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Use Your Laptop Touchpad As A MIDI Controller
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Free VST plug-in for Windows 28/03/06
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Livelab tell us that their Touchpad 2 MIDI is now available in version1.1.
Touchpad 2 Midi is a free VST plugin for Windows that allows you to use the touchpad on your laptop as a midi controller.
The touchpad can be configured as:
An XY pad
4 sliders
4 Buttons
At the moment only Synaptics touchpads are supported - the company tell us they are working on adding support for USB touchpads as well, but have not yet heard from Cirque / Adesso regarding how to read raw data from their touchpads. Some laptops use Alps touchpads these are unfortunately not supported either - Alps have been contacted.
Host compatibility
Touchpad2Midi works as a MIDI plugin in these hosts:
Energy XT
Plogue Bidule
Jeskola Buzz:
use Polac wrapper, connect to master, use right click menu to route midi
Cubase:
load in instrument list - shows as midi input device
Tracktion:
works on one track only, consider standalone