MIDIAngloXL - Control Surface 3.2
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Publisher Description
MIDIAngloXL is a 30-button Anglo Concertina MIDI control surface.
MIDIAngloXL doesn't produce any sound on its own, it is for playing hardware or software VST-style MIDI synthesizers via CoreMIDI hardware interfaces connected to the dock connector or virtual MIDI instruments running on your iPad such as my Celtic Sounds app, SampleTank by IK Multimedia or Sonosaurus ThumbJam.
Please visit the app support website to see some amazing live demo videos and for the settings you will need to enable in the synth app you are using to have it work with the control surface.
Anglo-style concertinas are commonly used for playing traditional Irish dance tunes, and is a much-favored instrument in County Clare, Ireland.
The Anglo concertina is bisonoric, meaning the instrument plays a different note for each button depending on whether you are pushing or pulling on the bellows.
In the app, to play, simply tip the iPad to the left for a bellows push note, or to the right for a bellows pull note, and press a button. The colors on the top of the screen alternate to show the changes between push and pull. Blue on the left represents a push, blue on the right represents a pull.
You may reverse the bellows while pushing a button simply by tipping in the opposite direction.
Multiple buttons may be pressed at the same time to play chords.
Touch the diamond area at the bottom center of the screen to add vibrato effects. Touch and release in the upper half for a high vibrato, lower half for a low vibrato. The farther from the center vertically, the deeper the vibrato depth.
Touch the '?' icon to show the note names for each button.
Touch the MIDI connector icon to show the MIDI controls.
You may select the volume, MIDI channel, attack velocity, and semitone transposition (+/- 12), as well as set the push/pull tilt sensitivity.
The lower the tilt sensitivity, the farther from center you need to tilt the iPad to change bellows direction.
Use the "MIDI Port" switch to choose between "Omni" sending MIDI data to all CoreMIDI apps or "Virtual Port" sending to a named CoreMIDI virtual output port. When the "Virtual Port option is selected, MIDIAngloXL will show up as an input option in apps that support virtual ports like Sonosaurus ThumbJam. "Omni" mode is selected by default.
Touch the "Cal" button to the right of the tilt sensitivity slider to reset the home position for bellows tilting.
All MIDI settings are saved when MIDIAngloXL quits and restored the next time it is run.
Touch the '!' icon at the upper right to quiet any "stuck" notes if they occur.
The button layout is based on a 30-button modified C/G Jeffries style.
Mar 28, 2022
Version 3.2
Bug fixes
About MIDIAngloXL - Control Surface
MIDIAngloXL - Control Surface is a paid app for iOS published in the Audio File Players list of apps, part of Audio & Multimedia.
The company that develops MIDIAngloXL - Control Surface is Michael Eskin. The latest version released by its developer is 3.2.
To install MIDIAngloXL - Control Surface on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2022-03-28 and was downloaded 3 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the MIDIAngloXL - Control Surface as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install MIDIAngloXL - Control Surface on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
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- After MIDIAngloXL - Control Surface is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
