Controllers

Controllers are how you play Skene — the surfaces that send notes and performance data to the selected track. They come in two forms that serve the same purpose; the only difference is where they live:

• On-screen controllers — touch surfaces you add as controller views and reach with the number keys (5, 6, …): the virtual piano, expressive pads, and chord strips. Always available, no hardware needed.
• Hardware controllers — physical MIDI keyboards and pad grids. Any MIDI device plays notes; some have dedicated integration (transport, LEDs, node and track selection).

Whichever you use, it sends notes to the selected track, so it works with the track’s instrument, scale settings, and MPE.

In this section

• Virtual Piano — the on-screen keyboard, and playing notes from the computer keyboard.
• Pads — expressive pads with MPE pitch bend.
• Chord Pads — one-touch chords with a built-in arpeggiator.
• Hardware Controllers — supported MIDI keyboards and pad grids, and their mappings.

This overview will expand with details on adding, configuring, and splitting controller views.