Audioswift - Use Your Trackpad As A MIDI Control Surface (MAC)

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I made a free pack of MPE sounds for Ableton Live 11 Suite. They were designed using a trackpad and AudioSwift but they can also be used with any MPE controller or regular MIDI keyboard.

Link https://audioswiftapp.com/trackpad-mpe-pack/

Here is a demo video with some of the MPE sounds:

AudioSwift in action. Composer Felipe Tellez showing the new Threnody - Avant-garde Strings by Soniccouture. The library has a central XY pad to morph the sounds, that he is controlling in real-time via a Magic Trackpad with AudioSwift. This is one example of the many ways you can use AudioSwift in your workflow.

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NEW – AudioSwift 2.3.0 with Bitwig Studio Support & Universal Binary​

AudioSwift has been updated to version 2.3.0, a free update to the macOS software that turns your trackpad into a MIDI controller. It’s now Universal Binary with native support for both Intel and Apple Silicon M1 computers, and has integration with Bitwig Studio in Mixer Mode. You can easily control faders and panning in Bitwig Studio using simple touch gestures on the trackpad, just like with other DAWs supported.

This new version also improves the XY Mode in View 1 by separating the controllers per finger for complex modulation in sound design (go to Preferences > Slider & XY). It includes better support for the Magic Mouse when it’s used as a MIDI controller in Mixer Mode and adds a new key shortcut to open the trackpad utility window (press K).

AudioSwift’s configuration with Bitwig Studio in Mixer Mode is done using the third-party script DrivenByMoss. Check out this new video tutorial to see how it works:




AudioSwift 2.3.0 is a free update for all existing users. Click Check for Updates in the app or click here to download the file.

New in version 2.3.0​

• Adds native support for both Intel & M1 Macs (Universal Binary).
• Adds Bitwig Studio support in Mixer Mode.
• Improved XY Mode in View 1; now the controllers can independently send MIDI messages by fingers. Go to Preferences > Slider & XY.
• Improved Magic Mouse support in Mixer Mode.
• New keyboard shortcut to open and close the trackpad window (press K).
• Fixes an issue when changing tracks and sends in Mixer Mode under Big Sur.
• Fixes an issue with the Touch Bar disappearing when it’s touched.
• Fixes an issue where Bank D doesn’t appear in the menu in Trigger Mode when the number of pads is set to 15.
• Fixes an issue when choosing Single Note chord option in Trigger Mode and selects Octave instead.
• Fixes an issue in XY Mode when clicking the Control Panel causing the Console to not change the view.
• Drops support for macOS 10.11.6 El Capitan. Now the minimum macOS requirement is 10.12 Sierra.

Controlling The Dark Zebra XY Pads with a MacBook Trackpad & AudioSwift. Each XY pad is controlled by using one, two or three fingers. The CC controllers return automatically to a default value when the fingers are lifted. For more info about using XY pads with AudioSwift visit: https://audioswiftapp.com/xy-pads-for-sound-design-with-a-trackpad/

AudioSwift with Hive 2. Each finger controls a different XY pad independently at the same time.

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Universal Audio LUNA Recording System supports MCU control surfaces. AudioSwift is MCU compatible, which means your trackpad could be used as a handy mixing controller surface for LUNA with simple touches.

I don’t have an UAD interface to actually give it a test. If you do and want to try, checkout this article from the UA website. It explains the setup in LUNA and should be similar to what you can do with AudioSwift and your DAW. Just select AudioSwift port 1 as the MIDI port in LUNA and in AudioSwift > Preferences > Mixer > Primary DAW on port 1, choose Generic or Logic Pro.

Let me know if it works fine.

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Looking for a way to control your virtual instruments? Looking for a MIDI CC mobile solution? Try using your trackpad with AudioSwift for macOS.

A video demo with a MacBook Pro, XKey Air 25 and BBCSO Discover. For more information visit https://audioswiftapp.com

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Looking for a way to control your virtual instruments? Looking for a MIDI CC mobile solution? Try using your trackpad with AudioSwift for macOS.

A video demo with a MacBook Pro, XKey Air 25 and BBCSO Discover. For more information visit https://audioswiftapp.com

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Awesome software and a great deal! Just bought it :D Already have a standalone Apple Trackpad for Windows with Precision drivers. Will get an M1 Mac to go with it next year, patiently waiting for the Intel i7 Mac Mini replacement and for plugins to become more Apple Silicone compatible Here's hoping an M1 Max + 64gb RAM Mac Mini is possible, or wait and see what an AS Mac Pro consists of too!

USE HEADPHONES - In this demo, I'm controlling the Surround Panner in Ableton Live via the MacBook's Trackpad and AudioSwift. AudioSwift for macOS transforms the trackpad into a MIDI controller, in this case an XY pad. Using Ableton Live instant mapping feature, each number of fingers on the trackpad controls different parameters:

- One finger controls the XY Pad.
- Two fingers control Focus.
- Three fingers control Center.



The drum loop is routed to two different sends, Front and Back, each one with different settings of Hybrid Reverb.

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How to use Instant Mapping in Ableton Live with AudioSwift: https://audioswiftapp.com/instant-mapping-with-ableton-live-and-audioswift/

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Here is a demo using a MacBook Trackpad to make a beat with MPE. Moving the finger horizontally changes the pitch of the drum sample. Drum sounds from a kit in Ableton Live 11 Suite.

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I just want to let you know I tested AudioSwift as a Dolby Atmos controller for Logic Pro 10.7 and it worked well. Click here for a short demo on my Instagram. I’m working on a tutorial on how to set it up, but basically all you need to do is map the 3D Object Panner parameters like Left/Right and Back/Front to an XY pad, and the other parameters to sliders. Use View 3 in the XY Mode and Logic Pro’s Learn Mode. Change the controller formats to Relative A in the AudioSwift Console, and to Sign Magnitude/Relative in Logic’s Controller Assignments window.

NEW TUTORIAL! - Learn how to set up AudioSwift with Logic Pro 10.7 and use the trackpad as a controller for the Dolby Atmos 3D Object Panner. Click the following link:

Tutorial - How to use a trackpad as a Dolby Atmos Controller in Logic Pro

Here is a short video demo with the 3D Object Panner:



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NEW TUTORIAL! - I was about to publish a tutorial about Quick Controls in Cubase and how you can have access to these controls from the trackpad with AudioSwift. Then Cubase 12 was released with a new MIDI Remote Integration and the upgraded version of Quick Controls. So, I published it anyway, since it still helps Cubase 11 users that won’t upgrade soon. You can use Quick Controls to set the trackpad as an XY surround controller.

I’ll be testing Cubase 12 in the coming weeks for an updated tutorial. Here it is:

Quick Controls in Cubase

It looks like AudioSwift can also be used with Final Cut Pro. Can this be applied to Da Vinci Resolve as well or does this depend on CommandPost support?

Hi. It will depend on CommandPost support. As far as I know, CommandPost has limited experimental support with Resolve, like key shortcuts. It’s still lacking a MIDI implementation for AudioSwift or any MIDI controller to work with Resolve, like it does with FCPX.

For now, AudioSwift will only work with Final Cut via CommandPost. The trackpad can be used as a touch surface for the Color Wheels.

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In other news, I’ve been working on what it will be Version 3 of AudioSwift. So far, I’ve added the option to send Channel Pressure messages via Sliders, XY pads and MPE, for users that don’t have channel pressure on their MIDI keyboards. See image:



It has the option to return to default or not.

I also added four more sliders to the Slider Mode for a total of 16 sliders instead of 12. I want to add another view to the XY Mode with 4 separate XY pads on the trackpad (for u-he Zebra and Hive). I’m currently working on the code for the Console and Trackpad windows to accommodate this new view.

Things I also want to add:

• Use the computer keyboard to trigger notes (like DAWs do it) while sending CC or Pitch Bend with the trackpad.
• A redesign of the Scale Mode, so it can be a continuous controller with MPE support and 2 or 3 octaves.
• Improve the chords feature and MPE support in Trigger Mode.
• GUI improvements and other changes.

I don’t have an estimate release date yet. Lot of work and tests have to be done, but I’m on it.

Hi everyone!

I'm releasing what I've been working so far for AudioSwift version 3 as a public beta. This is version 2.3.2 Beta and includes features that some of you have been asking for. If you want to give it a try, please go to this link and download the file:

https://audioswiftapp.com/try-out-these-new-features-in-beta/

Most important changes:

• AudioSwift no longer requires to be the key app on screen, which means that the plugin windows won't disappear when calling AudioSwift in Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, Cubase, Studio One and Digital Performer. It also means that now we have the option to keep using the DAW shortcuts.
• Adds 4 more sliders in Slider Mode for a total of 16 and a new view in XY Mode with 4 independent XY Pads.
• Now we can send channel pressure messages with more control via Sliders, XY pads and Triggers in MPE.
• And more...

I made this video tutorial. I appreciate your feedback.

Hi. Thanks to those who sent me your feedback about version 2.3.2 Beta. So far, just a small bug have been reported that will be addressed in the next version. Download the beta and check it out if you haven’t tried it yet.

One of the new features is the View 6 in XY Mode. It divides the trackpad into 4 independent XY pads. There are some sound designing plugins that come with one or multiple XY pads, and you can control them in real time using a trackpad with AudioSwift. Here is a demo creating an ambient texture with Hive 2.



I triggered one single chord using the MacBook keyboard and Scaler 2 in Ableton Live (in this case I’m using the virtual MIDI computer keyboard option that I coded inside AudioSwift; this will be available in the next beta version). I used one of the presets included in Hive 2 as it is, and mapped the XY pads to AudioSwift using the plugin MIDI learn function. I kept the original preset XY configurations. They do the following:

• XY1 controls detune and wavetable position.
• XY2 controls filter cutoff and resonance.
• XY3 envelope decay and release.
• XY4 reverb and delay.

I’m also playing in the video with the trackpad’s Force Touch, sending aftertouch messages while also controlling an XY pad. The aftertouch creates distortion and more movements; that’s the wooshhh sound you hear in the video.

When version 3 is finally released, it will be a free update for users. For now, I’ll keep working on it and releasing what I have so far in beta versions.