Directed Energy Deposition(DED) is a metal additive manufacturing (AM) process where the material is added to the substrate layer by layer. This research focuses on the powder type of DED, where the material is carried to the nozzle by inert gas and melted by a laser source simultaneously. Similar to other metal additive manufacturing processes, geometric deformation due to excessive heat accumulation is a challenging problem. Through controlling energy input with laser modulation, this problem can be mitigated. However, the overall manufacturing time remains constant without improvement. Feed rate-based control, control of energy input through changing feed rate, was found to effectively reduce overheating and improve overall productivity. However, it is only practical to a certain extent with the backlash due to decreased heat cycle time. Feed rate-based control is less effective overall than laser power-based control in managing the temperature of the depositing process. This research focuses on creating a temperature control system that automatically switches between laser modulation and feed rate control based on the in-situ monitoring data. The proposed switch system has been developed and validated through comparative experiments on step-thin walls using various controls, including no control, with laser-based control, feed rate-based control, and a hybrid approach of laser power-based and feed-based control. The experiment was conducted in the DMG MORI LASERTEC 65 Hybrid machine utilizing a thermal camera setup for temperature measurement. The results showed that combined control utilized the advantages of laser and feed rate control. The median temperature is maintained around the objective temperature for the laser power-based control and the combined control. However, there were signs of a lack of fusion for laser power control because the laser power was reduced to an inadequate level, leading to considerable width variation. On the other hand, feed rate-based control controls the temperature until the shortest heat cycle, where the median temperature can not maintain near objective temperature, which leads to a width increase. The step-thin walls for all the controllers are taller than the target height, while the no-control part is shorter than the target. Overall, the combined control not only yields a better geometry and maintains temperature, but it also increases productivity.