In today’s class we improved the efficiency of our production by learning how to manipulate parameters on a DAW using a mobile tablet, and then discussed some software and hardware for MIDI control. According to Moldove, cybernetics is the art of using computer controllers and software to manipulate sound and create live music” (Golden 2007)

A controller is a control system which is connected to a sound source to produce sound. The controller itself does not produce the sound, which separates it from the initial instrumentation process. I think controllers can play a very important role nowadays, for example when working on very large projects. We can use a tablet to operate the console remotely and change the parameters we want quickly.

There are now also many MIDI systems that are controlled by the body. MIDI3D is a new type of Percussive Glove that allows control of MIDI and OSC. These MIDI control systems take what was a complicated and boring mouse click routine and change it into a more hip and fun model, and another example is Playtronica’s playing through fruits and plants. The MIDI controller for synthesizers, a toy-like thing that can be brought closer to the masses and allow everyone to make music, I think these innovations are a great thing that will not only increase people’s love for music, but also have a great effect on spreading synth music.