Control Surfaces

Brings the control of Pro Tools out of the computer and into the real world with faders, knobs, and switches.

Transport controls, window controls, navigation controls, flip mode, and pan, send, and insert controls.

Examples: Command 8, 003, C24

Worksurfaces

HD onlyICON (Integrated CONsole

Environment)Controls on-screen components, with

visual feedback. Examples: D-Command, D-Control, D-

Control ES

Performance Controllers

MIDI Full-blown

synthesizer keyboards

Create or modify MIDI performances

Oxygen 8, Axiom 25

Other MIDI Do not look like a

keyboard Beat-creating

devices Host-based

synthesizers and samplers

Trigger Finger

Performance Controllers

Non-MIDI ControllersDo not use MIDI to interact with the

computer, instead a control signal is sent via USB or another connection.

Guitar Rig 2 & 3, (this is combined with an RTAS plug-in)