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.
Draw Pitch Glides
Place pitch curve points and drag to create smooth glides between notes. MPE pitch expression made easy.
Host MPE Synths
Load Serum 2, Vital, Phase Plant, and other VST3/AU synths directly inside MIDISketch. Hear everything as you draw.
Chord Stamp Tool
Quick-select chord types and stamp them down with scale lock and playhead-aware preview. Bass mode and arp mode included.
LFO Tool
Add LFO modulation to MIDI with full control over waveshape, speed, depth, and envelope.
Smart Keylock
Constrain all note placement to in-scale pitches. Works with pencil, stamp, drag, and duplicate. Intelligent tiebreaker snaps to root, then fifth, then third.
Quick Ramp Tool
Add pitch bend ramps to the start or end of notes. Five shape presets plus a drawable canvas.
MPE Controller Recording
Record pitch, pressure, and slide from any MPE controller – Roli Seaboard, Linnstrument, Push 3, Sensel Morph, and more – as editable curves.
Built-in Synth & Sampler WIP
MPE-native wavetable synth with drawable waveforms and drag-and-drop WAV sampler.
Flip X/Y Selection
Mirror your MIDI selection horizontally or vertically. Instant retrograde, inversion, and creative transforms.
Arpeggiate Chords
Turn any chord into an arpeggiated pattern with customizable strum timing and direction.
Audio-to-MIDI Tracing
Import audio and trace frequencies directly onto the piano roll. Turn melodies into editable pitch curves.
Expression Lanes
Draw Pressure, Slide, and Pan curves with bezier handles per note. Non-destructive LFOs on any expression lane.
Pitch Wheel Mode
Standard pitch wheel output for non-MPE synths. Works with Kontakt, Massive, Sylenth1, and any plugin.
MIDISketch Link
See ghost notes from other MIDISketch instances in real-time. Drag to merge notes across instances.
MIDI Triggers
Bind up to 8 cue points to MIDI notes for live performance. Trigger playback from a keyboard or controller.
Non-Destructive Chop
Slice notes into 2-64 subdivisions with adjustable gap and speed curves. Bake to separate notes when ready.
Microtonal Tuning WIP
Per-pitch-paint tuning with automatic just intonation. Go beyond 12-tone equal temperament.
Follow & Reveal Mode
Cinematic playback modes for content creation. Auto-scroll follow, note reveal animations, and visual tools.
Full Customization
11 built-in themes, UI scaling, rebindable shortcuts, and customizable colors.
QWERTY Keyboard
Play notes from your computer keyboard with a chromatic piano layout. Full MPE polyphony and recording support.
Built for Creators
Export full MPE MIDI files, drag-and-drop into your DAW, record cinematic content with reveal mode, and share your work – built for producers, sound designers, and content creators.
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