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What is a MIDI Controller?
from: ConsumerEvidence.comEverything is possible with the computer. Gone are the days when we simply relied on this piece of technology to write documents. Now, you can even create music in collaboration with your computer. How? There is this device called a MIDI Controller. For those who are not familiar with this term, a MIDI controller gives you the power to take command of any type hardware device or software program that understands MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). This means that MIDI-addressable effects processors (such as delays, reverbs, etc.) and audio recording and editing software can be controlled with a single piece of hardware, this so-called MIDI controller.
A MIDI controller comes in handy especially when you have a variety of device spread out all over your studio floor or workstation space. The MIDI controller enables you to send a control message to the device or program you’re using that turns notes on and off, adjusts the volume, or changes any one of many addressable parameters. Simply put, you are able to make music with this wonderful technological breakthrough.
There are lots of brands available out in the market. Companies like Novation, Behringer, and M-Audio boast of their innovative 25-note keyboards. To make things even better for you, the makers have come out with accessories that help you make your job better. All you need to do is log on to the website of these companies to see which one suits you the most. Computers and music, who would have thought these two things actually work very well together?
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Robert Nix, Founding Drummer of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Passes Away - VVN Music
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Dum Dum Girls drummer Sandra Vu doubles as SISU's lead singer - San Francisco Bay Guardian
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BADBADNOTGOOD Bangs Out at Brooklyn Bowl - Huffington Post (blog)
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Edgar Winter, renaissance man - St. Augustine Record
Edgar Winter, renaissance man St. Augustine Record I tried electric bass, drums, keyboards, electric pianos, and organs. Then, in my teens, I picked up the saxophone. My dad played alto sax in a swing band in his youth, and sax was used on all of Little Richard's and Fats Domino's songs. |
Concert review: UK dazzles Mesa Arts Center audience, May 21, 2012 - Examiner.com
Concert review: UK dazzles Mesa Arts Center audience, May 21, 2012 Examiner.com This evening's version of UK was the trio that comprised the band from 1978 through 1980, Eddie Jobson on keyboards and violin, John Wetton on bass guitar and Terry Bozzio on drums. Despite only three musicians on stage, any lack of lead or rhythm ... |