What is your most fun, non-traditional midi controller?

[drewdavis]

Ive never liked playing keys much, i like the grid based controllers however ive seen some amazing ideas with honeycomb type grid and a xylophone, just wondering what all is out there when it comes to different non traditional midi controllers

[Jesse Johannesen]

I am really liking playing the Expressive E Osmose. I'm note incredibly proficient at the keys, but the level of expression makes it possible to create subtleties that make up for my clunky playing. It's been really nice.

[catherine]

I’ve never been much into traditional keys myself either, and I think a grid-based controller could be a more intuitive way to play.

[House de Kris]

I find this to be an interesting question on the NDLR forum. It would almost seem like the expected answer would be the NDLR itself is the most fun non-traditional MIDI controller. I have three of what I consider non-traditional MIDI controllers, Conductive Labs NDLR, Torso Electronics T-1, and Midicake ARP. All three are extremely powerful and immensely fun - and all very different from each other. Of the three, I often fall back to the NDLR the most - I get a lot of satisfaction out of it.

I'm not a player of the black-n-white keys either. I've tried the grid of the deluge, with little success. I've found for live lead line noodling on top of running sequences, I like the pads of the ASM Hydrasynth desktop the best (although I don't typically control other devices with these MIDI pads). My other go-to for lead line playing is my Casio DH-100. I learned the saxophone in the 70s, so I got the Casio long long ago as my first MIDI controller. Expression wise, the Casio is very limited and frustrating for a player of a real sax. Therefore, I've got my eye on a Berglund NuRAD. For me, this may be the ultimate live MIDI controller. Or, I could save some cash and just get a Yamaha or Akai EWI controller.