Artists – including Foster the People, Passion Pit, and Capital Cities – have integrated samplers, triggered sound sources, and MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) control surfaces into their live shows.
The technical elements of a live performance have changed dramatically over the last two decades. MIDI controllers have been steadily rising in popularity and are a prized piece of gear for beat makers from the hip-hop and electronic world, as well as across a host of other genres.
