Midi Poly Grid

anzbert

About this app

# Midi Poly Grid

This App is Open Source. Access the code here: https://github.com/anzbert/beat_pads

## Important Disclaimer

This App is **ONLY** usable as a Midi Controller. It does **NOT** produce any sound on its own and requires a host application or a second device with a DAW or other sound production app.

## Information

Midi Poly Grid is a lightweight Midi Controller app for mobile phones and tablets for melodies and finger drumming at home and on the go. Connections can be made virtually to other apps via platform midi channels or via USB to other devices.

This app aims to be an easy-to-use pad input device featuring a variety of layouts, intuitive playability and modern modulation options, such as MPE and Polyphonic Aftertouch. It was designed for people that prefer pads to pianos! The focus of this app is not to be a jack-of-all-trades Midi swiss army knife, but instead to be a great at one thing: Intuitive and versatile pad controls.

## Android Specific Information

Can be used with any Mac or PC via USB. Also usable with a virtual connection on your Android device to other installed Apps which support this feature.

## Features

- A size-adjustable grid of pads for finger drumming and melody input
- Various layouts and colors, inspired by the Ableton Push
- Presets can be saved with different pad setups
- Innovative MPE and polyphonic Aftertouch modulation with graphical feedback
- Push Style MPE pitchbend and slide
- Send Velocity by Y position on pad, randomly or with a fixed value
- Usable as a standard MIDI device with any PC, Mac or other USB host
- Optional controls, such as Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel and Sustain
- Highligh a large number of musical scales
- Receives Midi Notes, making the pads usable like a Launchpad
- Custom grid creation based on the note intervals on the X and Y Axis to create Grids inspired by the Harmonic Table, Wicki Hayden, MidiMech and others
- Supports virtual Midi connection to other apps on your device
- Built-In support for the popular finger drumming courses from XpressPads.com
- And more...

## Feedback and Contributions

Anyone is most welcome to contribute, report an issue or start a discussion in the Github repository. Thanks!

## Licence

Licenced under GPL3. The code in this project is freely usable in any other open source project. Enjoy!

What's new

- Played pads now remain visually activated while Sustain is pressed
- Further improved responsiveness of Sustain button
- Bugfix in Base Note Dropdown Menu not making all notes available in chromatic modes
- Bugfix in pad colorization when active with Sustain
- Bugfix for Sustain getting stuck