KeytroL
A software application for turning your computer keyboard into a MIDI controller.
Features
Create your own Layout
Manage the keys
Easily add, move, copy and delete key shapes on your Layout, by drag & drop or with keyboard shortcuts, and thanks to unlimited undo/redo commands.
Get the keyboard you want
Start from a template, or from scratch, and get your own keyboard picture by controlling each detail: exact position, precise size and customised text label.
Link the virtual to the real
Once you get a perfect on-screen copy, link it to the real keyboard in one mouse click. Then check that all the physical keys are well bound to their counterpart.
Edit the events mapping
Add some notes
Simply map note events to the keys, one by one or per set of keys, and tune as you want every parameter: channel, pitch, octave and velocity.
Control the notes
Set the default values of note events global settings in order to prepare your performance, and add events to manage them while you are playing.
Use other MIDI events
Playing music is not only about notes, thus experiment other MIDI events like Control and Program changes to create your own keyboard based instrument.
Play it for real
Grab your keyboard
Don't be afraid to grab your keyboard with both hands! Thanks to the complete keyboard grabbing there is no risk for you to loose the focus (and your play).
Master your performance
Launch the events you have set up to modify the note referential and be able to play whatever you want. In case of trouble, just trigger a panic event.
Enjoy it
Using a computer keyboard to control MIDI devices and play some music is really awesome. So let's start playing now and have a lot of fun!
Copyright © 2012-2013 Alain Martin and Matthieu Talbot.