# Ability to play and record finger drumming style performance with both hands **URL:** \ **Category:** Archive\ **Tags:** grid, resolved, play\ **Created:** [February 14, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830 "2023-02-14T08:37:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/ambivalence/32/296_2.png) [@ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/ambivalence)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/1 "2023-02-14T08:37:07Z")
### What is the problem? Currently players have the ability to play different notes of the same sample using the View Controller. However, they can’t play multiple samples at once, finger drumming style. ### What do you want to achieve? Having an ability to load (partial?) pool of samples into the view controller and trigger them from there directly. ### Are there any workarounds? No. ### Any links to related discussions? - [Audio steps playable via MIDI](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/making-samples-on-the-play-playable-via-midi/587) ### Any references to other products? Tracker can do it: [![](https://backstage.polyend.com/uploads/default/original/1X/27ed629249ad1cfd15191c071dea274823bce79d.jpeg "Tracker Tips - Finger Drum Slices") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsqwJc-uTvk) Elektron devices like Digitakt or Syntakt. ---
**Author:** ![icaria36](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/icaria36/32/2337_2.png) [@icaria36](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/icaria36)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/2 "2023-02-20T08:23:03Z")
Thank you, @ambivalence. Moving this part to the comments to keep the wish focused in a single feature: > [@ambivalence](#): > > As an addition, user could use _hold sample pad + hold page pad_ to create a standard controller view for a selected sample to have different notes for it. Holding that page pad + tweaking the main encoder near the display could tweak octaves for it, for example. > > This also could be a part of the solution for [midi accessible sample pool](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/making-samples-on-the-play-playable-via-midi/587). ---
**Author:** ![icaria36](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/icaria36/32/2337_2.png) [@icaria36](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/icaria36)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/3 "2023-02-20T08:29:19Z")
> [@ambivalence](#): > > Would be great to have an option to load a current sample pool there. Load the entire sample pool? For finger drumming and similar cases, the player needs to have control over which sample goes where. Using the View Controller could be one way to achieve this finger drumming use case, but not the only one. Imagine that you could use the regular sequencer pads in a “finger play” mode. You have more flexibility to organize your pads, you have more pads, and (probably the most important?) you would be triggering not the raw samples but steps with all their effects. ---
**Author:** ![ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/ambivalence/32/296_2.png) [@ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/ambivalence)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/4 "2023-02-20T12:59:38Z")
@icaria36 Absolutely agree on both points: no need to load all samples there, and the regular pads may be even better. I’ll make some changes, check if it’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![miropoly](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/miropoly/32/45_2.png) [@miropoly](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/miropoly)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/6 "2023-02-21T12:04:51Z")
Hi @ambivalence, you can do this currently by holding main Encoder pushed: does this solve your problem? Cheers, Miro ---
**Author:** ![ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/ambivalence/32/296_2.png) [@ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/ambivalence)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/7 "2023-02-21T12:45:36Z")
hey! seems like this feature provides convenient previews rather than finger drumming options since it implies using only one hand. I thought it could be something allowing to use _live rec_ too. originally, I suggested new multi-sample possibilities for the controller view as it was made for triggering samples from the beginning. I can edit the post if we should lean in that direction. ---
**Author:** ![miropoly](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/miropoly/32/45_2.png) [@miropoly](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/miropoly)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/8 "2023-02-21T12:53:47Z")
Hello 🙂 It gives the “ability to trigger samples directly with pads”, so please rephrase the title if you have another idea. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/ambivalence/32/296_2.png) [@ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/ambivalence)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/9 "2023-02-21T13:03:53Z")
made some changes, dunno if this explains the idea better 👍 ---
**Author:** ![miropoly](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/miropoly/32/45_2.png) [@miropoly](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/miropoly)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/10 "2023-02-27T11:37:33Z")
@here thanks for your contribution! The wish in now open for voting 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![icaria36](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/icaria36/32/2337_2.png) [@icaria36](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/icaria36)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/12 "2023-06-20T22:08:34Z")
Mmmmmok… 😅 [![](https://backstage.polyend.com/uploads/default/original/2X/6/61da974a5c320257219b74aee09a828140519ba1.jpeg "Wait, there's a way to finger drum on Polyend Play?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pt2QZ_fCYM) ---
**Author:** ![icaria36](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/icaria36/32/2337_2.png) [@icaria36](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/icaria36)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/13 "2024-11-19T09:48:09Z")
See [Beta Firmware: Play and Play+ Live Finger Drumming Mode](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/beta-firmware-play-and-play-live-finger-drumming-mode/15638). ---
**Author:** ![miropoly](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/miropoly/32/45_2.png) [@miropoly](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/miropoly)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/14 "2025-03-06T11:14:49Z")
Hi @here , this feature is partly in beta! Please consider trying it out and let us know if you like the solution: [Play 1.6.0 and Play Plus 1.2.0 Beta #2](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/play-1-6-0-and-play-plus-1-2-0-beta-2/19220) ---
**Author:** ![borsuk](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/borsuk/32/582_2.png) [@borsuk](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/borsuk)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/15 "2025-04-30T08:12:21Z")
@here I’m glad to inform this wish has been granted with the latest official Play/Play+ update: [Anouncing Play 1.6.0 / Play+ 1.2.0](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/anouncing-play-1-6-0-play-1-2-0/20413) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![borsuk](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/borsuk/32/582_2.png) [@borsuk](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/borsuk)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/ability-to-play-and-record-finger-drumming-style-performance-with-both-hands/830/18 "2025-05-07T09:12:14Z")
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