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
