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Anna Lakatos
Anna Lakatos
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Anna Lakatos

Anna Lakatos is a UK based Ableton Certified Trainer, Producer, Audio Engineer, and Educator. She is also a University Lecturer, Ableton Live Module Leader and Course Developer; teaching on degree programmes such as  BA(Hons) Music Production and Sound Engineering, Music Production and DJ Practice. She has featured in popular music magazines, has facilitated workshops, masterclasses, webinars as well as created content for companies like Ableton, Native Instruments, ADAM Audio, Future Music Magazine and more.
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MIDI controllers

MIDI controllers send MIDI information to your software (in this case, Ableton Live), and external synths can be connected to mixing desks and even control lighting for shows.

There are many MIDI controllers available made by many different manufacturers in the market. They have become very popular and widely used because they can be accessed even on a super low budget. Because there are so many different types of MIDI controllers out there, we will look at a few things you can take into consideration when picking the best one for you or looking to upgrade.

If you have already done a quick search on the internet, you may have noticed that there are many different types of controllers available, sometimes even on the same MIDI controller device. There can be keys, pads, faders, touchpads, wheels, encoders, and knobs, to name the most popular ones.

You can get MIDI controllers that only have one type of the previously mentioned controllers, which means it is...

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Anna Lakatos

Anna Lakatos is a UK based Ableton Certified Trainer, Producer, Audio Engineer, and Educator. She is also a University Lecturer, Ableton Live Module Leader and Course Developer; teaching on degree programmes such as  BA(Hons) Music Production and Sound Engineering, Music Production and DJ Practice. She has featured in popular music magazines, has facilitated workshops, masterclasses, webinars as well as created content for companies like Ableton, Native Instruments, ADAM Audio, Future Music Magazine and more.
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