Do people actually use midi controllers to produce?

[Artie_Fufkin]

Ever since I got my midi keyboard, I've used it a lot for inputting notes. Note velocities are one reason. It's a lot easier for humanizing piano and drums.
It's also nice to be able to modulate more than one parameter by hand with sliders, wheels, knobs than one with a mouse. It's 10x more fun using dblue glitch this way too.

[hifi]

Of course they do. People actually play there instruments instead of writing there melodies out in the "piano roll".

[Today]

that's a question?

[Artie_Fufkin]

to grid, or not to grid, that is the question.

[hifi]

that's a question?

uh sorry I didn't use a question mark. Metronome or No metronome? there, it's a question now.

[Monosphere]

I bought a couple controllers. They sit in the corner. Sometimes I look at them and wonder what could of been.

[123kidd]

Controllers are fun! For me they help with bringing in the musician aspect, back into computer music production. Tbh I'd feel more like a programmer without them I'm no Beethoven composing genius so I need to use then. And besides, it's a much more organic feel to making music this way.

[blinx]

keyrig 49 all day.

I can do alot of programming with a mouse but chords, blines and leads i just like the end product more if i jam it out live and fix it where my lack of piano skill shows.

[daeMTHAFKNkim]

I don't use a Midi Controller for producing. No physical equipment at all.

Just a mouse, laptop, & software.

[bkwsk]

I produce just by facerolling.

[ItsSofaKing]

I just use mine as an Audio interface and map a few controls to the faders on my controller

[silkpantsman]

for me art is a process that involves you putting your emotion into something and when that thing is physical its easier to do. also if you look to the future of music with all the presets available and all the millions and millions of songs and loop packs and 1 click of a button makes instant music little girls are gona be able to make banging tracks not cause they here banging beats in there head but because thats the typeface standard in every daw/elctronic music tool (and thats when its gona be wack and we're nearly there). so purely for reasons of clarity for the observer the laptop needs to be closed and the music needs to be made infront of your audience sink or swim no more pre programmed bedroom bullshit. I program music for sure but that shit is self embellished bullshit...the real me is in my fingers and hands they carry the battle scars and the lessons not some computer program. thats why you would produce with midi controllers. Its also hugely important to have an instrument and not to follow visual cues if you produce.

[BassQemistry]

I use mine in Ableton to record automation for certain parameters. I might then touch up the automation envelopes with my mouse to perfect it. Are MIDI controllers needed to produce? Absolutely not, but if you wanna jam then hell yeah!

[koncide]

For me, MIDI controllers are essential for jamming out sounds and adding organic touches to what is otherwise plain old programming and/or computer generated randomisations.

Sometimes my fingers feeling it through can figure it out, when my eyes looking at a screen can not. Without that ability to get physical I'd struggle proper.

I honestly dont get guys who use no controllers whatsoever, but we're all individual in how we work, so if it works for you to not use controllers, props.

[extremesociety]

Yes, everyday all the time.

[SubLime]

for me art is a process that involves you putting your emotion into something and when that thing is physical its easier to do. also if you look to the future of music with all the presets available and all the millions and millions of songs and loop packs and 1 click of a button makes instant music little girls are gona be able to make banging tracks not cause they here banging beats in there head but because thats the typeface standard in every daw/elctronic music tool (and thats when its gona be wack and we're nearly there). so purely for reasons of clarity for the observer the laptop needs to be closed and the music needs to be made infront of your audience sink or swim no more pre programmed bedroom bullshit. I program music for sure but that shit is self embellished bullshit...the real me is in my fingers and hands they carry the battle scars and the lessons not some computer program. thats why you would produce with midi controllers. Its also hugely important to have an instrument and not to follow visual cues if you produce.

I get so bored clicking in notes, playing what i want/feel is the shit!! get yourself a controller people you won't regret it. trust