Editing MIDI controller (section)

===Specialized and experimental controllers===
[[DJ digital controller]]s may be standalone units or may be integrated with a specific piece of software. These typically respond to MIDI clock sync and provide control over mixing, looping, effects, and sample playback.<ref>Price, Simon. "[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep06/articles/allenheathxone.htm Allen & Heath Xone 3D]". ''Sound On Sound''. SOS Publications. Sep 2006. Print.</ref>

MIDI triggers attached to shoes or clothing are sometimes used by stage performers. The Kroonde Gamma wireless sensor can capture physical motion as MIDI signals.<ref>{{cite journal|citeseerx = 10.1.1.84.8862|title=Wireless gesture controllers to affect information sonification|first=Kirsty|last=Beilharz}}</ref> Sensors built into a dance floor at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] convert dancers' movements into MIDI messages,<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Pinkston | last2 = Kerkhoff | last3 = McQuilken | title = The U. T. Touch-Sensitive Dance Floor and MIDI Controller | publisher = The University of Texas at Austin | date = 10 August 2012 }}</ref> and [[David Rokeby]]'s ''Very Nervous System'' [[art installation]] created music from the movements of passers-through.<ref>Cooper, Douglas. "[https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.03/rokeby.html Very Nervous System]". ''Wired''. Condé Nast. 3.03: Mar 1995.</ref> Software applications exist which enable the use of [[iOS]] devices as gesture controllers.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022175309/http://midiinmotion.fschwehn.com/the-glimpse/ The Glimpse]". ''midiinmotion.fschwehn.com''. n.p. n.d. Web. 20 August 2012</ref>

Numerous experimental controllers exist which abandon traditional musical interfaces entirely. These include the gesture-controlled [[Buchla Thunder]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buchla.com/historical/thunder/ |title="Buchla Thunder". ''buchla.com''. Buchla and Associates. n.d. Web |publisher=Buchla.com |access-date=2012-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101162647/http://www.buchla.com/historical/thunder/ |archive-date=2012-11-01 }}</ref> sonomes such as the C-Thru Music Axis,<ref>"[http://www.midi.org/aboutmidi/products.php#NonTrad MIDI Products] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716225141/http://www.midi.org/aboutmidi/products.php#NonTrad |date=2012-07-16 }}". ''midi.org''. The MIDI Manufacturers Association. n.d. Web. 10 August 2012.</ref> which rearrange the scale tones into an isometric layout,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theshapeofmusic.com/note-pattern.php |title="Note pattern". ''theshapeofmusic.com''. n.p. n.d. Web. 10 Aug 2012 |publisher=Theshapeofmusic.com |access-date=2012-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219085411/http://www.theshapeofmusic.com/note-pattern.php |archive-date=2012-02-19 }}</ref> and Haken Audio's keyless, touch-sensitive [[Continuum (instrument)|Continuum]] playing surface.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hakenaudio.com/Continuum/hakenaudioovervg.html |title="Overview". ''hakenaudio.com''. Haken Audio. n.d. Web. 10 Aug 2012 |publisher=Hakenaudio.com |access-date=2012-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717080025/http://www.hakenaudio.com/Continuum/hakenaudioovervg.html |archive-date=17 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Experimental MIDI controllers may be created from unusual objects, such as an ironing board with heat sensors installed,<ref>Gamboa, Glenn. "[https://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2007/09/handmademusic MIDI Ironing Boards, Theremin Crutches Squeal at Handmade Music Event]". ''Wired.com''. Condé Nast. 27 September 2007. 13 August 2012. Web.</ref> or a sofa equipped with pressure sensors.<ref>"[http://www.midi.org/aboutmidi/products.php#NonTrad MIDI Products] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716225141/http://www.midi.org/aboutmidi/products.php#NonTrad |date=2012-07-16 }}". ''midi.org''. MIDI Manufacturers Association. n.d. 13 August 2012. Web.</ref> [[GRIDI]] is a large scale physical MIDI sequencer with embedded LEDs developed by Yuvi Gerstein in 2015, which uses balls as inputs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/digital/videos/dld-2016-geniale-erfindung-mit-diesem-tisch-koennen-selbst-unmusikalische-komponieren_id_5221336.html|title=Geniale Erfindung: Mit diesem Tisch können selbst Unmusikalische komponieren - Video|first=FOCUS|last=Online|website=FOCUS Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-massive-midi-sequencer-turns-the-virtual-real/|title=Could This Be The World's Biggest MIDI Controller?|date=July 13, 2016|website=Telekom Electronic Beats}}</ref> The [[Eigenharp]] controller is a combination of a breath controller, a configurable series of multi-dimensional control keys, and ribbon controllers designed to control its own virtual instrument software.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNamee |first1=David |title=Hey, what's that sound: Eigenharp |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jan/19/whats-that-sound-eigenharp |website=The Guardian |date=19 January 2011 |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref>