Best Midi / Keyboard Controllers for Mulab – MUTOOLS Forum

As a long time MuTools user (since when it was Luna), I’ve been using an old 49 Mark-149 Evolution Midi keyboard controller, and it’s pretty basic – keys plus pitch-bend & mod wheels with additional keys to set midi channel, octave, velocity curve etc.

Action was never great, and some of the keys are starting to really show their age.

As such, I’m planning on getting a newer 61 or 88 key midi controller (+sustain pedal), and now I see all these fun options with drum pads, controllable knobs, sliders, transport controls, etc. that purport to connect to your DAW, virtual effects, and instruments.

Some seem to be specifically designed to connect to various more mainstream DAWs, but none for MuTools, unfortunately.

I’d be interested in hearing what keyboard style midi controllers people have been using successfully with MuTools, and what their experience has been with set-up, and then maintaining that mapping with the regular MuTools upgrades..

Trying to figure out which features are worth pay extra $ for considering I plan to stick with Mutools, which brands / models will last for years, etc.

Other notes: Running on a PC with a focusrite scarlet interface and have a smattering of different effects and instruments in addition to built in function, including many free VSTs, but also Izotope and recently picked up the IK Total Studio 3.5max. I also like to compose my own drum patterns vs. using off-the-shelf beat sequences.

Your thoughts?
-oldguy

P.S. Any videos or in-depth set-up instructions for midi controllers other than the “Using Midi Controllers” in the docs?