Nord Drum 3p. Stock Sound Banks That I Liked. Played By Hands.

I was wondering is it possible to play Nord Drum pads with fingers and YES - it is very cool. Synth responds to every micro strike, it is fast and very fun to play. Fell in love with this thing instantly.

Now i plan to integrate it to my upcoming looping setup (handpans, framedrum, guitar, vocal etc).
And i will start to learn how to play with a kick and sticks too =)

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So far I’ve only been studying it for two days, but here’s what I managed to understand:

1) I am not a drummer and i dont have skill with drumsticks, so I was wondering if it was possible to play the Nord with my fingers. It is more than possible. I tried Korg Wavedrums and Roland Spd, there is something to compare with. So here it is. Nord's response is lightning fast, it reacts to light touches (sensitivity can be adjusted on three parameters, there is a Hand Mode). Therefore, fluttering rudiments and small rolls are perfectly readable and I enjoy this responsiveness 😍

2) This is not a sampler into which you load sounds and play back (there is something robotic, “dead” in this concept).
It is a synthesizer in which every sound is dynamically generated. One of its coolest features is that some parameters (mainly decay time and pitch) can be tied to the strength of the strike. For example, the stronger you strike, the higher the note of the bell sounds, etc.
Synthesis allows you to tinker with existing sounds and create new ones from scratch (the process is implemented quite conveniently and you quickly remember where everything is).

It's fun to try to create traditional percussion sounds on it (though of course it can't replace a live djembe or the overtone-rich sound of cymbals), but what it does best is create cool sounds at the intersection of electronic and organic, most of which will fit into any set.

In addition to drums, it can create bass, bells, ambient sounds and noise textures. It's not only a percussion/melodic instrument, it's a sound design machine 😱

+ now I have the MOST awesome trigger pedal for the kick drum, with which I can finally learn to drum like on a kit))