Comparison

ShowMIDI vs Magical Mixing Console

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ShowMIDI

This application provides a real-time, glanceable view of all MIDI activity on your computer. It visualizes various MIDI messages and allows you to pause the flow for a data snapshot. It can be used as a standalone tool or an AUv3 plugin within your DAW.

Highlights
  • Real-time MIDI visualization
  • Auto-hides irrelevant messages
  • Pause and snapshot data
  • Standalone application
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Supports MPE configuration
Features
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ShowMIDI is an open-source multi-platform GUI application to effortlessly visualize MIDI activity. Instead of wading through logs of MIDI messages to correlate relevant ones and identify what is happening, ShowMIDI visualizes the current activity and auto-hides what you don't care about anymore. It provides you with a real-time glanceable view of all MIDI activity on your computer. ShowMIDI is designed to be always on, using the spacebar or play/pause button you can pause the flow and focus on a data snapshot with the latest state of any MIDI entity. ShowMIDI can be ran as a standalone application that automatically detects all your MIDI devices, or as an AUv3 plugin in your DAW or host to visualize MIDI data in your sessions. ShowMIDI visualizes: * MIDI ports * channels * program change * note on/off * channel pressure * polyphonic pressure * continuous control change * pitchbend * RPN and NRPN * MPE configuration and channel modes ShowMIDI supports: * themes * standalone operation * AUv3 operation

About

Magical Mixing Console

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Magical Mixing Console (MMC) is the mobile and tablet remote control app built for Behringer X Air and Midas M Air digital mixers. Control your XR18, X18, MR18, XR16, or MR12 from your iPhone or iPad over Wi‑Fi — adjust faders, EQ, compressor, gate, routing, FX, scenes, DCAs, and mute groups while you walk the room, check a monitor wedge, or mix from backstage. FULL REMOTE CONTROL MMC gives you deep access to your desk, not just volume sliders. Mix live with the same power you expect from X Air Edit on a laptop, redesigned for touch and small screens: • Channel, aux, main, monitor, line, and FX return buses • Input gain, polarity, stereo link, and source assignment • 4-band parametric EQ, gate, and compressor on every bus • FX processors and effect routing • Sends and reception — see who feeds a bus and where it sends next • DCAs, mute groups, and automix • Physical outputs — mains, phones, aux, USB, Ultranet • Device scenes (on the mixer) and app scenes (saved locally) BUILT FOR LIVE SOUND ON MOBILE Whether you run sound at church, in a band, at a small venue, or for rehearsals, MMC is a live mixing app designed for real gigs on imperfect networks: • Vertical bus layout on phones — faders-first wireless mixing for one-handed portrait use • UI scale — enlarge text, faders, knobs, and buttons together for dim stage lighting and accurate touch • Dark theme and adjustable accent colors • Active scene in the header — see and save your live desk scene without digging through menus • Processing previews — gate, EQ, and compressor at a glance from the bus strip • Clear connect screen with readable UDP error messages when something goes wrong • English, Spanish, and German SETUP FASTER — LEARN AS YOU GO MMC lowers the learning curve without dumbing down the mixer: • Setup wizard — configure vocals, kick, snare, bass, keys, and stage monitors with sensible starting points for EQ, gate, and compression • Fresh Start — reset buses, levels, routing, and processing for a new show while keeping saved scenes, device name, and your app presets • Built-in Help — plain-language guide to buses, inputs, outputs, sends, and signal flow • Vault — save compressor and gate presets and app scenes for recall later • Demo mode — explore the iPad and iPhone mixer app without hardware connected SUPPORTED MIXERS Behringer X Air family: X18, XR18, XR16, and v2 variants (X18V2, XR18V2) Midas M Air family: MR18, MR12, and v2 variants (MR18V2) Connection uses the same local network (Wi‑Fi) protocol as the official Behringer and Midas apps. Your iPhone or iPad and the mixer must be on the same network. WHO MMC IS FOR • Sound volunteers and beginners who want a clearer mobile mixer app than the factory UI • Bands and worship teams who mix from an iPad or iPhone while moving around the venue • Anyone who owns an X Air or M Air desk and wants wireless remote mixing with full processing and routing control WHO MMC IS NOT FOR MMC does not support Yamaha, Allen & Heath, Soundcraft, or other mixer brands. It is not a DAW, recorder, or offline audio editor — it remotely controls your physical X Air / M Air hardware over the network. WHY CHOOSE MAGICAL MIXING CONSOLE? If the official X Air app feels dense on a phone, or you want onboarding tools, presets, and built-in explanations alongside full mixer control, MMC is built for you. Same desk. Same network. An interface designed so your digital mixer feels manageable in your pocket — without hiding what you need at show time. Download Magical Mixing Console — the Behringer and Midas X Air remote app for iPhone and iPad. Learn more: magicalmixingconsole.com

Screenshots

ShowMIDI4 screens
Magical Mixing Console4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ShowMIDI at 12.0 against Magical Mixing Console's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShowMIDI ships an update every 2 months, Magical Mixing Console monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ShowMIDI versus Magical Mixing Console: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowMIDIMagical Mixing Console
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUwyn, LLCMatias Barrios

In-app purchases

None

ShowMIDI

No in-app purchases

None

Magical Mixing Console

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShowMIDI free?
ShowMIDI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magical Mixing Console free?
Magical Mixing Console is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShowMIDI or Magical Mixing Console have ads?
Neither ShowMIDI nor Magical Mixing Console shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShowMIDI or Magical Mixing Console?
ShowMIDI ships an update every 2 months, and Magical Mixing Console monthly. Most recently, ShowMIDI was updated on September 5, 2026 and Magical Mixing Console on September 22, 2026.

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