MIDIScout – MIDISketch v0.9.9.2 for WiN

Transform ordinary MIDI into expressive, hand-drawn melodies. MIDISketch is a VST3 plugin that lets you draw pitch Bézier curves, velocity, glide, and MPE expressions for each note directly in your DAW. With a built-in synthesizer host, you hear everything instantly.

Drawing Pitch Slide

Place pitch curve points and drag them to create smooth slides between notes. Expressing pitch in MPE has become easier.

MPE Synth Hosting

Load Serum 2, Vital, Phase Plant, and other VST3/AU synthesizers directly into MIDISketch. Hear everything as you draw.

Chord Stamp Tool

Quickly select and stamp chord types with scale locking and a preview based on the playing head position. Bass and arpeggio modes are included.

LFO Tool

Add LFO modulation to MIDI with full control over waveform, speed, depth, and envelope.

Smart Key Lock

Restrict the placement of all notes within a scale. Works with pencil, stamp, drag, and duplicate. The intelligent conflict resolution mechanism snaps to the root, then the fifth, then the third.

Quick Pitch Bend Tool

Add pitch bends to the beginning or end of notes. Five preset shapes plus a drawing canvas.

Record from an MPE Controller

Record pitch, velocity, and slide from any MPE controller—Roli Seaboard, Linnstrument, Push 3, Sensel Morph, and more—as editable curves.

Built-in synthesizer and sampler (in development)

Wavetable synthesizer running in the MPE environment, with waveform drawing and drag-and-drop WAV sampler.

Flip

your MIDI selection horizontally or vertically. Instant retrograde movement, inversion, and creative transformations.

Arpeggiate Chords

Turn any chord into an arpeggiated pattern with adjustable timing and strumming direction.

Audio to MIDI Tracing:

Import audio and trace frequencies directly into the piano part editor. Convert melodies into editable pitch curves.

Expression Lines

Draw pressure, slide, and pan curves using Bézier curves for each note. Non-destructive LFOs on any expression line.

Pitch Wheel Mode

Standard pitch wheel output for synthesizers that don’t support MPE. Works with Kontakt, Massive, Sylenth1, and any plugin.

Link to a MIDI Sketch

View “phantom” notes from other instances of a MIDI sketch in real time. Drag and drop to merge notes between instances.

MIDI Triggers

Link up to 8 playback points to MIDI notes for live performance. Trigger playback from a keyboard or controller.

Non-destructive Splitting

Split notes into 2-64 parts with adjustable gap and speed curves. Bake to split notes when you’re ready.

Microtonal tuning (in development)

Step-by-step tuning with automatic pure intonation. Going beyond 12-tone equal temperament.

Follow and Display Mode

Cinematic playback modes for content creation. Automatic note following, note display animation, and visual tools.

Fully customizable

with 11 built-in themes, UI scaling, remappable keyboard shortcuts, and customizable colors.

QWERTY Keyboard

Play notes from your computer keyboard using the chromatic piano layout. Full MPE polyphony and recording support.

Built for Content Creators

Export full MIDI MPE files, drag and drop them into your DAW, record cinematic content with View Mode, and share your work—built for producers, sound designers, and content creators.