Hi @chris.krakou,
yes, I also make use of control quite often. It is a very nice way to bring live to a sound.
Currently I don’t use any external controllers so I am experimenting on controlling effects (and synth options) in an automated way (see my examples). @robin.newman did some nice work on the issue of fading.
Though this works quite well, I am still looking for an even more simple solution (which does not require prewritten functions or any other preparation) for my live coding practice.