Crossfire Designs has announced that version 1.5 of MidiPads, the universal drumpad controller for the iPad, has been released with these new features:

• Presets (interchangeable with other users).
• Virtual MIDI: Trigger other iOS apps capable of virtual MIDI.
• Bouncing mode for touch pads and sliders.
• Multiple senders for each axis and knob.
• Buttons in bottom view.
• Resizable pads and resizable pad area (4 to 64 drum pads per page).
• MIDI connection overview (tap on MIDI section).
• Finger up / down message for touch pad and sliders.
• Settings reset feature.
• White color for sliders and drum pads.

MidPads is available on the iTunes App Store for €4 or $5.

At the same time, MidiPads Lite 1.5 has been released with these features:

• Settings reset.
• MIDI connection overview (tap on MIDI section).

An iPhone version of MidiPads is under development, which will be first released as MidiPads Lite for iPhone in a few weeks.

See MidiPads in action with multiple virtual MIDI apps on the same iPad in this YouTube video