Introduction
MIDI Pad is a MIDI controller. It provides one X-Y Pad, one slider and four buttons. Moreover, it can transfer your iPhone/iPod’s sensor signal (acceleration transducer and microphone) into MIDI signal. Whether you are an electronic music artist, a DJ using Ableton Live to mix or remix tracks, a VJ to lighten the club , or a more traditional musician using Logic Pro on stage or in the studio, you will find the MIDI Pad to the intuitive, convenient instrument that directly links your inspiration with your computer.
MIDI Pad using Apple Bonjour over WIFI network. So that you don’t need install any software or driver in your Mac to enable MIDI Pad.
MIDI Pad 1.0 Features
- One XY Touch Pad to control two parameters in one interface
- Two MIDI mappable function button
- Two MIDI mappable toggle button
- One slider
- Microphone signal to MIDI signal (★★★Unique feature on APP Store)
- Movement signal to MIDI signal (★★★Unique feature on APP Store)
- Use WI-FI to connect with host computer
- No extra drivers required on host computer
- Safe, switch to MIDI bind mode only when two fingers press XY Pad area for two seconds
CC assignments
XY Pad: axis X: CC51 axis Y: CC50
Buttons: CC46, CC47, CC48, CC49
Slider: CC52
Microphone Signal: CC53
Acceleration Signals: X: CC54 Y: CC55
Design For
Ableton Live, Logic, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Cubase, Mackie Tracktion, Modul8, Motion, Reason
Demo Video
Behind the Screen
There are so many Music APPs(Toys) available on the Apple App Store, some of them look like awsome! However, when I am playing music, most of them are hard to use. I actually don’t need so many complex functions. The only thing perfectly suit for iPhone/iPod, I believe, is to turn it into XY Pad: X links to Cutoff and Y links to Q. Moreover, it must be super awsome in live performes if I can change the tone or sound effects by shaking the iPhone. I need something like this, so that I build MIDI Pad. Hope it can scratch your itch.