I Upgraded Your Piano Roll (MIDISketch v0.9.9)
MIDISketch: Draw MPE Pitch Bends, Expressions and Melodies Directly in Your DAW
Try it FREE for 7 days (fully functional): https://www.midiscout.com/plugins/mid...
Turn flat MIDI into expressive, hand-drawn melodies. MIDISketch is a VST3 plugin that lets you draw Bezier pitch curves, pressure, slide, and per-note MPE expressions right inside your DAW. With a built-in synth host, you hear everything instantly.
v0.9.7 Walkthrough: • I Fixed the Piano Roll (MIDISketch v0.9.7)
WHAT IS MIDISKETCH?
MIDISketch sits between your DAW's piano roll and MPE controllers like the Seaboard or Osmose. Draw pitch bends, vibrato, glissando, and per-note modulation directly in 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, plus per-note Pressure (Z), Slide (Y), Pan (X), and velocity — all editable in one window.
KEY FEATURES
🎹 Piano Roll with Bezier Pitch Bends Hand-drawn pitch curves per note with full Bezier control. Not stiff automation, not straight lines. Scale lock, grid snapping (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, triplet), ±48 semitone range for anything from subtle vibrato to extreme glissando.
🎛️ Full MPE Expression Editor Tabbed bottom panel: Velocity, Pressure, Slide, Pan. Add inline LFOs to any expression region, non-destructive so you can edit, delete, or bake them down anytime. Copy/paste expression ranges between notes.
🔊 Built-In Synth Host Load Serum 2, Vital, Phase Plant, or any VST3 directly inside MIDISketch. Draw melody, shape expression, hear it instantly — one window. Automatic MPE routing, no setup needed. Built-in wavetable synth for quick sketching.
🎵 Stamp Tool Place chords with one click. 40+ chord types with inversions, bass mode adds the root one octave down for instant bass+chord arrangements, arp mode generates arpeggiated sequences with rate, pattern, and gate control.
🔗 MIDISketch Link See ghost notes from other MIDISketch instances in the same DAW session. Drag notes from one instance into another with full MPE data intact. Per-instance visibility toggles and real-time sync.
🎤 Live Trigger Mode Assign trigger keys to fire specific MIDISketch phrases live. Voice stealing, looping while held, and live modulation — forward the trigger key's pitch wheel, pressure, or slide onto everything playing in real time. Great for live performance and arrangement.
📻 Audio-to-MIDI Trace Mode Drag an audio file onto the spectrogram overlay and trace the frequency ridge magnetically with your mouse. Works with Pencil and Brush tools. Generates pitch-curve notes following the strongest spectral ridge, with live preview as you draw.
🎬 Live Recording with MPE Record MPE from any controller and watch notes appear and grow in real time. Pitch curves, pressure, and slide are captured live from your performance with full expression fidelity.
✏️ Fully Rebindable Shortcuts Every key and modifier is reassignable from a dedicated Customize Shortcuts panel. Conflicts are flagged automatically.
✅ Production Ready Drag-and-drop MIDI export to any DAW track, standard MIDI mono bend mode for non-MPE synths, full undo/redo, and session persistence. Works in FL Studio, Ableton, Logic Pro, Reaper, Bitwig, Studio One, Cubase.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
🎤 Pop / Future R&B — smooth vocal-style pitch bends and emotional melodies 🔫 Trap / Drill — sharp glissando, 808 melodies, rapid vibrato ⚡ Hyperpop / Glitch — extreme pitch bends, granular expression, chaotic curves 🎷 Neo-Soul / Gospel — delicate vibrato and tonal control 🎬 Film Score / Ambient — gradual note evolution, sustained timbral shifting 🎹 Sound Design — per-note modulation for evolving textures and effects
LINKS
Download (7-day free trial): https://www.midiscout.com/plugins/mid... Website: https://www.midiscout.com Discord: / discord
COMPATIBLE WITH
MPE: Serum 2, Vital, Phase Plant, Pigments, Surge XT, Diva, and any MPE synth FL Studio, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Reaper, Bitwig, Studio One, Cubase
Pitchwheel: Omnisphere, Swam, Kontakt, Zonology, Nexus, and more!
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