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Observed arrival · 2026-08-28

MIDISketch Turns MIDI Expression into Something You Can Draw

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MIDISketch is a piano-roll plugin and standalone instrument for sketching pitch bends, slides, vibrato, LFOs, and other per-note expression into music-production workflows.

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MIDISketch represents expression as editable geometry: notes can receive pitch points, Bezier handles, arcs, LFO gestures, and timing or pitch adjustments inside a piano-roll workflow. The page separates MPE output, where each note carries its own curve, from MIDI 1.0's monophonic bend behavior, and lists standalone, VST3, AU, and CLAP builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux. A browser demo exposes a reduced version of the interaction model, while the full instrument is stated to host third-party VST3 synths.

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