Velocity Keyboard 4+
MPE MIDI Controller Audio Unit
Mani Consulting Limited Company
Designed for iPad
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- 9,99 €
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Description
Velocity Keyboard is a powerful velocity-sensitive MPE compatible MIDI controller.
FEATURES
- unique velocity sensing algorithm that tracks touch force like no other app
- Four interface layouts: Keyboard, String, Scale, and Drum Pad
- runs as an Audio Unit or as a standalone app
- 8 simultaneous sources of MIDI CC parameter control: touch area, touch force (on devices that support 3D Touch), touch Y-coordinate, velocity to CC and up to four MIDI CC control knobs
- smooth MIDI pitch bending between notes in both string and keyboard layouts
- highlight custom scales in any key
- dedicated MIDI modes for maximum flexibility when controlling non-MPE compatible synthesizers
- pitch bend correction algorithm plays more in-tune with more freedom of expression when bending between notes (compared to similar MIDI controller apps)
- can output velocity as a MIDI CC or aftertouch message to better support synths that aren't designed with velocity sensing in mind
What does this app do differently from our iFretless apps?
- It uses much less RAM because it doesn't load any audio samples
- It has MIDI aftertouch controls, so changes in touch pressure and location that occur after after the start of a note can control MIDI CC parameters
- It supports highlighting notes in custom scales
- It has piano keyboard, scale, and drum pad layout options
- It has updated velocity sensing and pitch correction algorithms
- It has better visibility, making it feel more playable on smaller screens, or with a larger number of rows and columns
What’s New
Version 1.3.21
Bug fix.
Ratings and Reviews
surface to pressure
It feels like velocity keyboard uses how much of your finger touches the screen to interpret the amount of pressure you're using. You need to use it on a pillow or something to get a bit more give.
This is the best you can get
The app works like a charm, using it with usb kit to midi for controlling any vst, including MPE supporting ones.
The velocity sensing actually works very well, you just have to try which sensitivity and curve settings works best for you.
1 star off because I’d really like to see some personnalization features (far from being a deal breaker, but it would be very cool to be able to match the colors and the font of the interface with other tools of a live set for example).
When messing with the app, the idea of using the apple pencil with the app came to my mind and it kinda works already (one issue is that it sets touch radius to max value for some reason). Maybe it seems useless, but maybe it could be a good idea to be able to use the tilt and pressure from the pencil to control CCs ?
Would make this app the ultimate stylophone killer, but hey, who wants to be that anyway ?
Sincere thanks to the devs for this wonderful instrument, apps like this one keeps on making my iPad a surprisingly awesome investment for music making.
Great MPE keyboard
Thanks! This keyboard is a great alternative to hardware MPE keyboards and also to Geoshred (which does not have velocity sensing). **Only one small suggestion:** please allow to set the output MIDI channel in Auv3 mode, I have to use a MIDI channel mapper plugin to get around this limitation.
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Information
- Provider
- Mani Consulting Limited Company has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
- Size
- 12.9 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2019 Blue Mangoo
- Price
- 9,99 €
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.