MIDI Designer Pro X App Reviews

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Beautiful, flexible, and powerful MIDI design platform. I actually bought TouchOSC and a few of the other MIDI design apps before looking at this one - scared off by the larger price tag. That was mistake, and one I am glad to have corrected by shifting all of my MIDI control needs to MIDI Designer Pro 2. There’s a pretty good wealth of community content available (a template for UNO Synth got me hooked), but if understand even basic MIDI principles, you’ll soon prefer to make your own controls. I created a template for my Roland TR-08 and was amazed how easy it was to put together and how everything just WORKED. There are even subtle touches, like how the drumpads or keys respond to velocity differently based on where you touch the pad. I’m mostly “function over form”, but there’s some great tools to help you make your projects look nicer if that interests you, as well. A lot of hardware synths have “hidden” features delegated to CC messages, or are simply difficult to execute on the face of the device. MIDI Designer Pro 2 allows you to reimagine both the programming and performance interface of your device - to set it up the way YOU want it. Support for Bluetooth LE MIDI connectivity is also appreciated. There’s some occasional stability/crash issues and I would like to see just a few more customization options for faders, knobs and pads. But this is an amazing app and really does not require you to be a MIDI expert to get going and create your own templates.

In Love w/ this MIDI app !. I mostly use the Roland JD-990 layout ... I've had my 990 since it came out & it is my favourite hardware synth & I've kept it like brand new ... Thank you for letting me take my 990 to whole new levels & into modern times 😊 Now, I desperately need one for my fully expanded JV-2080 ... I'd pay ! This surface controller is the best I've used bar none & it's super deep ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ P.S. Love the new icon - but the head (face) should be a little bigger IMHO ... Keep up the great work 🌹 How's that for a ridiculously positive review ? 😉

Producer / Artist. I use UA Apollo quad and Ableton Live with 16 analog inputs to automate and mix a live show from stage. Midi Designer Pro has changed my entire production. Songs that require complex routings with special parameter settings can now be called up instantaneously with the press of one button! Musicians can use their iPhones to control their own monitor mixes and I can do a sound check out front of house with my iPad! Complete control of faders, EQ's, compressors, aux sends, effects…. an amazing tool. As others have commented, the support is second to none. Haven't been this pleased with a $18 purchase in my entire life.

it’s great. it’s a mystery to me why, with apps available like this, synths like the Alpha Juno are selling for almost 1/10th the price of e.g. the Juno-106.

Best MIDI controller for iOS. There are other MIDI control apps for iOS, but nothing comes close to the level of control and customization MIDI Control Pro allows. From simple SoftSynth tweaking to a massive live or studio rig to in-depth DAW control; whatever you can imagine, you can create. Keyboardists, guitarists with MIDI rigs, drummers with triggers, playback engineers; no matter what your role is, if you use digital gear, this app will help you use it better, faster, and more creatively. It has a level of depth and sophistication that rivals— or even surpasses— anything you would find on a desktop platform or hardware controller. Version 2 ups the ante by adding some useful new features for cloud sharing and design, as well as two-way DAW communication. The only possible downside is that it is a RAM and energy intensive app, so users of older iOS devices may need to be extra judicious in closing unused apps and keeping your battery charged. This is definitely the app you want if you are serious about taking deep control of your gear.

Very powerful, got the job done but hideous and not easy to use. Very powerful, got the job done but hideous and not easy to use

Great app!. Seriously guys, if you’re trying to work thru a complicated midi issue then this is the app for you. And the staff is superb. They have helped me work thru some weird things and I’m just thrilled to have these people behind this product. I’ve used the community layouts too and adapted them to my liking. Just awesome!

Great just. Love the in app designer, setup is pretty easy, midi over wifi is better than expected. Love the look of the sliders and knobs and the color wheel thing under your finger is a major cool/function factor. All I want is something to use for a parametric eq like the lemur multi-ball, and how skins for the panels? Would give 5 star for multi ball type control. Using fl studio 10 on a windows 7 64 bit

Great With MainStage!. Just what I needed to run sound at a live event - but not having to stay at the laptop! I also will not need to have my rig out in the room either, wow! Setting up the first connection had me scratching my head, but a quit and relaunch, and I haven't had an issue since. Really great programming job on this app. Everything is laid out very logically and is quick to design and assign MIDI signals to. It is great with MainStage because when you change patches you can have the new patch send it's settings to MIDI Designer and all the knobs on your IOS device moves to the patches default settings. I'm running this on my IPhone so the only issue is adjusting sliders precisely because of the limited size of the screen. So an iPad would be ideal. I have no complaints about this app. Great job guys!

Excellent major update. I'm so glad I jumped on MIDI Designer Pro in its infancy a few years ago. There were perhaps a half-dozen products competing in the virtual / MIDI control space, and in my experience this one is the most polished and actively developed of all of them. Speaking of which, the developer has been very responsive to my feedback regarding tweaks; by all means accept his invitation to contact him if you ever need to report a bug or want to request some cool new feature. Thank you for supporting us long-term users with regular updates and an active online community for sharing knowledge and templates. Class act all the way.

Complete MIDI solution. Is your board trapped behind a small, illegible screen? Does it speak Midi. If so, set it free with Midi Designer Pro 2. A powerful tool, that starts simple, but grows in capability as you learn, backed by an active developer and user community. Pull out the controls you need, arrange them to match your workflow, and sometimes find undocumented capability in your board. I have built several layouts in the last several years, and MDP2 just keeps getting better. Two things that are hard to buy - the responsive support and engaged user community.

Amazing App! Amazing Support!. Exactly what I was looking for! So far I've been able to create drum pads, plugin controllers for my DAW, and an Axe Fx Ultra amp tweaker. I had a question about sending Sysex messages in 4 bit nibbles and Dan got back to me immediately. He was able to offer a quick solution and was super patient with me while working through my issue. I wish all app providers had such amazing and responsive support!

Just Amazing. I use this app for my live shows. I control Ableton Live and I can do anything I have in mind. This is the best app I’ve found for controlling MIDI Devices.

Having MIDI Designer Pro 2 available for Macs is a great enhancement of its capabilities.. For me, MIDI Designer Pro is a great app for both iPad and Apple Silicon Macs. I have been using it on my M1 Mac Mini for about a year. I find the larger size (I have a 27” monitor) extremely useful for designing layouts using a mouse rather than an Apple Pencil or my fingers on an iPad. My retirement hobby is designing midi controllers for organists using Virtual Pipe Organ Apps such as Hauptwerk. Having both apps simultaneously active and displayed on one monitor simplifies the midi interface. While a touchscreen may be necessary for many MDP/Mac applications, using external pistons and/or switches from an organ console or keyboard to control MPD2 can provide unlimited possibilities for custom control and eliminates the need for an iPad. Those familiar with the iPad and iPhone apps will find the behavior of the Mac Version is essentially identical. I found a few minor issues with using a mouse, but they are easily overcome.

Peavey AT200 Must-have!!!. I have owned the AT200 guitar forever, but I never got this app. When you upgrade the software on the guitar, this app is almost mandatory. I thought I was good with Fret-control, but this app shows you all the options. Many features I missed using fret control. This app is worth the money if you want the most out of your guitars software upgrade. If you have the stock software on your AT200, you are REALLY missing the best part of this instrument. I only purchased the $99 Essential pack, but now I want to upgrade. This app comes with the AT200 template built-in, so once you download it, good to go! I prefer the Peavey over the Variax. If you upgraded your software, do yourself a favor and get this app!

The Only Ten-Star App I Own. I bought this app (and all the others) when it was pretty good and now it's 100% great if you want to make your own Midi controller. I tweak stuff constantly in my layouts and even use some of the super control stuff. This app works like hardware, which is amazing.

The more I learn.... (Still Works) It appears Midi Designer has usurped the top position in Screen Time. After simply fiddling with the app for a few years, I can’t get enough of it. Making simple controllers for both hardware and software synths, they become mine in the sense of custom control and a breath of new life that inspires creativity.

Linchpin of my performance rig. I'm more of a "bedroom producer" than performing artist, but in 2013 I was challenged to put together a live set in a short period of time. I needed a flexible, easily-configurable control interface that used MIDI or OSC to control my DAW. I looked at several options and chose MIDI Designer Pro for its ease-of-use and powerful flexibility. I could quickly prototype and refine all the controls I needed, all on my iPad. (Other apps required a separate desktop application to design & configure their controls.) As I rehearsed, further adjustments could be easily made without breaking my stride. I simply could not have pulled together that performance without this app! I have been a loyal and satisfied user of MIDI Designer Pro ever since. The team's constant work to improve and enhance this indispensable app further builds my confidence in its longevity as my go-to tool for setting up performance configurations. They keep making it better, and have built up a great community of users who help and support each other. If I can't figure out how to achieve something, either the developers or fellow users are there with the answers. MIDI Designer Pro is worth every penny to me!

Does what it says and amazingly well. First of all, some may be wondering if the price of this app is justified and to that I will give a resounding YES. Why? Because it replaces costly hardware. Since I bought this app I actually sold my UC-33 because I simply don't need it. Not only that, having this on my iphone and iPad gives me the ability to have a huge number of configurations that would be impossible with hardware. I am currently using this using midi over wifi on an ad hoc network and the delay is pretty much nonexistent (around 5ms tops). It works just as fast as hardware and is obviously more flexible. The only thing I would like to see are some more visual customizations of buttons and controls. The buttons are rather plain but definitely functional. I also love the floating display of values as you turn knobs or drag sliders. Ingenious!

Great App...but some limitations.. This has been by far the most capable MIDI controller program app I have tried. I'm using it to manage my guitar pedal board. This isn't for anyone who doesn't have a basic understanding of MIDI, however it allows for the novice to do some simple MIDI controls. My only complaint is the not with regards to function, but design elements. I would like a more robust graphics platform to apply controls to. Some more control elements like pick lists, multiple labels for the same CC control, external device feedback via MIDI in and maybe some custom mapping templates for well know software. Other than that, this has been a great app that has made my life much, much easier. I highly recommend trying it out.

This is the one.. If you are looking for a midi app this is it. Just like the title of the app says "Midi Designer" it is your design the way you want to do it. Also great tech support to go along with it. I had a problem and got a response in no time.

Love It. I have written an interface for most of my gear with this app. This is the best midi interface app on the i-store, period. I recently dumped all the others off my ipad because they were just sitting there taking up space. I use it as a remote for my DAW, MKS20, Triton and GR55. I use an ipad 2 in an idock 2 and it works every time. I use midi ox to capture sysex on a pc and copy/paste onto a document adding some notes, print and then get busy having fun with it. Coolness!

Poor user interface. Showing the user options that don't work unless an in app purchase is made makes for a very poor use experience. Scolding the user until they purchase the IAP is just rude. Controls to configure widgets are highly inaccurate. Slider displays a certain value, as soon as the finger is lifted, the value changes to something else. The whole split screen thing confuses me. Certain widgets will span the divide and others won't.

Awesome App. Love this app. I was intimidated by most apps like this, but this one is so intuitive. I see such great potential here. The guys over on Audiobus forum are latching on to this app and creating some nice designs. Looking forward to AB support that looks like it may be happening. The Dev can now see the relevance of AB support for app switching.

Very useful app. I’ve been using MIDI Designer weekly for nearly 8 years to remotely control Ableton scene launching and a few Max4Live devices. It has been one of the most versatile and reliable components of my workflow.

Awesome MIDI controller!. MIDI Designer Pro and an iPad make one of the best custom controller combos I have used ~ and I have used quite a few over the years! The interface is very easy to learn, an incredible array of control combinations is possible, and the designer (Dan) is VERY helpful, and quick to implement new ideas and updates. This is the perfect controller for addressing those "under the hood" settings found on software and modern hardware synths from Moog and others. Highly recommended!

First Class App!. A very intuitive app with a great look and feel. Once I got my layout setup as a synth controller, it has saved me quite a bit of time. Otherwise I would still be struggling through various submenus on a small synth screen. Thanks guys. Looking forward to any upcoming features. Highly recommended.

Best app for Virtual Organs. MidiDesigner Pro is the best midi controller app for Virtual Organs such as Hauptwerk (HW) and GrandOrgue (GO). Its capabilities are far better than traditional organ controller interfaces such as Touchscreen Monitors, Launchpad, Touch OSC, Luna Display, etc. Coupled with Stream Byter it allows many enhanced functions not possible with HW or GO by themselves. While there is a bit of learning curve, it is worth it. I have developed such layouts as custom button placement, master generals and Combo steppers with PreSet starting steps to allow one touch selection and Up/Down sequencing of steps, Automatic registration setting, etc, None of this functionality would be possible without MidiDesigner Pro. I have worked with several organists to develop layouts for different organs who are extremely happy with using MDP. I have strong recommendations for organists to try it out.

Good app.. poor customer service. For people into tweaking MIDI this app is well ahead of the rest. It would be a fair statement to say that my expectations exceeded the limitations of the app. No demo version is available to check this out. Email to the developer went unanswered. Would have been happier with a simple “sorry..nothing we can do” as to no reply at all. Especially for an app in this price range.

amazing functionality and support. I contacted this app's support forum after having some initial connectivity problems (they turned out to be cable-related had nothing to do with the app) and Dan Rosenstark was lightning-fast, attentive and utterly thorough in his troubleshooting assistance. Now thanks to his help and to a MIDI Designer power user's custom layout, I'm able to customize patches on my Roland JX-3P (w/ Kiwitechnics upgrade) to a ridiculous degree. Tremendous value for a sub-$20 app!

Love it!. Professional and sensible especially if you use MIDI a lot. One problem that took me a long time to figure out is Apples MIDI network has a bug with IPv6 so you have to shut it off in Terminal.

The best of what’s out there. Robust, customizable, advanced and very easy to use. Highly recommend it

Why is “browse” such a mess?. Much good in the thinking and design here. Fun to use and to make original layouts. So why is the Browse screen so awful? First you get page after page of thumbnails that are useless to pick from unless you already know what the one you want looks like. Then you get page after page of an index that is sort of organized but still a pain to navigate. I say page after page but all of this is only actually on one single enormous page that goes on and on and on. Please oh please fix this mess! It puts a cloud over the entire app.

Left behind. I have an iPad 4th generation. It can do everything I want it to, except run this app?? What is so performance shattering in this new version that the iPad that ran the previous versions just fine is suddenly no longer able??? Its things like this that make me less inclined to pay for apps. You pay, and then the developer abandons you. I recommend anyone looking at this app to look at Lemur instead (it can still run on an iPad 1), for the same $ you wont be left behind.

Awesome!!. I use this app for guitar to communicate between my pedalboard and my midi capable pedals. It works amazingly. There isn't another app out there that makes it easy enough for a novice to program complete midi controls as presets/patches. Currently using to control Moog Moogerfoogers with a GigRig Pro 14 Midi.

Minecraft for MIDI. MIDI Designer Pro is addictive and hands down the best MIDI controller app for the iPad. The flexibility, depth and customer support for MIDI Designer Pro is unmatched. I've been working with it for several weeks making layouts for my gear and each time I try something I find that the team at that created MIDI Designer was way ahead of me with tools that made what wanted possible. All the power available in MIDI Designer Pro can make your head spin, but on the surface it is still very easy to use. The applications and potential for this app are unmatched. If you can imagine it, you can build it with MIDI Designer Pro.

Great App for Solving your midi problems. This app is a beast. I initially had a few issues, but was quickly contacted by the developer who solved my issues. This thing is a power house for midi solutions and I actually really enjoy nerving out on the set up.

Best of the Rest. First and Foremost: The developer is a Class Act! Look at the reviews on down the line for this app. Nothing but kudos and rightfully so. I love this thing. I use it for pretty simple controller tasks and I am totally pleased with it! I have all the other ones...at the end of the day this thing turns out to be the only configurable midi controller I need. It just works without ANY hassle. Keep up the great work and a solid product!

Still no update for 11” iPad Pro, bugs. Two months without an update, so still a mess on the iPad Pro and the open in share sheet doesn’t work (can only load templates from a Mac via iTunes, not from files app). Otherwise, this app is five stars. A shame it’s not getting love from the developer.

Perfect app for all my MIDI needs. This app can do so much, I use it to control all my guitar pedals with an iPad. There are a host of things I can do with MIDI Designer and the iPad that I cannot do with foot pedal midi controller. There is an active community for the app and a forum where you can download other users creations, which saved me a ton of time as well! I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of what I can do with MIDI Designer. Excellent product!!!

Midi designer vs Lemur. After agonizing on whether to buy the identically priced MDP or Lemur, I eventually settled on MDP due to the far simpler workflow I saw in the videos... And it didn't disappoint! Within a short time, I had layouts that where manipulating various Logic Pro X effects. I then went on to create ad-hoc layouts for controlling Nave, Thor & Galilio (Sunrizer didn't work for some reason). Love it!

Incredibly helpful tool.. Midi Designer Pro 2 has helped me control an older Wavedrum that required sysex to have access to all of its parameters. My desktop daw couldn’t send sysex. No problem now. MDP2 can convert any MIDI information. This was crucial to what I do and I am very grateful this app exists.

Excellent app & 1st rate support. I was looking for a tool to allow for remote control of my Tascam 2488 mixed/HDR. I use it in small live venues to mix audio for my wife's band but it's often difficult to get space to do this in the best listening position so the ability to remotely adjust faders etc via the iPad was called for. The mixer supports midi control but has a unique format requiring a custom solution. Using a combination of a portable wifi link and midi interface via a laptop running RTPMidi, Midi Designer was a great match for what I needed and in the areas where additional functionality would help, Dan Rosenstark was quick to respond with advice. The app continues to surprise me with its capabilities, ease of implementation and flexibility. Absolutely worth the price and can provide a robust custom controller solution for pretty much any midi application. There are several remote controller mixers on the market now, but Midi Designer allowed me to use a piece of gear I already had in a new way. excellent app!

Needs better templates and standardized menu structure. The software has so much potential, but is held back by the cluttered and ugly templates provided with it. Please provide more streamlined button-only templates, provide blank templates, forget the awful color schemes, and follow standard apple app methodology for the menu structure. Templates shared between different iPad sizes don’t scale gracefully as they should. There is also no reason at all to restrict controls to one MIDI message type and make the max MIDI sequence length so short. I would rather use an app that has a simple grid of screen buttons with easy access to MIDI learning functions and that’s it. 90% of the rest of this app just gets in the way by trying to be everything to everyone.

Controlling Roland Integra 7 B3 organ drawbars…. So far so good! Used it to send sysex midi commands to control the organ drawbars, Leslie, etc. on the Integra 7 and it’s been working well. I still have more to investigate regarding other uses.

Big creative problem solver. I was really frustrated that one of my favorite Moog synthesizers had no iPad app for deeper controls and, even simply easily knowing which preset I was on. iOS is mainly where I do my midi sequencing, synth patch editing. So it was annoying to have to unplug the iPad rig and hook up a computer. A few hours of setup (and a good bit of that was me wanting it to be cosmetically matching the synth) and I have a fully functional ‘app’ to control stuff with. If you understand midi, I dont think it is a bad learning curve. Only thing I had to hunt online for guidance for was more advanced, changing the midi channel of the whole panel with one button. Found a dev tutorial easy though.

Does not display properly on new IPad Pro. If you have the new iPad Pro, do not buy. This doesn’t display properly. The bottom of the screen is cut off.

Wow!. I love this app! In a very short amount of time I am able to design my own custom remote controller screen for my studio. I like the colorful, easy to see graphics, and the many design options. BUT, By far, what I like most is the designer's instant response to my questions, and very helpful support with some early problems that I had. I am fairly new to iOS, and he helped me figure out that I was not turning apps off properly, and had way too many running in the background. New features seem to being added quickly as the app evolves, and small fixes and updates to support pages appear promptly after discovery. I am just getting started, but can already tell that I will be getting a lot of use from this one. BRAVO!

This is a fantastic tool!. I bought this to build a midi layout to control my POD X3 Live. Using a midi cc chart provided by Line 6, I was able to set up touch controls for just about every function on the POD. I use an iRig midi controller on my iPad and it works great. This setup allows me to dial in and tweak sounds using the iPad instead of having to bend over and tap though difficult to read menus. Once I have a sound I like, I can either tap the save button on the POD twice, or once and then select a location. This has put some new life and interest in an older piece of gear for me. Dan has done a great job and seems to be continually adding new functions and features. Just get it, you won't be sorry! JP

Simply amazing. Extremely easy to set up, map, and customize. I can't believe this app exists. I got it hooked up and working with ableton in less than 5 mins after downloading. Currently using over a wifi connection, but the option to do a hard wire connection as well is fantastic. Thank you guys for creating an app that works so smoothly!

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The perfect midi controller!. This midi controller has amazing scope in the way that you can not only customize your perfect midi rig, but you can control what you need, when you need it. You can create incredibly complex midi set ups and control them with a simple interface, or create a multi- page interface that gives you accurate control over everything. There is also a virtual pedal board option to extend the capabilities even further, but the power to control all your gear is worth the experience. From effect control to hardware and DAWs, this app allows for the most efficient control possible, you just have to design it the way you want it, every option is possible. This is the most impressive update so far, such incredible scope!

Powerful program and very responsive support.. There was only one thing I thought I couldn't achieve with MIDI Designer. It turns out I was wrong! The support was super responsive and helped me achieve *everything* I wanted Midi designer to do for me. I now have a MIDI Footswitch pedal that I don't need to reprogram everytime I try a new experiment - all I do now is reconfigure Midi designer, which is miles easier to configure then my complicated pedal! Powerful program and very responsive support. Fully recommend it to anyone having the MIDI control probs and configuration issues I was previously having.

Best controller". I use this with Reaper and it has been brilliant! Great App. Of the controllers I have tried this is the best. Best $20 I have spent on any app!

I love this App. super flexible and customizable , solid connection, easy and intuitive to design and use.

Made my rig more live. I’m using this to control an assortment of hardware & software (iPad) synths & Nord Electro for my live rig. A bit of a learning curve but well worth the effort! iPad rules all now - with AUM and MidiFire Stream Byter in-between.

Just brilliant!. I really don’t know how I survived without this in the studio for the 4 years I’ve been using an iPad to run it all. The internal designer is addictive once you get into it, and it will totally change your workflow when writing. I drive 80/90s synths and a racks of Eurorack (via midi converters etc) all together. I can create panels on the fly and it basically lets me perform any kind of control I need. Seriously...just buy it, for the price it’s a must have bit of kit for even the smallest midi studio. Note to the developer...you’re a total legend, I owe you a beer. (Used on an iPad Pro iOS 10, tested fine, no crashing)

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Horrible about everything, but very powerful. Too bad no alternatives.. I can only regret that it’s the only app on the market that can do so much on midi control. Everything about this app is quirky and I cannot imagine experience using any app that could be worse than this. Literary every feature is hidden or hard to find in the least logical area or menu. The menus are hard to read or understand It seems like the hidden agenda of the author is to make fun of common sense and his users. Feels really depressing to be stuck with just this one offering on the whole iOS app market.

Greatest MIDI app.. I've been searching for long time to find MIDI controler for iPad to manage my music gears (LINE6 PODHD500, DT50, TC Electronic NOVA System, Roland GR55, etc). MIDI Designer is THE tool I was looking for. Designing layouts is so easy, It takes only minutes to build basic controls. Only limitation is your imagination. MIDI Designer support is 5 star. Conceptors are open to new idea, making sure MD will evolve and be there for many years to come. New MDP2 version is amazing. Many enhancements that MIDI users will surely appreciate like PICKER control that allows users to create complex layouts with few controls.

A Great Solution!!. This is a powerful and intuitive app that delivers everything it says it will. I got it after looking for ways to control 3rd party plug ins in a sequencer for guitar in live performance situations. I needed power and flexibility in a controller that wasnt keyboard based and would play nicely with other hardware. There is a learning curve but that reflects the depth of features. The simple stuff is pretty straight forward to get going. The tutorial resources are good and the service response from the company is excellent. I had a question and the owner emailed me back in under an hour. This app will do everything except walk the dog. Cheers!

Controller for "Show Cue Systems". I use this app to control a program called show cue system. It runs my bands backing tracks and midi files responsible for operating my lighting rig, guitar and keyboard rig as well as a few other automated systems. This app does what it says, very easy to grasp and to operate. My only wish is that there were an option to 'scroll' through a list of text. For example, I have 90+ songs to trigger, it would be great if I could create a text list, assign each text object a program change and the scroll through the list. Right now I have to change pages or banks within the program to access all the song/text items. Worth the money though for its customization.

Dude..... This is the greatest thing ever Side note The "one big page" setting doesn't work it just mirrors everything you create :( I want one big page!

The best. For me, It’s the best midi controller you can find on iOS. You can download a lot of layout at the forum.

Buy it. A little expensive but it works so great. I am using it on ableton. Very satisfied. Try lite to see what you can do.

The dream. If you are a musician and you own an iPad, there is ZERO reason for you to be passing up on Midi Designer. Think about it…the cheapest MIDI controller you can buy will be at least $150 and a one trick pony. This can be everything you need it to be in one device. I honestly can't imagine working without it at this point. I had a couple issues setting it up initially but the developer got back to me within 15 minutes and the solution was minor (and not MD related). DON'T THINK TWICE!

Never connects to network. Had this app since it came out and i have never had it connect once to my network or computer. Booooooo!

Seriously great custom Midi controller. I cannot recommend this app enough. Easy to program basic controllers but with the supercontroller functions you can get realtime control of much more than most synths offer. Makes a great front end for anything midi controllable.

FANTASTIC!. This app is outstanding in the way it is thought out and packs a punch of flexibility in its delivery along with its unbelievable price! It's very detailed in its design (your design really) and its configurability with every button, switch, fader etc. One of the things that attracted me to it is the ability to design your own control service without the need to design it first on your Mac and then upload it onto your iPad. You could technically do it on the fly at a gig if needed. The ability to have full or split pages and being able to lock or move pages is really great! I can't wait to see what this developer is going to come up with next!

KILLER!!!!!!!!. Total show control. Multiple apps, multiple iPads, video output, the best $40 ever spent. DESTROYS Lemur, and unlike Lemur,these guys are constantly improving it.

The best midi controller. This is such a great app and the developer is still very involved. I'm impressed with how I got a response within hours of asking a question on a Sunday. Just buy this app already!

Unique. Unique, powerful, useful, wonderful.

Fabulous!. Very versatile product, and I am finding new uses for it every day! The developer obviously put some thought into this, and is listening to working musicians as every update makes it even better!

Amazing. This app is great. Worked perfectly with ableton live on MacBook. Easy set up. A little pricey, but worth it for me.

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Best iPad app for DJs!. Finally a great way to use the iPad during a set! I use this to control Serato in internal mode and I also use it for effects. Completely customizable so you can build a layout that suits your style. Great app and great tech support!

Best in it's class. Best CC and sysex editor I've come across. If you have hardware synths, essential. Not osc so don't need missing link. I can edit sounds on my TX802 via iRig midi connection. Purely Amazing App !!!

Awesome app! (1 piece missing). This app is amazing, the level of customization allowable is phenomenal. I have already recommended midi designer to many other DJs already. I do however have one request, something I was hoping for when I first downloaded midi designer, a jog wheel. Yes, there are knobs that are very customizable, but the knobs have a min and max limit. I need something I can use to accurately seek the position in a song (maybe a wheel more sensitive towards to the middle) with no limit. I really hope this addition can make it in with the next major update! Still 5 stars for this app.

Freaking awesome AP!. Midi Designer frees your board from the limitations of its built in displays and controls. Tired of working presets, eq, compressor, etc., on the micro LCD screen. Turn your iPad into a much larger interface and display. It lets you remix the controls in a way the manufacturer never envisioned. They gave you four sliders, you need eight. The functions you need in performance are scattered across eight pages? Bring them into one. Not guaranteed, but you might find capabilities that you did not know exist. There may be a pre-existing layout for your board in the library. To make most use of MD, you are going to learn some details of Midi. In the process, you will learn much about your board. And you have a very active developer, likely to respond rapidly to a comment or question. What other app do you own where that happens. Yes, I am biased, I love this app.

Life changing!!!!!. This app has changed how I control my gear!!!

Best app since sliced bread. I can throw away most of my midi controllers now :) The design mode UX would need some re-design love but much better than using lemur two piece solution; you need computer to design a layout for lemur. The MD is Extremely versatile and powerful.

Just like the slogan says, design your own dream controller. Considering the endless control options at your disposal, Midi Designer Pro is a bargain. Excellent support as well. Total win.

Phenomenal app!. Extremely powerful, flexible and customizable; incredibly easy to use; top-notch support from the developer and the forum. My iPad is now a far more powerful midi controller than any piece of hardware could ever be. Highly recommended!

Powerful. Simple and powerful. Wish everything on earth managed that combo as well!

Love it!!!. This program is great! Very useful for my live rig. Love that you can convert midi commands and so much more.

MidiDesigner Pro2. Simply the best! Very flexible. Awesome customer support. A bit pricey, but you get what you pay for - A dream come true midi controller. Keep up good work!

VJ BestFriend. I'm a VJ For Mansion and SET in ,Miami fla. the program is a 10 out of 10. Great buy

Midi designer. Super

Amazingly versatile controller. Gotta say, made this app running on my iPad mini the absolute centerpiece of my entire elaborate rig--and I couldn't be happier. When I use an "ad hoc" connection to my Mac mini, performance is ROCK solid. Amazing. Thanks!

Midi Designer Pro. This app is excellent ! In a few hours I was able learn how to use the app thanks to the helpful videos available on youtube. I then spent a few more hours taking the codes from my Line6 Pod XT Live "pilot handbook" and created a great set of controls that I plan to use during live performance. I will be able to quickly navigate settings which are hard to find on the Pod XT especially in a live setting where you want to switch your settings without delay between songs. The one enhancement I would ask for would be a way to cut and paste full sets of "tick" settings from perhaps a CSV chunk of text in an email into MDPro to enable faster setup of controls that have all my amp, stompbox, reverb spring and delay unit names and their associated midi CC values. This enhancement would be a major time saver. But even without this capabilty you will be very satisfied once you complete the setup.

most powerful Midi controller on the market. Dan has created a very effective "midi programming environment" that lets you tackle even the most demanding control jobs. It's a logical super machine!

AMAZING APP! MUST-HAVE IF YOU USE MIDI!. This app is one of the most powerful tools that the iPad can offer when it comes to serious music production. The possibilities are truly endless...control your favorite hardware synths, build parameter interfaces for synths that may not have the hands on feel by design, control multiple synths or effect plugins on your software, control lights, etc.If you know how important and widespread MIDI is, and you know how important a good controller is. With this, you can make ANY controller you need, and load up various iterations of them as needed. It can easily act as cornerstone of your setup, either live or in the studio. Get it now, and start designing! Worth it by far, been using it for years!

Love the Pedalboard feature!. MidiDesigner is a snap to create in and an excellent way to unlock potential in my older hardware synths. The more I use MD, the more I’m discovering nifty workflow tricks. I do wish that we had more of a library of graphical user elements, but there is the ability to import custom graphics if needed. I love that it supports NRPN as well as SYSEX. And the pedalboard feature is great too, as it lets me tie my hardware controllers to MD, which then controls another physical synth. With MIDI learn, this basically converts a simple MIDI CC control surface or MIDI foot pedals into a customized hardware SYSEX controller. You no longer need rare, expensive antique devices or obscure, convoluted legacy software to get at the innards of old classic vintage gear. Just use the knobs and buttons on your current gear for immediate hands on remote control of whatever else you have connected via MIDI. You don’t even have to touch the iPad at this point, as it’s just functioning as a dynamic scribble strip while you twiddle physical knobs or step on pedals. The bonus is that MD works on older iPads too. My iOS 13 iPad Pro wirelessly talks to my used iPad2 still on iOS 7. What this means is one iPad is physically connected via USB to my Kronos (and therefore via MIDI to the rest of my rig), and I can meanwhile walk around with another iPad and continue sound designing as the Kronos plays itself and my rig via KARMA. No computers needed... long live MIDI! Dev support has been quick and helpful, and the MD user community has dozens of designs for download. I’m super grateful I found MD.

Good app, please make more tutorials. It is a good app but I didn’t use it recently. I know there are plenty of templates, however I would like to create few custom layouts for my hardware.In particular, I want to create a pick list to change patches of my two keyboards by importing patch names and corresponding msb/lsb. I would like to import them from a txt or csv file rather than type all the patches messages in MD. Thank you !

Powerful but Confusing. This app lets you do the impossible and create your dream interface. At least the impressive screen shots make it look like that is the case. However, given the price point, I would expect a far more robust instruction/tutorial set. There are NO demo files included and while there is a brief in-app tutorial included on how to create a basic button, it says NOTHING about defining MIDI message setup or multi-control interactions which are the reasons why you buy this app! What little documentation there is, is mostly by the dev in the form of YouTube demos (not so much explanations). The dev is clearly too used to his own creation to bother with writing an actual manual. I don't want to wade through a 13min (or 40min!) video to figure out what one setting I should change. All editing and design and deleting is done on the app One. Control. At. A. Time... This can be time consuming especially since each control can only send a single midi message, you have to create a bunch of hidden sub controls for each message you want to send if you want one button to send multiple CC values. I feel this app was really designed for running Abelton or some other hardware rather than an iPad's internal soft synths MIDI controls. So yeah, great app in theory, but in actual use, confusing as heck. I consider myself a pretty smart and tech savvy guy. Been using MIDI for years, but it's hard to "RTFM" when there is no manual.

Great Promise, Terrible Interface. This app can probably do everything, but $15 only gets you in the door. You have to pay for other features, most importantly cloud backups. The UI feels like a six-year old iPhone app and the menus are super slow to navigate. Really disappointed trying to use this. The features are so robust, but the experience is maddening.

Fantastic App and Support. I can’t say enough good things about this app and the support. It is well designed and flexible. With a little help from the very responsive support team I was able to get a fully functional set of pages to provide realtime control of my Lexicon LXP-15. To get all the control I wanted I also added the StreamByter plug-in via an in-app purchase. This all on an old iPad 2. I will be expanding my performance layout to other devices ASAP. Long live MD!

Amazing. This is the best midi controller app in the store. Extremely flexible. All they need now is to add a sequencer. :)

Excellent app. Best in the business. It's a bargain at this price. I would have been willing to pay much more for an app of this quality. Great features. Dave J

Great App. Really powerful custom midi controller. I used this to build a control surface for dmx lighting control and it works great!