Is there physical equipment I can use for easier automation?
I'm still pretty new to audio but I'm gettin the hang of it pretty quickly. While I was working on a personal project today I was using pan pendulum to mess with some notes and I was "turning" the frequency knob with my cursor. It worked and was cool and all but I feel like it would be better if it was smoother, like with a physical knob I could turn with my hand.
Is there a specific piece of equipment I could eventually buy in the future that could help me? I currently just use a small midiplus akm320 so I don't have to use my computer keyboard as a piano but that's about it. Could I get a piece of equipment that has useful knobs and switches perhaps? Something that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? Maybe even something used to keep my eye out for?
This is purely a hobby, doing this stuff just makes me happy.