Best Midi Modulation Apps

4.9(21 ratings)

$4.99

This app generates MIDI modulation data using four independent LFOs. It can control parameters in other music apps or external synthesizers, offering various waveform shapes and modulation possibilities.

KQ MIDI Modulate by Ryouta Kira

Strong Contender

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5.0(4 ratings)

$5.99

This tool is designed for advanced MIDI users to manipulate and route MIDI signals. It offers extensive control over signal conversion, note triggering, and pad-based MIDI output, including AUv3 plugins. It does not produce sound on its own.

JAX MIDI ModulePlayer by Jens Guell

Sound Module and MIDI Player

Worth Considering

Celtic Sounds MIDI Module

4.2(5 ratings)

$29.99

This app functions as a General MIDI compatible multi-timbre synthesizer and file player. It can be used as a sound module for external MIDI signals or as an audio unit within compatible host applications. Create and play back standard MIDI files with over 370 instruments and drum sets.

More Midi Modulation apps to explore

Traditional Irish Instruments

$9.99

This app is a CoreMIDI sound module that provides authentic sounds of seven traditional Irish and Scottish instruments. It can be used with MIDI file players, other MIDI controller apps, or directly with a MIDI keyboard. Adjust transposition, volume, reverb, and MIDI pitch bend for a personalized experience.

Seven traditional Irish/Scottish instrumentsFully transposable MIDI sound moduleCoreMIDI and Audiobus 2/3 compatible

This application allows users to play MIDI files on their Apple devices. It supports various MIDI formats, custom sound fonts, and synchronized lyrics. Advanced features like audio export and MIDI output connection are available via a one-time purchase.

Play standard MIDI files (.mid, .midi, .kar)Support for custom SoundFonts (.sf2, .dls)View time-synced lyrics

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MIDI Designer Pro X

Custom MIDI Controller

Control any MIDI-enabled deviceNetwork, Bluetooth, and USB MIDIExtensive user layout library

Create custom MIDI controllers for any MIDI-enabled hardware or software. Offers extensive customization, a large user-created layout library, and robust MIDI communication. Ideal for musicians and producers seeking a personalized control experience.

MIDI Monitor & MIDI Controller

Monitor incoming MIDI eventsSend MIDI messagesVirtual MIDI keyboard, buttons, and knobs

This app acts as a versatile tool for managing MIDI devices on iOS. It allows you to monitor incoming MIDI messages in real-time and send your own MIDI commands using virtual controls. It's useful for troubleshooting MIDI setups and understanding device communication.

Professional Piano & Keyboard

High-quality piano and keyboard soundsCustomizable sound sets with over 30 librariesAUv3 support

This app offers professional piano and keyboard sounds for mobile devices. The free version provides access to high-quality piano sounds, with options to unlock more sound libraries and features through in-app purchases or by connecting Korg MIDI controllers.

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Sweet MIDI Player

by Roni Music

MIDI file playbackMIDI file editingTempo and transpose control

This application allows users to play and edit MIDI files. It offers features like transposing, tempo changes, channel muting, and synchronized lyric display. Users can also manage playlists and utilize a built-in sound library.

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High resolution Piano/Keyboard

KORG Module Pro

$19.99

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This app provides a high-quality mobile sound module for iOS devices, offering professional piano and keyboard sounds. It's ideal for live performance and music production, allowing users to create studio-quality music anywhere with just an iOS device and a MIDI keyboard. Expandable sound libraries and integration with other music apps enhance its capabilities.

High-quality piano and keyboard sound enginesSix dedicated sound enginesUltra-low latency

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Sequence. Modulate. Animate.

Mass - MIDI Generator

$9.99

This app is a physics-based MIDI generator that allows musicians to create complex generative sequences, organic modulations, and explore boundless musical experimentation. It offers a powerful toolkit for creative control and can be used as a standalone application or an AUv3 plugin.

Generative SequencesLiving ModulationsEuclidean Pattern Sequencing

OSC and MIDI control surface

$4.99

This app provides a customizable OSC and MIDI control surface for iOS devices. It allows remote control of music software and hardware, sending and receiving OSC and MIDI messages over Wi-Fi or CoreMIDI. Users can create custom layouts with various controls and utilize accelerometer data.

Modular OSC and MIDI control surfaceSend/receive OSC and MIDI messagesWi-Fi and CoreMIDI support

Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI

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paid

Modular Music-Making

Modular synth and effect designCustomizable MIDI processingAUv3 plugin compatibility

Create custom synthesizers, audio effects, and MIDI processors with a modular music-making tool. Arrange modules on lanes to process signals and route them internally or with your host DAW. Explore a vast library of modules to craft unique sounds.

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The essential MIDI player

MIDI Opener

Visual MIDI playbackTempo and key controlAdvanced track controls

This app is a powerful and modern MIDI player designed for musicians, learners, and creators. It offers visual playback, tempo and key control, and advanced track management. Import custom soundbanks and enjoy features like synchronized lyrics and a 3D visualizer.

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Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio

Music Production & Recording

$49.99

Capture musical ideas and transform them into professional songs on your iPhone and iPad. This intuitive audio and MIDI DAW offers recording, mixing, and sharing capabilities with advanced editing and effects.

Unlimited audio and MIDI tracksFull-screen mixerGroup tracks

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32-slot mod matrix4 LFOs with user-editable waveforms3 Envelope Generators (ADSR, 4-stage)

MIDI Mod

by Steven Connelly

$2.99

This app provides a powerful set of modules for generating and routing MIDI modulation signals. It features a vast mod matrix, multiple LFOs, envelope generators, and an arpeggiator to control various parameters internally or externally. Preloaded mappings and easy MIDI Learn simplify integration with other devices and software.

This app acts as a modular MIDI control surface, allowing users to remotely control software and hardware via Wi-Fi or USB. It offers various touch controls like faders, knobs, and XY pads for music production and studio setups.

Modular MIDI control surfaceWi-Fi and USB connectivityFaders, knobs, buttons, XY pads

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Play any synth on your guitar

MIDI Guitar

Real-time guitar to MIDI transcriptionLow latency and high accuracyControl any synth or virtual instrument

Transform your guitar into a MIDI controller in real-time. This app accurately transcribes your playing into MIDI data, allowing you to control any synth or virtual instrument. It offers low latency and high accuracy, comparable to professional hardware.

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MIDIKeys - MIDI Controller

Send MIDI Data to Apps/Synths

Virtual MIDI keyboardSend MIDI messagesOctave transposition

This app acts as a virtual MIDI keyboard controller, allowing you to send MIDI messages to synthesizer apps and hardware. It offers customizable velocity, octave transposition, and tilt controls for expression.

Magic Midi Modulation!

MIDI CC control for plugins and hardwareLFO, Random, Envelope Follower modulatorsXY pads for modulation

This app provides a powerful MIDI modulation engine to control various plugins, hardware, and instruments. It offers a range of modulation sources like LFOs and random generators, and includes a dedicated performance skin for live use. It's a MIDI-only FX version for hosts requiring pure MIDI processing.