Andrew Norris

Music Tech Geek | DJ | Producer | Gamer

Please find below links to things I’ve created using a combination of a computer and my brain / bodily appendages / internal organs.

Almost everything is free so if you like what I do, and want to show some appreciation, you can buy me a coffee or donate through PayPal.

If you’ve arrived here from a link to digitaldjtools.net, please note that I have now taken this website down. I really wanted to start promoting my work as an individual rather than through a faceless website and it was restricting me in that I couldn’t share any projects other than DJ-based ones. Moving away from this meant that I could share everything I’ve made from one place.

Music Tech

Audio apps, Max4Live devices and touchscreen MIDI controller templates / mappings I’ve made.

Standalone Apps

Dubby 2

Standalone app (Mac/PC) which emulates a classic Dub Siren sound, found commonly in dub reggae and other musical genres. Pay what you want (£1 minimum).

<Crescendo

Standalone app (Mac/PC) for creating riser / uplifter sound effects or evolving soundscapes and exporting them as samples. Pay what you want (£2 minimum).

Max For Live Devices

Dubby 2 M4L Edition

Emulates a classic Dub Siren sound, found commonly in dub reggae and other musical genres. Pay what you want (£1 minimum).

Korg Minilogue Controller

Provides 2-way control of the Korg Minilogue synth’s parameters. Push 1 & 2 compatible. Features ‘randomise’ button for generating new sounds.

Session Idea Generator

Helps create ideas for projects by randomly generating a suggested song title, sub-genre, time signature, BPM and key.

Sub-Genre Generator

Randomly generates names of musical sub-genres. Some sensible, some ridiculous.

Song Name Generator

Randomly generates suggested song names. Designed to assist those who tend to name new projects, ‘new1.als’, ‘untitled56.als’, etc.

Alesis DM Lite Fix

Fixes the problem with the open hi-hat on the Alesis DM Lite drum kit not playing the correct MIDI note when triggered.

Ableton Live Racks

‘Scratchy’ Instrument Rack

An instrument rack for Ableton Live Suite which produces a choppy, rhythmic, ‘scratchy’ sound when any MIDI note is played.

Touchscreen MIDI Controllers for Traktor

‘Jog-On’ DJ Controller for TouchOSC

MIDI controller template included with the TouchOSC app for iOS & Android. Setup instructions and Traktor mapping are here. Free download.

‘Mashy’ DJ Controller for Lemur

MIDI controller template for Lemur (iOS app) with mapping for Traktor Pro DJ software. Free download.

‘Mashy’ DJ Controller for TouchOSC

MIDI controller template for TouchOSC (iOS app) with mapping for Traktor Pro DJ Software. Free Download.

Remix Decks DJ Controller for TouchOSC

MIDI controller template for TouchOSC (iOS app) with mapping for Traktor Pro DJ software. Free download.

Scratch Samples

‘Ahhh’ Scratch

Download (right-click, save as)

‘Fresssh’ Scratch

Download (right-click, save as)

‘Ahhh’ & ‘Fresssh’ Scratches

Appearing originally at the end of ‘Change The Beat’ by Fab 5 Freddy and now considered public domain, these are the basic tools of a scratch DJ. In the film, “Scratch” by Doug Pray, DJ Q-Bert mentions that using these sounds is the best way of judging of a DJ’s skills, comparing their use to a guitarist playing a plain acoustic guitar.

Download the samples using the links to the left, drop them in Traktor / Serato and have fun!

Music and Mixes

Links to DJ mixes and music I’ve created. All available for free download.

DJ Maurice Norris

Collection of music I’ve written and DJ mixes I’ve made as DJ Maurice Norris. Covering a wide range of musical genres including drum & bass, hip hop, electro swing, and lounge.