Your favourite expressive midi controllers

mazee · Post by **mazee** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:06 pm

I've recently been becoming frustrated with a lack of expressiveness in programming my music. At the moment I'm just using a midi keyboard with a few assignable knobs. Are there any really creative, hands on midi controllers out there? I'm aware of MPC-style trigger pads, which may be the way to go, but what are your favourite crazy midi devices for playing with sound in an unusual way?

oblioblioblio · Post by **oblioblioblio** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:07 pm

http://monome.org/series/

sven laux · Post by **sven laux** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:11 pm

Wow, this is cool!

Ingemar · Post by **Ingemar** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:56 pm

ive seen it before, but never in action! I jizz in my pants!

Shepherd_of_Anu · Post by **Shepherd_of_Anu** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:06 pm

Hey! Where did that thread go that linked to an online version of this controller?!?!?! It was cool, I wanted to go back and play with it but I can't find it and I erased my browser history.

Please help! If you know what I am talking about link it up here. thx

EDIT: Nevermind, I found it

http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

mazee · Post by **mazee** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:33 pm

That looks goddam sweet. Quite expensive, but may be worth saving up for.

datalus · Post by **datalus** » Thu May 14, 2009 6:04 am

http://www.jazzmutant.com/lemur_overview.php

hydrogen · Post by **hydrogen** » Thu May 14, 2009 6:44 am

Beams are so Epic!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX8XYc0ATdY

k... k... now for a serious one.

Given the right midi controller... you could do something like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF-jaMOOCcw
which essentially is a scale with notes mapped to faders... amazing.