This will register as a digital number between 1 and 127, with 1 being almost silent and 127 being the loudest possible. Most MIDI keyboards are very clever and can tell how hard or soft you press a key. It is very hard to create that feeling when manually entering notes into a piano roll and so a MIDI controller will allow you to mimic playing a real instrument and therefore create a more realistic sounding track. The volume and intensity of the notes will also increase and decrease adding to the emotion and feel of the song. If you listen to any music created acoustically, such as traditional piano music, you will notice not every note necessarily hits right on the beat every time, perhaps being a split second early or late. Unless you spend hours tweaking things, you will likely end up with notes that all end up ‘on-grid’ (i.e perfectly in time) and all at a constant volume. But on top of that it can also leave you with uninspiring music that sounds like it was created by a robot.
But in this article at least I will outline 10 reasons why in my view they are a necessary piece of kit in your home music studio.Īs mentioned in point 1, entering music in the computer can feel very uninspiring and crush creativity. Ok so ‘necessary’ is a strong word, and someone could probably write an entire article on why they are not. But are MIDI keyboards and controllers necessary?Īlthough there are still many ways to create music without a MIDI keyboard or controller they now considered a necessary tool for modern music production due to their ability to enhance creativity and improve workflow in any music studio. Particularly for anyone who, like me, already knew how to play the piano or another instrument.īut once you learn to understand MIDI you begin to unlock an extremely powerful (and arguably essential) tool in music production. To anyone new to the world of music production MIDI can be a confusing thing to get your head around. This doesn’t impact the products we mention. Sometimes when Musicians HQ mentions gear, we’ll include our affiliate link & may earn a commission at no cost to you.
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