page_title: MIDI controller
section_title: Performance controllers
hierarchical_section_title: MIDI controller / Performance controllers
caption_attribution_description: Novation ReMOTE 25 &#8212; 25-key keyboard &amp; knobs MIDI controllers First announced in 2001 as a dedicated MIDI controller for Propellerhead Reason&#91;1&#93; ("Re" stand for "Reason"), and after two and five months, in summer of 2003, it was finally released as a generic 'keyboard-plus-knobs' MIDI controller device.&#91;2&#93; Programmer Programmer is the person in a musical ensemble performs the function of controlling instruments, accessories etc. via MIDI. This control works like this: In The MIDI output of a pedal, for example, is connected to the MIDI Out output of a MIDI controller keyboard; The keyboard MIDI controller is connected via USB on a laptop; With software, you can exchange the patches (effects) of the pedal. A programmer example is the Craig Jones of Slipknot. References ↑ Harmoney Central, 2001-03-11 ↑ Sound On Sound, August 2003 Bibliography Novation to Make Controller for Reason.&#32;Harmony Central&#32;(2001-03-11).&#32;"British synthesiser manufacturer Novation and Swedish software house Propellerhead announced a new product alliance. / Novation is developing a three-octave midi controller keyboard designed specifically for use in conjunction with Propellerhead's Reason studio software suite. The Novation ReMOTE keyboard, features a semi-weighted action with after-touch, together with a bank of fully configurable controls. ..." "Novation Remote 25 - Portable USB Controller Keyboard". Sound On Sound&#32;(August 2003).&#32;"Originally projected as a dedicated controller for Propellerhead's immensely popular Reason electronic studio software, Novation's Remote was announced two-and-a-half years ago as a Propellerhead/Novation joint venture. Reason users were understandably excited. Forums buzzed and photographs of prototypes appeared on the Internet, but a long time passed and no Novation Reason controller appeared. / Until now. But Remote 25, despite sporting the Reason 'Re' prefix, is no longer what it was first intended to be, and instead has metamorphosed into a general-purpose device that comes with profiles and control overlays for 24 different software packages and hardware synths — including Reason. What changed Novation's mind about producing a dedicated Reason controller? Find out in the 'Remote History' box on the next page. / Novation's 'reasons' aside, the change of direction means that, instead of standing out from the crowd as a Reason-centred device, Remote 25 now has to run with the pack of 'keyboard-plus-knobs' controllers from several other manufacturers."
context_page_description: A MIDI controller is any hardware or software that generates and transmits Musical Instrument Digital Interface data to MIDI-enabled devices, typically to trigger sounds and control parameters of an electronic music performance.
context_section_description: MIDI was designed with keyboards in mind, and any controller that is not a keyboard is considered an "alternative" controller. This was seen as a limitation by composers who were not interested in keyboard-based music, but the standard proved flexible, and MIDI compatibility was introduced to other types of controllers, including guitars, wind instruments and drum machines.
caption: Two-octave MIDI controllers are popular for use with laptop computers, due to their portability. This unit provides a variety of real-time controllers, which can manipulate various sound design parameters of computer-based or standalone hardware instruments, effects, mixers and recording devices.
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