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24 alternatives to Gamepad MIDI Controller
Turn Your Game Controller into MIDI
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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MIDIpad▲59You gamepad is a musical instrument
Sep 2026 · midipad.stevemitchell.music · its alternatives →
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Controlly▲96Control your Mac using a console controller
2021 · hugolispector.com · its alternatives →
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TapPad▲87Turn your Mac's trackpad into a MIDI drum pad
2019 · mohdakram.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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The Ultimate Midi Pad Controller For iOS
2017 · midipadapp.com · its alternatives →
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VibePad▲128Control AI coding assistants with a gamepad from your couch
Feb 2026 · vibepad.now · its alternatives →
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Your hands are the instrument. AirBending turns natural gestures into MIDI control on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
2025 · nanassound.com · its alternatives →
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DJ mixing app & beat maker
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Contactless XY‑Pad- Perform gestures to send MIDI
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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ChordViz▲75Build your own music visualizer for MIDI & audio
Aug 2026 · chordviz.ca · its alternatives →
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Control your MIDI devices using your lips.
2019 · beatbars.com · its alternatives →
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Do things with a Behringer FCB1010 MIDI pedalboard in MacOS - JamesRyanATX/fcbnerd
Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Playbrush▲69Transform toothbrushes into gaming controllers
2015 · sunstargum.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I'm Erwin. I built a small free open-source utility that bridges Bluetooth LE MIDI keyboards into the new Windows MIDI Services stack so any DAW or Web MIDI app can use them as if they were wired. I bought a Roland FP-90X piano partly because it had Bluetooth MIDI. On my Windows 11 PC, pairing succeeded, but my DAW couldn't see the keyboard, and notes I sent from the PC never made the piano sing. After a regrettable number of evenings, I'd separated this into three independent bugs stacked on top of each other. The first one is the famous one: Windows only natively exposes BLE-MIDI…
May 2026 · its alternatives →
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Virtual MIDI controller for complex automation
2017 · bezie.io · its alternatives →
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Super MIDI Pak▲101Inside your SNES is a MIDI synth waiting to be set free
2021 · supermidipak.com · its alternatives →
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Turn your game controller into a Mac productivity device
Jul 2026 · kevintang.xyz · its alternatives →
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MidiTabs▲8Turn your guitar playing into tabs and notation
Aug 2026 · miditabs.com · its alternatives →
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