How to Control PC effects with USB controller

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Hi there. it's been a while since I last posted here.

I thought it would be cool to use an xbox controller (see here http://www.fury-tech.com/en/Guides/Xbox-Controller-PC-Conversion-Mod) to contol my effects on my laptop but before I go gung-ho into it I'm trying to research into it and after spending most of my morning scourign the web for anything on controlling plugins.
I have been told that this can only be done with a midi controller but am just wondering... How much (or what) can you do with a usb controller if anything at all?
Thanks folks.
 
You can do whatever you want IF you are willing to write an applet that maps the controller messages to the desired midi message.

The thing is, you're talking about 2 different sets of messages (protocol, if you will). One will be the usb controller set, which consists of messages such as PAD0->x, 15;y:127;z:255, and the other, the midi protocol, which consists of message such as <MESSAGETYPE=ChannelEvent><CHANNEL=1><EVENT=NoteOn><Value=100>

These do not readily map, so you'd have to write the software to do so.


Dopple said:
Hi there. it's been a while since I last posted here.

I thought it would be cool to use an xbox controller (see here http://www.fury-tech.com/en/Guides/Xbox-Controller-PC-Conversion-Mod) to contol my effects on my laptop but before I go gung-ho into it I'm trying to research into it and after spending most of my morning scourign the web for anything on controlling plugins.
I have been told that this can only be done with a midi controller but am just wondering... How much (or what) can you do with a usb controller if anything at all?
Thanks folks.
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