Controllers

Controllers are the link between engineer and computer and come in a wide variety of form and function. Providing a hands-on approach to your creative process, controllers allow you to pull various parameters out of your DAW or signal chain and adjust them with the simple turn of a knob or slider of a fader. The ability to change these parameters on the fly gives engineers a huge advantage by improving workflow and enabling them to get ideas down and tweak elements of a mix faster.

Different controllers provide this hands-on power for different stages in your setup. Monitor controllers allow for direct control over the signal output to the speakers in your system, be it studio monitors or surround sound speakers. They can control gain, mute, stereo and mono signals and much more. Some monitor controllers even act as source management or summing systems, allowing for selection between or combinations of multiple source signals.

DAW controllers provide a much greater level of control than monitor controllers as they tie into your digital audio workstation and bring much of its functionality out onto your desktop. DAW controllers vary hugely in size and scope, from simple master fader and a few knobs designs all the way up to 24 channel fully customisable controllers for maximum integration. The majority of these controllers are fully assignable and can be tied into every aspect of your workflow, from channel faders and EQ to plugin and effects control.

Controllers are the next stage in the evolution of your studio.