Help with a midi controller

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Hi dear users of Midi Guitar.

can please someone help me to choose a midi controller for MG 2 and 3?
I was thinking to buy the AKAI Professional LPD8 MKII

Will this controller work with MG ?

I would like to control midi commands in MG, especially in MG 3

I use MG only in live, not recording and i can’t use a foot pedal as i play electronic drums at the same time i am playing guitar so i can’t press any pedals.

But i have my laptop on a table and there is space for a midi controller.

Sorry about my ignorance midi is something very new to me.

Thank you in advance for your time to answer.

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Yes, it will work. Any MIDI controller will work with MG2/3. You just need to figure out which one is right for your needs.

I’d recommend making a list of the parameters you need to control remotely and work from there. Think about things you need to turn ON/OFF (like a stomp box) and things that need to sweep across a range of values (like a Wah pedal).

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Thank you very much for your help, i appreciate it a lot :pray:

I want to control very simple things, such turn on off the different instruments in MG 3 as i play

So i can add some more excitement in the chorus of the songs

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For ON/OFF switching, it would be a good idea to check that the pads send CC messages. They may only send MIDI note ON/OFF messages or MIDI program changes.

Of course, rotary dials will work but that’s not quite as intuitive.

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Thank you very much that you tell me that.
I just asked the Chatgpt , this is what it answered:

Yes, the pads on the AKAI Professional LPD8 MKII can send MIDI CC (Control Change) messages. The LPD8 MKII allows you to configure each pad to send either MIDI Note On/Off messages or MIDI CC messages through its Editor Software.

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That were my thoughts regarding the pads. I checked it it can be changed to CCs as well.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to help me :pray:

Very kind of you :slightly_smiling_face:

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here’s one more to check out:

the advantages over the akai: led rings on each knob show the current setting, more knobs/buttons and a big fader (you might use this for the blend between guitar and synths).

but i also own that akai and it performs well.

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Thank you very much :pray:

I am very thankful for your suggestion , i am not advanced midi user so this is a great help for me.

So i will buy this one

Thank you for your time :blush: