based on a note name, start- ing from C at the top and moving chromatically to B. The columns (from left to right) include the major scale and the three minor scales with left- and right-hand fingerings, followed by the root positions of basic chord shapes (major, minor, augmented, diminished, dominant seventh). Also shown are where the notes reside on the grand sta, diatonic chord names, and the circle of fifths. Its large format, colorful design, and quality printing make it easy to read at a distance. Arenare’s Kickstarter campaign to fund the poster brought in nearly four times the stated goal when it ended in late April. By the time you read this, The Really Useful Piano Poster will be available for direct order in several formats from thereallyusefulpianoposter.com: as a digital download in PDF format for £10; printed on an A1 size (23.4" x 33.1") pa- per in a Standard (folded) version for £15 including shipping; A1 size but rolled in a paper tube for £15 plus shipping; and in a Deluxe version (higher-quality paper and silver-foil debossing on the logo) for £25 plus shipping. —Gino Robair XW JULY 2018 £Glt|zpjphuUjvt ADVENTURES IN DIY BY DAVID BATTINO Last night, I printed my own MIDI controller. The secret ingredient was Overlay De- Welcome to signer, a new software feature for the Sensel Morph (sensel.com; $299). Morph, as the My Pad name implies, is a highly customizable touchpad and a terrific platform for DIY proj- ects. It’s beautifully designed from brushed aluminum, about 6.75 inches tall, 9.5 inches Build the Perfect wide, and a quarter-inch thick. The top surface holds some 20,000 pressure sensors MIDI Controller with that Sensel says can detect 32,000 levels of force. That’s responsive enough to handle everything from paintbrushes to drumsticks. Sensel Morph To keep you oriented, the Morph ofers silicone rubber overlays ($35 each) with con- trol layouts ranging from computer keys to drum pads (see Figure 1).