Simply connect the controller to a USB port on your computer and let your operating system (Windows Vista in my case) figure out the rest (install drivers, etc). It has velocity sensitive keys, 10 MIDI controllers I can link to FL Studio and some other nice features, such as a user setting memory (hmmm…does this sound as a commercial?).Ĭonnecting the MIDI controller to your computer One of my controllers is the inexpensive Behringer USB/MIDI UMX25, which is compact, portable and really easy to use. In this tutorial we will have a look at how to use a standard USB based MIDI controller, linking its external controllers to controllers on the FL Studio interface. MIDI controllers are not synthesizers themselves (though more expensive models can generate sounds stand alone), but act as input for other devices, such as DAW programs like FL Studio. Also, they are usually equiped with USB making connection to your computer a piece of cake.
Most commonly, such MID controllers come in various sizes of ‘piano’ keyboard, with several knobs and sliders that you can link to your FL Studio controls.
in the form of a keyboard), you can move FL Studio knobs and sliders by means of external controller movements – and even record these movements in real time (as event automation). FL Studio tutorial explaining how to use an external MIDI controller
