MidiKey is a cute program that can make your mac keyboard become an instrument keyboard. you can play 128 instruments on your Mac.it is able to receive MIDI input from MIDI keyboard (include MIDI control Message such as Pitch bend, Sustain). also can send MIDI OUT to native applications such as GarageBand, Logic Pro, Pd... UI can display as: English keyboard, German keyboard, Swedish keyboard, French keyboard,Spanish keyboard Tips: Press [ esc ] key to set a random sound (In 128 General MIDI instrument), Press [ Up ] key or [ Down ] key to change octaves, Press [ Left ] key or [ Right ] key to change pitch, Hold on [ shift ] key to play vibrato notes Press [ enter ] key to toggle setting panel of sounds. Press [~] and [TAB] key to play pitch bend. Hold on [ space ] key to play sustain notes.
broken
this stupid app produced constant midi triggers - yes, it makes sound when no input is given. so it's just constanly making sound. USELESS.
works on its own but does NOT work with Pro Tool
I got this app from the App Store because I wanted something that would convert my QWERTY mac keyboard into a midi controller for my softsynth plugins inside Pro Tools (12) however it does not seem to work or be able to do that at all. I tried any combination of the settings... is there a way to do this? This app has a great looking graphical interface, better than some others out there
CUTE IS RIGHT
SIMPLE DOES WHAT IT SAYS but SOUNDS LIKE THE OLD STYLE FAKE INSTUMENTS THEY USE TO USE IN KARAOKE COUPLE OF NICE FEATURES WORTH THE 3 BUCKS FOR A KID
Neat, Simple and Works
I’m a guitar player. I don’t have a midi keyboard. This is perfect for entering note sequences and chords for a software synth in Garage Band, Guitar Pro or similar programs.
Help
I need to know from the developer how to transfer or record the sounds from this app on garageband!!!!!!! So far useless. Happy to update review as soon as I know
This App Is Horrible!
I was not looking for a professional style app, just something that I can mess around with and play some quick jingles when I wanted to. Well this one ain't it! For starters, the volume is extremely low with no way to turn it up. When I contacted customer support, their only solution was to hold down the shift key as I was playing. Well that would work out great if I had three hands. The only thing that they could tell me was that they "might" raise the volume a little bit in the next version. HUH?! I guess if you were in a quiet room, with noise-reduction headphones on, you might be able to hear the faint sound of what you are trying to play, but not likely. And forget playing along with your favorite tune. IT AIN"T GONNA HAPPEN! The lack of a preferences/option screen makes it really hard to do anything but sit there and feel like you just got scammed! Why does apple allow apps like these to be in the app store? This is ridiculous.
Great app, but it needs some modifications
1. Retina Display support 2. A larger display window 3. Often, when I play chords some of the notes will not sound when played in conjunction with others. This needs to be fixed please.
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