[LAU] Programs which use midi control knobs/sliders

[James Stone]

On Wed, Sep 12, 2007 at 09:47:50PM +0100, Simon Williams wrote:
> So, anyone with an MK or similar midi controller-

I have a MK249c

> 1. What do you use these controls for?

Controling parameters :)

> 2. What can the windows software do with them?

Try something like JX220 vst synth. Right click on some knobs and
use the controllers to control them (from memory.. 4 years since
I used it last).

> 3. Is there any Linux software which will make use of them?

AlsaModularSynth is a nice example.

My personal fave is aldrin http://trac.zeitherrschaft.org/aldrin/ 

You need to get the svn version, though... If you are on a debian
based system, probably easiest to install the nightly builds
packages from:

http://www.buzzchurch.com/viewtopic.php?t=1764

There are others... pd for example, but in general, with other
software, support for controllers is not as good as it could be on
Linux (or on Windows for that matter).

Best,

James