The previous post explained how drum modules work and questioned if you need a dedicated drum module just to trigger sounds in Superior Drummer 3 (SD3) or other drum software. I decided to go with an ‘e-drum to MIDI’...

In my previous post I considered several options for building up an e-drum kit on a modest budget. I ended up questioning whether I actually needed a drum module at all. Is there a way to trigger drum software...

This post looks at options for building up an electronic drum kit - or “e-drums” - on a relatively modest budget. I love playing acoustic drums but there’s no getting away from the noise they make, and my budget Mapex...

It’s 5 years since I said Hello World with my first blog post using the free GitHub Pages. In the meantime it’s become much easier to create a blog like this, and it still costs nothing so long...

Earlier this year I looked briefly at vector maps in the browser using the tools and services provided by Mapbox. This post delves deeper; we’ll create Mapbox Vector Tiles (MVT) without using the Mapbox stack, and for good measure...

An interactive map of 1.6 million postcodes in Great Britain using Tableau Public prompted by a tweet from Brian Timoney. I’m increasingly turning to statistical and analytical tools to manipulate and visualise large geospatial datasets, and Tableau proves...

This article describes building a vector mapping demo using Mapbox tools and open data published by Ordnance Survey and Land Registry.

Today marks the launch of four new Ordnance Survey open data products and I’ll be covering all...

This is my blog, created using Jekyll Now and hosted on GitHub Pages.

Let’s clear up all this "git" stuff first. Git (noun, informal) is an unpleasant or contemptible person. Git is also a distributed version control system. Try not...