Control two midi/vst channels from one keyboard?

[Vaylos]

I've searched around, and haven't come across this thought or problem (or maybe I just failed to word it correctly)

I'm not sure if FL Studio is "smart" enough to pick this up, but is it possible to control two seperate channels from one keyboard?

Now when I say control, I don't mean volume/pan/other parameters, I -think- what I mean is splitting the keyboard so left hand/bass range plays one VST or channel, and the right hand/treble range plays a different VST or channel.

If that fails, is FL Studio smart enough for me to hook up a 2nd midi controller and use one keyboard for one channel, and the other for a different channel for playing/recording? Er, assuming I had enough midi ports.

I know the way FL Studio tends to work is that you highlight a channel, and that's the one the controller points at for playing/recording and whatnot, but I'm not sure how to make a second controller recognize a different channel, or if it's even possible within the scope of the program.

[Mia]

Yes, this is one of the many uses of layers.

Watch this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1513678794000665004&q=flstudio+layers&total=4&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

[Vaylos]

Nice! Thanks for the link. Will give it a watch asap.

edit: Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. Endless possibilities there. Must go explore some ideas now.