MIDI Designer Pro X
Confusion Studios LLC Music iPhoneiPadiPod touch
MIDI Designer Pro X is a free Music app for iPhone and iPad by Confusion Studios LLC. Rated 4.6/5 from 270 ratings. Requires iOS 18.6.
- Rating
- 4.6
- 270 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 205 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 18
- 2026 · v10.40.0
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About MIDI Designer Pro X
MIDI Designer Pro X (MDPx) is the culmination of over a decade of improvement. We launched MIDI Designer Pro in 2012 and relaunched it in 2016 as MIDI Designer Pro 2. MDP2 was the first and only professional-grade MIDI controller built natively for iOS, earning critical acclaim. Since launch, over 80 updates have greatly expanded its capabilities. Our user-created library now covers 375+ MIDI targets across music hardware and software. In 2024, MDPx took a significant leap forward with the expressive "Spaceship" theme on iPad and Mac and major iPhone usability advances. It now adds AUv3 support in hosts such as AUM, Cubasis, and Logic. A new subscription model — Premium — allows even more users to use the App in their music-making and discover the App Store's best MIDI controller for themselves. CAPABILITIES • Control all MIDI-enabled hardware and software: keyboards, synths, effects, pedals, DAWs, plug-ins, DJ, VJ & lighting rigs, other iOS apps, robots, cruise ships, rail guns, particle accelerators • AUv3 MIDI Processor Extension: Host MDPx inside AUM, Cubasis, Logic, and other AUv3 hosts. • Solid MIDI Communications Infrastructure: Sets the industry standard for reliable and robust MIDI interactions over Network, Bluetooth and USB. • Active Community of Authors: A vibrant ecosystem supporting legacy and current music synthesizers, sound engines, DAWs, and all MIDI-controlled devices. • Extensive User Layout Library: More than 350 layouts for over 80 manufacturers, contributed by the Community. • Comprehensive Support: Whether you're just starting or tackling complex MIDI implementations, with the Community we are here to assist. • MIDI Designer's 'Superpowers': A suite of powerful features exclusive to MIDI Designer that we have developed over the last 10+ years, including: • Ableton Link and Link Control Loopers • Supercontrols and subcontrols as the basis for many features (with no scripting!): • Snap sub to value over time • Sequential subs • Subcontrol chaining • Button groups (radio buttons) with Bounceback™ • Steppers • Live Transpose • Group Presets • Named Ticks • Accelerometer • Simplified Sysex Messages with variables and bit changers • Snap to Value over Time • Global Presets • Pedalboards • Popup Panels (Show/Hide) • Two-up Page Layout for iPad/Mac • Streambyter Plugin by Audeonic for advanced MIDI transformation MDPx is easy to use, infinitely flexible and customizable, and battle-tested in performance. It's the only professional-grade MIDI controller built from the ground up for iOS to control ANYTHING via MIDI. dream | create | play COMMUNITY The MIDI Designer Community has built layouts for popular MIDI targets. Here are just a few: • Ableton Live • Air Music Tech: Xpand!2 • Arturia: Synclavier V, Analog Lab 4 • Audiofier: Riffendium • Chase Bliss: Mood MKII, Reverse Mode C, Thermae • Clavia: NORD LEAD 4 • DSI: Prophet 12 • Elektron: Octatrack MKII • E-MU: Planet Phatt • Eventide: Pitchfactor, Modfactor • Fractal: Axe-FX • Hauptwerk: St. Anne's Symphonic Organ • Kawai: K1, K1r • Korg: Volca Series, 707 • Line 6: POD X3, POD XT, POD HD500, POD Go • Meris: Enzo, Polymoon • M-Audio: Venom • Novation: MiniNova • Moog: Voyager, Animoog, Little Phatty, Slim Phatty, MF-104m Analog Delay • Omnisphere • Pigtronix: Infinity Looper • Roland: Jupiter-Xm, RD-2000, RD-88, FA-06/FA-07/FA-08, VG-99, JX-3P, JX-8P, MKS-30, MKS-50, MKS-80 • Sample Logic: Morphestra 2 • Sonokinetic: Noir • Soundiron: Steel Tones • TC Electronic: Nova Drive NDR-1 • ValhallaDSP: ÜberMod, VintageVerb, FreqEcho, Shimmer, Room • Yamaha: DX7 (TX7), TQ5, SY77 (TG77), DX21, Reface DX, AN200/PLG-100AN/AN1X FIND OUT MORE Web: midiDesigner.com/mdpx Community Layouts: midiDesigner.com/community Manual: midiDesigner.com/manual EULA: apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Ratings & reviews
4.6
270 ratings
What’s new
Version 10.40.0 · Updated September 18, 2026
10.40.0 introduces Server Looper: turn what you just played into a loop with MIDI Designer and the free MIDI Designer Server for Mac. • Capture the last 1–64 beats of your MIDI performance without having to press Record first. • Control four loops from your own layout, with separate on/off, mute, and volume controls. • Choose straight or triplet quantization, or keep the timing you played. Set the length and quantization for your next capture without disturbing loops already playing. • Keep your loops in sync with Ableton Link. Already using MD USB? Your companion server now does more than connect your iPad or iPhone to your Mac. Get the latest MIDI Designer Server at mididesigner.com/server. Thanks! MIDI Designer Team Questions: Do you have questions about MIDI Designer? Hit us up at support [at] midiDR.com App Love: Do you love MIDI Designer? Give us a great rating here in the App Store! Show Off: Want to show off what you’re doing with MD so we can feature it? Get in touch! Stay Informed: If you want to keep up with all things MIDI Designer, please sign up for our Substack at midiDR.com/substack. Also check us out on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. See midiDR.com/changelog for version history.
App privacy
The developer, Confusion Studios LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDI Designer Pro X | 4.6 / 5 (270 ratings) | Free | September 18, 2026 |
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| TouchOSC | 4.6 / 5 (232) | 19.99 USD | Sep 27, 2026 |
| LK - Ableton & Midi Controller | 4.3 / 5 (708) | Free | Sep 4, 2026 |
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