MIDI Controllers for Your Gear: MIDI Designer Community Layouts: Rated Layouts


321 Layouts by MIDI Target Manufacturer (73 manufacturers)

Original, Generic  [ Show All 23 ]

Ableton


Ableton Live Control Surface by jkhiser, Rating: Silver [ 1090 downloads ]

Admiral Quality


LAYOUT: POLY-ANA VSTi by ezb, Rating: Gold [ 724 downloads ]

Adobe


Remote Control for Adobe Lightroom (MIDI2LR) by clif, Rating: Bronze [ 1026 downloads ]

AIR Music Technology

Akai

Alesis


Akai Miniak/Alesis Micron Controller by landschall, Rating: Platinum

Ample Sound


LAYOUT: Ample Guitar controller by mlafontaineca, Rating: Silver [ 1204 downloads ]

Antares Audio Technologies


LAYOUT: Antares ATG template for iPhone by csucu, Rating: Silver [ 652 downloads ]

apeSoft


LAYOUT: apeSoft iPulsaret Performance Layout by clif, Rating: Gold [ 733 downloads ]

Apple

Applied Research and Technology (ART)


LAYOUT: ART DR1 Digital Reverb by rob, Rating: Silver [ 470 downloads ]

Arturia  [ Show All 8 ]

Audiofier

Bastl Instruments


Bastl Instruments MicroGranny 2 Controller by thetuesdaynightmachines, Rating: Bronze [ 1163 downloads ]

Behringer

Chase Bliss

Cheetah


Layout: Cheetah MS6 (MAAD 1.3 fw) Editor by joelbrave, Rating: Silver [ 517 downloads ]

Clavia/Nord

Sequential (was DSI)  [ Show All 7 ]

Elektron Music Machines

Empress Effects Inc.  [ Show All 6 ]

E-MU Systems


LAYOUT: E-MU Planet Phatt Sound Module by thedood, Rating: Gold [ 1574 downloads ]

EnergyXT2


iPhone with EnergyXT2 by mossontherock, Rating: Gold [ 744 downloads ]

Ensoniq

Eventide

Fractal Audio

Glitchmachines


Glitchmachines Fracture Layout by clif, Rating: Gold [ 573 downloads ]

Hologram Electronics


Hologram Effects Microcosm by yasir, Rating: Gold [ 147 downloads ]

IK Multimedia

Impact Soundworks

iMusicAlbum


Soundscaper Layout for iPhone by clif, Rating: Gold [ 762 downloads ]

Indiginus Instruments

Jomox


Jomox MBase by landschall, Rating: Bronze [ 366 downloads ]

Kawai  [ Show All 10 ]

Kemper


Layout for the Kemper Modeling Guitar Amp by drkberman, Rating: Silver [ 528 downloads ]

Korg  [ Show All 17 ]

Kymatica

Lennar Digital


LAYOUT : SYLENTH1 by ezb, Rating: Gold [ 946 downloads ]

Line6  [ Show All 8 ]

Meris  [ Show All 13 ]

Moog  [ Show All 9 ]

Mutable Instruments

Native Instruments

Novation

Oberheim

Peavey


LAYOUT: Peavey Spectrum Bass by thedood, Rating: Gold [ 442 downloads ]

Pigtronix


LAYOUTS: Pigtronix Infinity Looper and Line6 M5 by adamixoye, Rating: Silver [ 1221 downloads ]

Pioneer


Layout TORAIZ AS-1 by locosynth, Rating: Bronze [ 444 downloads ]

Radikal Technologies


LAYOUT: Radikal Technologies Accelerator by michael-raleigh, Rating: Gold [ 566 downloads ]

Roland  [ Show All 45 ]

Sequential Circuits

Singular Sound

Sonic Potions


LAYOUT: Sonic Potions LXR Digital Drum Synth by effegee, Rating: Gold [ 753 downloads ]

Sonokinetic

Source Audio

Spitfire Audio  [ Show All 6 ]

Steinberg Media Technologies (Yamaha)


LAYOUT: Steinberg Wavelab Remote Control by mlafontaineca, Rating: Bronze [ 1066 downloads ]

Strymon

Sugar Bytes


LAYOUT: Sugar Bytes Egoist Performance Layout by clif, Rating: Silver [ 613 downloads ]

A Tasty Pixel

TC Electronic

Traktion


Layout:Tracktion 4 by azurecrystal, Rating: Bronze [ 280 downloads ]

U-He

UJAM instruments  [ Show All 8 ]

ValhallaDSP


LAYOUT: Controller for EVERY ValhallaDSP Plug-in by deadbeatsynesthete, Rating: Gold [ 769 downloads ]

Vienna Symphonic Library


LAYOUT: Vienna Smart Orchestra from VSL by mlafontaineca, Rating: Silver [ 966 downloads ]

Waldorf

Where's the Party At (WTPA)


Layout: WTPA sampler. Where's The Party At? Here! by austingreen, Rating: Gold [ 419 downloads ]

Yamaha  [ Show All 28 ]

Yonac Inc.


Magellan, Galileo, AUFX, Loopy, Filtatron Bundle UPDATED 4/2/14 by cswinn, Rating: Gold [ 870 downloads ]

Other and Unlisted Manufacturer  [ Show All 34 ]


Gold

Roland FA06 - Supernatural Synth Editor by broadwave

2694 downloads
Roland
A comprehensive and beautiful layout for the Roland FA06. "Roland’s new FA series completely reimagines the music workstation, streamlining it for effortless real-time power, ultra-fast workflow, and maximum versatility"... This layout provides four big pages with common functions are available at the top of each page. Well-designed and functional, this is one of our most popular layouts.

Gold

LAYOUT: Controller for EVERY ValhallaDSP Plug-in by deadbeatsynesthete

769 downloads
ValhallaDSP
As deadbeatsynesthete puts it: "A collection of amazing plug-ins that are some of the best effects out there, they also can be played as instruments in their own right. With mouse clicking, you can only get so far....but with Midi Designer, you'll take these plug-ins to places they've never been before!" ValhallaDSP is from the team that is "utterly and completely obsessed with digital signal processing algorithms for audio," and it shows. These plug-ins are loved by musicians and industry pundits alike, but... how can you control them? That's where this amazing layout comes in. Enjoy control over every parameter of every ValhallaDSP plug-in thanks to deadbeatsynesthete's hard work. [be sure to read the release notes for configuration hints]

Gold

LAYOUT: Shruthi by Mutable Instruments (Synth, Mod Matrix, & Grids) by deadbeatsynesthete

684 downloads
Mutable Instruments
This layout is designed for the fantastic DIY hybrid monosynth that is the Shruthi.

The firmware that it caters to is v0.97, as that is the latest firmware as of July 19 2013, and also what is on my unit. I did not include the arpeggiator / sequencer functions on this layout, but I may add support for them in the future. Also, be aware that there were issues with the modulation matrix parameters when live routing via a Mac OS X Network Session. Using http://confusionists.com/software.mjdj.aspx or connecting the iPad directly to the Shruthi alleviates this problem.

Gold

LAYOUT: POLY-ANA VSTi by ezb

724 downloads
Admiral Quality
The Poly-Ana VST by Admiral Quality is an "Analog Model Polyphonic Synthesizer" which first released in 2007 to critical acclaim. From there, it's improved to meet user critique. It produces classic analog sounds "inside the box," and EZB has does the amazing work of bringing this plugin to life with a real iPad UI. The controller has hundreds of controls to access all aspects of this plugin directly.

You'll need to check the Q&A entry to get the mapping file and instructions for install.

Enjoy!

Gold

LAYOUT: Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) MoPho by deadbeatsynesthete

839 downloads
Sequential (was DSI)
This layout is designed for the fantastic sounding and surprisingly deep analog monosynth that is the DSI MoPho.

All parameters are controlled using NRPN commands instead of CC values, which allows for more precision and control of more parameters.

Gold

LAYOUT : SYLENTH1 by ezb

946 downloads
Lennar Digital
Another COMPLETE controller by Master Layout Designer EZB to control "the most popular VST on the Planet." It's "a virtual analog VSTi synthesizer that takes the definitions of quality and performance to a higher level. Until now only very few software synthesizers have been able to stand up to the sound quality standards of hardware synths. Sylenth1 is one that does." This layout covers all the bases and reorganized the interface of the synth to make sense in an iPad MIDI controller. Big hats off to EZB for this amazing contribution!

Be sure to check out the notes for mapping the layout to the plug, and to understand the different versions and what goes where. Enjoy!

Gold

Layout: Korg 707 (released V1.5) by ibo-kai

1599 downloads
Korg
The Korg 707, released in 1987, has been referred to as a "Multitimbral Yamaha DX27," but the unlike the DX27 the 707 is a keytar: guitar strap buttons, a 49-keyboard, and optional battery power bring FM synthesis to a new way of working. But like all of that 80s tech, the front panel is awkward. That's where Ibo Kai's layout comes in. It's the ridiculously high quality we've come to expect of this Master Layout Designer. He writes that it's "for sound programming. All SINGLE parameters are covered. Only the naming and write process has to be done on the synth itself." As usual, the layout looks great: amazing attention to aesthetics and workflow. And it's in Version 1.5. [As always, be sure to check the release notes on the QA site]

Gold

LAYOUT: Kawai K5000 Macro Control by ibo-kai

773 downloads
Kawai
Another tiny masterpiece from Ibo Kai! "This layout resembles the Kawai Macro Control Box, a piece of hardware, that adds certain sound control to a K5000W or K5000R, both of which lack those knobs (which were present in the K5000S only). This is purely MIDI CC and I added the Channel selector as well." The Macro Control is a Unicorn in music tech: it's very useful if you own a K5000 or a K5000R, but almost impossible to find. Enjoy this virtual version thanks to Ibo Kai!

Gold

LAYOUT: Yamaha TX81Z by michael-raleigh

1047 downloads
Yamaha
I noticed that there were a lot of DX layouts out there, but not one for the quite popular (and cheap) TX81Z. So I modified Ibo Kai's DX27 (I think) layout since the sysex for each parameter is very s…

Gold

LAYOUT: Roland JX-8P, designed for patch creation and live performance by deadbeatsynesthete

757 downloads
Roland
Hey guys!So thanks to the awesome layouts that Rainer K made, I was really inspired to build one specifically for the JX-8P. The foundation of my design is based on Patch development and Live per…

Gold

LAYOUT: Xpressive Keys by ibo-kai

896 downloads
Original, Generic
This is an original instrument from Master Layout Author Ibo Kai. Inspired by the Linnstrument and Eigenharp, Xpressive Keys allows the player to play a key and then modify the pitch (slightly) by moving off-axis in the X-dimension. Moving off-center in the Y-dimension allows the user to change the Modulation (usually to alter the sound character). The layout is made to be modified easily by other users in Design Mode: "when you go to Design mode, 2 further controls will pop up at the top left, below the name. Here you can change the function of vertical and horizontal movements on the keys. This will change the whole keyboard (because the keys are all supercontrols of these)"... it's a brilliant and original entry, and opens the door to further riffs on this layout.

Gold

LAYOUT: Korg iElectribe Tweak and Play by clif

791 downloads
Korg
Great layout for the iElectric for iPad. It also works with the iElectribe Gorillaz Edition, and can even control both at the same time for total craziness. Nice!

Gold

LAYOUT: apeSoft iPulsaret Performance Layout by clif

733 downloads
apeSoft
This layout is for apeSoft's iPulsaret for iPad or iPhone. All the available controls are covered, and some of the FX controls have been translated to X-Y pads to open up some performance possibilities.

Gold

Glitchmachines Fracture Layout by clif

573 downloads
Glitchmachines
A replica of the built-in controller for Fracture by Glitchmachines.

Gold

Soundscaper Layout for iPhone by clif

762 downloads
iMusicAlbum
According to the author: "This is a master control layout for the iPad app, Soundscaper. This layout takes a "control differently" approach by mapping each of the main controls to the associated parameters for all 3 oscillators. So, for example, turning the Clock knob will simultaneously change the clock speed for all 3 oscillators. I think you'll find this adds a whole new dimension to the app."

Gold

LAYOUT: A MIDI Controller for the Roland VG-99 V-Guitar System by erikbojerik

1593 downloads
Roland
When Paul Hanson took the stage to introduce the VG-99 V-Guitar System at the Winter NAMM show 2007, the audience was amazed. That amazement continues even now. For many guitarists, the VG-99 is the guitar system that showed how Roland’s modeling technology could be musically relevant and even mind-blowing.

But this 8″ by 16″ box with a small LCD screen and a bunch of knobs and buttons is not ideal for realtime control. So, when Erik Hauri became a MIDI Designer Pro user in October 2012, his first project was to make a layout for the VG99. The MIDI controller he created is very pleasing to look at, but even more pleasurable to use. Great choice of color palette, spacing, fonts, and extensive use of XY pads are among the smart decisions that make this MIDI controller work.

We’re very lucky to have Erik bring us this welcome addition to MIDI Designer’s presence in the world of guitar.

Gold

iPhone with EnergyXT2 by mossontherock

744 downloads
EnergyXT2
According to the author, "The so named Silver Synth layout below was derived from my iPad's larger layout and sectioned into pages. It was designed using a software DAW and soundfonts. I used EnergyXT2 as the host and a number of other VST midi tools with S-Poly-Limiter VST being key to switching voices off and on. All the required parameters have a midi learn function so finding an exact CC number was not important - it just had to be unique and not interfere with any other CC."

Gold

U-He Zebra Keyboard Player by tomschi

714 downloads
U-He
The U-He Zebra is a "wireless modular synthesizer [that] combines many different types of synthesis with a powerful modulation engine." It's infinitely expressive, using "pure synthesis [to deliver] more expressive & natural sounds." But how can you control it? That's where this layout comes in: it provides a sensible, performance-optimized layout with presets, a built-in six-octave keyboard, and an arp control. It can even be used with an external keyboard. But the brilliance, as always, is in the smaller details too, like the Global Note Transpose and the use of a separate MIDI channel for input and output. Very smart, very functional!

Gold

LAYOUT: Yamaha DX21 Analog Editor by ibo-kai

984 downloads
Yamaha
Ever wished you could program your DX synthesizer as easy as an analog one?

My first MD layout was an voice editor for the Korg 707, a synthesizer that did exactly this: making FM synthes…

Gold

LINE6 POD HD500 Layout (MDP2) by fdesnoyers

1564 downloads
Line6
We're ecstatic to have these Line 6 layouts for guitarists. This entry includes two layouts by Master Designer François Desnoyers: one that "covers all controls defined in LINE6 official documentation for POD HD500 (Firmware version 2.62.)" And another "covering POD HD500 and GR55 MIDI controls in LIVE situation." These layouts get a lot of love from MIDI Designer users, and they look good and make a guitar rig hum. Check the notes for another layout that covers the DT50 amp, also by Line 6.

Gold

LAYOUT: Sonokinetic Noir by mlafontaineca

1393 downloads
Sonokinetic
In Noir to trigger a phrase you must play a major, minor or dominant 7th chord. The 36 key buttons send only one note. Luckily, with MDP 2.9.6 we have the Stream Byter Plugin. With a simple formu…


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MIDI Controller for Alesis Micron and Akai Miniak

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MIDI Controller for Roland VG-99

Title for Community Layout for Roland VG-99

MIDI Controller for Roland JX-3P, JX-8P,
MKS-30, MKS-50, MKS-70, Juno 1 and Juno 2

Title for Community Layout for Roland 1980s Synths

MIDI Controller for Roland JD-990

Title for Community Layout for Roland JD-990

MIDI Controller for Line 6 DT-50 Series Amplifiers

Title for Community Layout for Line 6 DT50

MIDI Controller for Line 6 Pod X3 Live

Title for Community Layout for Line 6  Pod X3 Live

MIDI Controller for Line 6 Pod 2.0

Title for Community Layout for Line 6 Pod 2.0

MIDI Controller for Line 6 HD-500

Title for Community Layout for Line 6 HD-500

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