MIDIpad

What it does

MIDIpad is a macOS application that transforms game controllers into musical instruments compatible with any modern digital audio workstation. More than simply mapping gamepad buttons to MIDI notes or CCs, MIDIpad turns your gamepad into two powerful, accessible, MPE-capable MIDI controllers: Chords, an expressive, scale-aware plucked-string engine, and Drums, a real-time, gesture-driven drum sequencer.

Turn a game controller into a musical instrument.

More than simply mapping gamepad buttons to MIDI notes or CCs, MIDIpad turns the gamepad you probably already own into two powerful, MPE-capable MIDI controllers: an expressive, scale-aware plucked-string engine and a real-time, gesture-driven drum sequencer. Despite its apparent simplicity and the fact that it only has six strings, Chords is a versatile instrument controller that works well with a variety of synth and sampler patches. Its internal strings engine convert strummed touchpad or stick gestures into a stream of MPE-encoded notes that cannot clash with one another. Plucking an already-ringing string silences its previous note when you move chords, making chord progressions fluid…from midipad.stevemitchell.music

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