Multitouch Documentation?

Question

How does Midi Designer multitouch work?  The release notes for version 1.5.5 say that multitouch drum pads are supported but it can't find documentation.  I searched the User Manual for the term "multitouch" and it's not present.

Ideally I'd like to be able to be able to have each of multiple touches of a single drum pad send a different note number.  i.e. The first finger down would send say note number 60, the next finger down would send 61, the next would send 62, the next 63, the next 64.  The after all fingers are lifted the count would start again at 60.  Actually it would even be acceptable for successive touches to produce alternating note numbers, say 60, 61,60, 61 ...  The velocity of each note should be controlled based on touch position as is currently possible for single touch notes.

This is for use as a controller for a new type of music-playing application I'm developing.  I could develop my own app with the above functionality but I'd rather used Midi Designer, if it's possible.

Comments

Hey there, you can google drumpads in MIDI Designer, but they do not respond to successive presses as you suggest. They change the velocity depending on your position only...

http://mididesigner.com/drumpads-in-midi-designer/

So what you suggest is out of scope for MD, but you might be able to do it in Lemur (no idea really, but you could ask on their forums to save yourself a lot of learning pain).

Thanks!

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