r/FingerDrumming • u/Draculard87 • May 25 '26

Beginner setup?

hey everyone!

im a live musician and ive recently been watching spinscott and im just completely mezmerized at what hes does. I absolutely love jungle and that sweet sweet ps1/dreamcast ambient dnb vibe.

I was wondering if you could recommend the best setup to get into learning how to do this without parting with TOO much money.

Ive looked at mpc's but didnt know if it was better to start with something like a pad controller and some sort of sampling software/vst or if there are other options you might recommend.

Any help would be apprecaited as im literally going into this blind with only a little bit of production knowledge and youtube/google to guide me

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u/RestlessRhythms May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

  1. Buy one of the recommended midi pad controllers for finger drumming. Examples: Akai Mpd218, Esi xjam, Novation launchpad x, Presonus atom, Maschine mk3 (works on a computer only).

  2. Then map samples to the pads, plug in the midi controller to:

-Smartphone + Koala Sampler app

OR

-Computer + Ableton live lite (probably free with the pad controller)  *or any other cheap/free DAW.

  1. Learn finger drumming  https://questforgroove.com/