Your fave MIDI fx, arp, mapper, mangler, generator, chorder, controller, utility. VST or MFX

[erickwalterbutler]

Awesome, you’re welcome.Glad if it helps & thanks everyone for all the ideas in this post. Here’s to happy researching : D

[Steve Bolivar]

MIDI FX / Mappers / Randomisers / Generators - https://www.codefn42.com/ (lots of great tools)

+1
I use NoteMapper (with donation) to convert NI Drummer series grooves into notes compatible with Battery. I will definitely be trying out the other codefn42 plugins.

[ztrauq]

How about Arpado
https://arpado.site/index.html#section-features
older videos
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Arpado+
Midi arp and more
standalone but may be VSTi on next update?
Multitouch capable?
now 25% off

Comment please.

Tried installing the demo on both Mac and PC. The standalone app requires routing MIDI into and out of it, and its documentation doesn't give much instruction on this beyond "route MIDI in and out of it." I'm not yet an expert on setting up MIDI routing outside of a DAW, so I'm still trying to figure out how to route MIDI to it in a way that is actually recognized. Might be interesting if I can ever sort out getting it to work, but they could really use to mention "some assembly required" and have a dedicated section in their manual on how to set up the routing.

[arpado]

Hi

I am the lead engineer at Arpado Software.

Arpado is a standalone app and can be used right away with your MIDI devices. Routing is not required unless you want to record the MIDI notes right within your DAW which is something that's out of scope of its current documentation, although there are a few mentions on Loopmidi (Windows) and IAC Driver (Mac) which let you go this way.

You can still open Arpado and record MIDI live (Pro version) which can the be imported into your DAW (multitrack support) or record the sound of your devices as well.

The VST version is close to be released, that will let you place Arpado inside your DAW. I suggest you subscribe to the newsletter at the website to receive the news.

For other concerns, please post your comments at https://forum.arpado.site

Best regards,
Nicolas

[Protocol_b]

Adding some Kontakt instruments (some of these may have been mentioned but? If so, apologies):
Aerkord
BLOQ
HyperNode
OrchestraEnigmatica
SeQ2R
Mutate
Shortnoise (free)
Dronar

Hey Arpado, when you go VST I'm definitely interested!

[Kalamata Kid]

^^^
Thanks for participating but I was hoping we would stay in the midi domain in this thread.
Well unless I missed the midi component in the plugins you mentioned. Let me know if so.

[tatanka]

I must say I did not really get the use of Arpado. I have not tried, only looked for description, but it seems you cant input/construct/paint chords/chordprogressions so you need another app or midi keyboard for the chord input and then arpado does what ? Just a complex arpeggiator/sequencer ? I really dont get it from the description maybe cause it really looks confusing and seems to have completely different workflow.

[David]

^^^
Thanks for participating but I was hoping we would stay in the midi domain in this thread.
Well unless I missed the midi component in the plugins you mentioned. Let me know if so.

I don't know all of these (and I'm definitely checking them out:), but those I do, are Kontakt libraries with extra deep and/or unusual MIDI scripts that definitely count as MIDI FX, at least in my world:)

[Kalamata Kid]

^^^
Thanks for participating but I was hoping we would stay in the midi domain in this thread.
Well unless I missed the midi component in the plugins you mentioned. Let me know if so.

I don't know all of these (and I'm definitely checking them out:), but those I do, are Kontakt libraries with extra deep and/or unusual MIDI scripts that definitely count as MIDI FX, at least in my world:)

David,
Thanks for chiming in
and thanks to Protocol_b for his list.
Would be great to add some new midi functionality.

[erickwalterbutler]

Kalamata & everyone, I updated my lists so it clearly separates all the stuff that may not be midi per se, you can just skip it all if it’s not of interest. Hope that helps.

[David]

Kalamata & everyone, I updated my lists so it clearly separates all the stuff that may not be midi per se, you can just skip it all if it’s not of interest. Hope that helps.

All thumbs totally UP—thank you for this monumental effort, super interesting and useful stuff, treesineden (love that name, too:))!

[erickwalterbutler]

Thanks you too David

[thecontrolcentre]

Looperator, Egoist, WOW2, Replicant2, Enso, Kombinat Tri, Byome, Triad & SpecOps get a lot of use around here.

[koalaboy]

I only just came across: https://www.pentacom.jp/pentacom/arpg8r/

It's been mentioned on KVR before, but it's a really nice little arpeggiator and good value.

[ztrauq]

Hi

I am the lead engineer at Arpado Software.

Arpado is a standalone app and can be used right away with your MIDI devices. Routing is not required unless you want to record the MIDI notes right within your DAW which is something that's out of scope of its current documentation, although there are a few mentions on Loopmidi (Windows) and IAC Driver (Mac) which let you go this way.

You can still open Arpado and record MIDI live (Pro version) which can the be imported into your DAW (multitrack support) or record the sound of your devices as well.

The VST version is close to be released, that will let you place Arpado inside your DAW. I suggest you subscribe to the newsletter at the website to receive the news.

For other concerns, please post your comments at https://forum.arpado.site

Best regards,
Nicolas

Thanks for your reply. Most of my MIDI work is done in the DAW, and I guess that I made some assumptions about getting MIDI routed from my DAW to Arpado and back again that were incorrect. I will dig up my MIDI keyboard and see if that works better as a MIDI input.

That being said, I think I will be much more interested when the VST version arrives and I can use it with the MIDI routing in my DAW.