[LAU] Controllers and stuff for live performance

Hi dear folks. I would like to do some kind of a survey to know about configs, setups, controllers, etc that you have come to over the years and based on your own experience. (Well, I already know some of yours for your mails on the list) It's usual to see piano keyboards and controller boards, i.e. Behringer BCF/BCR2000 or FCB1010. But more than this kind of consumer products, which I know many of them, I'm rather interested in something like (inexpensive and) strange MIDI controllers, pedal boards, Arduinos, DIY HW... that allow controlling and have interaction with applications, whether it's Ardour, Rosegarden, Freewheeling, Sooperlooper, Pd, Supercolider, Mixxx ... Why this? I've been willing for a long time now to buy an audio interface with MIDI and maybe some controller, but at the moment I'm still stuck with just my keyboard and mouse; it's ok with DAWs but an inconvenient when using live loopers (most of all when playing guitar, and without a MIDI interface). Thanks in advance. -- Carlos "sanchiavedraz" * Musix GNU+Linux http://www.musix.es