MIDI Sketch

Drawing MIDI notes has always been a pretty rigid affair, with blocky, fixed line notes adorning the piano roll. Now MIDI Sketch is set to change that by enabling you to draw and design wobbly, bendy lines which all covert to MPE Enabled MIDI notes. It's a simple idea which looks very intuitive to use, and they offer a free 7 day trial -here's a more long form video:

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- WHAT IS MIDISKETCH? -

MIDISketch is the missing tool between your DAW's piano roll and MPE controllers like the Seaboard or Osmose. Draw expressive pitch bends, vibrato, glissando, and per-note modulation directly inside the plugin - then route it to Serum 2, Vital, Phase Plant, or any MPE-compatible synth.

Every note gets its own independent pitch curve with full Bezier control (not straight lines), plus per-note Pressure (Z), Slide (Y), Pan (X), and velocity - all editable from a single integrated workspace.

- KEY FEATURES -

Built-In Piano Roll + Bezier Pitch Bends _ Scalable piano roll with hand-drawn pitch curves per note _ Bezier curves for smooth, musical bends - not stiff automation _ _48 semitone pitch bend range for extreme glissando or subtle vibrato _ Scale lock, interval prediction, and grid snapping (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, triplet)

Full MPE Expression Editing (NEW in v0.9.7) _ Bottom-panel expression editor with tabbed Velocity | Pressure | Slide | Pan views _ Add inline LFOs to any expression region - right-click between points _ Non-destructive LFO overlays - edit, delete, or bake to points anytime _ Copy/paste expression ranges between notes _ Resizable panel with snap toggle

Built-In Managed Synthesizer _ Host Serum 2, Vital, Phase Plant, or any VST3 synth directly inside MIDISketch _ Draw melody _ shape expression _ hear it instantly, one window workflow _ Automatic MPE routing to hosted synth , no configuration needed _ Built-in wavetable synth + sampler for sketching without external plugins

Stamp Tool with Bass & Arp (NEW) _ Place chords with one click - 40+ chord types with inversions _ Bass mode: adds root note one octave below for instant bass+chord arrangements _ Arp mode: generates arpeggiated sequences with rate, pattern, and gate control

MIDISketch Link - Multi-Instance Collaboration (NEW) _ See ghost notes from other MIDISketch instances in the same DAW session _ Drag-and-merge: pull notes from one instance into another with full MPE data _ Real-time sync with per-instance visibility toggles

Automatable Play Trigger (NEW) _ "Play Trigger" parameter visible in your DAW's automation lane _ Draw automation to fire MIDISketch phrases at specific points in your arrangement

Production-Ready _ Export MIDI drag-and-drop to any DAW track _ Works in FL Studio, Ableton, Logic Pro, Reaper, Bitwig, Studio One, Cubase _ Low CPU - suitable for real-time performance and arrangement _ Full undo/redo, keyboard shortcuts (fully rebindable), and session persistence

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