User Guide

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An External MIDI Controller is kind of like a big fancy joystick to control the wheels and switches in FL
Studio. The main difference is that you have to tell FL Studio ahead of time what you want each knob on
the controller to do (a minor inconvenience for the luxury of changing both cutoff and resonance at the
same time!) Each knob on the controller can be linked to a different wheel or slider on FL Studio. If you
have a controller, this section will tell you how to make it work with FL Studio. If you don't have one, get
one! First we'll introduce a few of the more popular controllers, and then we'll tell you how to set them up.
1. A Few Examples of MIDI Controllers.
a. The PhatBoy. The PhatBoy is one of the most affordable (hence most popular) MIDI controllers,
made by KeyFax at
www.keyfax.com. It's small, with only 13 knobs, but that's as big as most
people will ever need (you've only got two hands!).
Who you
callin' phat?