L and L's Software Delicatessen has released Version 3.0 of MyKits, a MIDI mapping processor for Windows designed especially for the needs of today's electronic percussionist and other users of pad based controllers.
MyKits allows electronic musicians to create MIDI maps (MIDI Altered Program States) that can take the input from whatever MIDI controller(s) they use and transform it into any other command, or commands, the user can envision. For example an input note can trigger a series of notes, play a chord or send a series of program changes or other continuous control codes. Continuous controller commands can be mapped to any other MIDI continuous controller command or set to even generate notes.
Features include:
- Full GUI editing for all settings including on screen keyboards for entry of MIDI notes and sliders for entering values.
- Consistent and easy to learn user interface. All commands are button driven, no searching through multiple levels of menus.
- The program is skin able and comes with 12 different skins.
- 4 independent MIDI streams give the user the ability to use up to 4 separate MIDI controllers with output to 4 independent MIDI streams giving the user an effective total of 64 MIDI channels. These maybe any combination of internal (VST or stand alone synthesizers) or external MIDI modules.
- Integrated with VSTHost.
- In addition to the pre-defined MIDI controllers, all objects necessary to define any custom kit.
- Unlimited number of instruments, kits and songs.
- The user can assign as many note lists to a single MIDI pad as they like. Each note list can have as many notes as the user wishes with extensive control over velocity, duration, and switching between notes and more.
- The user can map continuous controllers and velocity to one or more control outputs.
- When entering and exiting a kit the user can program any MIDI commands they desire. Set a channels pan or volume, send program changes or send a note to trigger a loop.
- Full context sensitive help.
- Real-time operation.
- Designed for performance. On stage switching between songs and kits is done by hitting user defined pads. One pad takes you to the next kit, one to the previous and so forth. Once a set is loaded no computer keyboard or mouse interaction is necessary.
Price: $50.00. A complete demo is available at the company's website with the only restriction being the ability to edit and load only one map and the performance mode is disabled.
