While it can function very well as a controller for any music software, it really works best with Arturia's software. You can do most of your adjustments on the device without looking at the computer.

MIDI controllers also require the use of a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). In a MIDI keyboard controller, different sections of the keyboard can be assigned to control different instruments.

For years, in-the-box producers have been seeking hardware controllers that give them back the feel of real gear, but in a curious twist, the Micli One is a MIDI controller that looks like a laptop.

MIDI data is naturally piped out over this interface to an attached computer. Files are on Github for the curious.

MidiWrist Unleashed “turns your Apple Watch into a standalone MIDI controller that directly connects to any advertised Bluetooth LE MIDI device,” and it’s completely independent from the iPhone.

Retronyms' Wej - the company's first piece of hardware - is designed to meet several requirements that iPad music makers might have. First, it's an interface for all your MIDI controllers, but it's ...

PreSonus's Atom SQ is a performance and production MIDI controller built to integrate with Studio One and Ableton Live.

That’s what makes the Turnado Hardware MIDI Controller from [Liam Lacey]. It’s a hardware interface for a computer-based software tool.