Guides
Scriptures
Playing
- Choosing where notes go Send notes to every connected destination, or only the ones you pick.
- Choosing a MIDI channel Pick the MIDI channel, from 1 to 16, that Mother MIDI sends on.
- Playing the keyboard Play root notes on the twelve keys, shift the range, and play with velocity and modulation.
- Playing chords and extensions Hold a chord with a root key, latch it, add extensions, invert it with zones, and edit the chord slots.
- Using the arpeggiator Play the held chord one note at a time, locked to incoming MIDI clock.
- Playing from a computer keyboard Play Mother MIDI by typing, with Logic Pro's Musical Typing layout.
Connecting
- Connecting to a Mac Connect your iPhone or iPad to a Mac with a cable and turn on Inter-Device Audio and MIDI.
- Syncing the arpeggiator Run the arpeggiator from your DAW's MIDI clock.
- Logic Pro Play, record and quantize Mother MIDI in Logic Pro, and send it clock for the arpeggiator.
- Ableton Live Play and record Mother MIDI in Ableton Live, and send it clock for the arpeggiator.
- FL Studio Play and record Mother MIDI in FL Studio, and send it clock for the arpeggiator.
- GarageBand Play Mother MIDI into GarageBand on a Mac, or beside it on iPad. GarageBand sends no clock, so the arpeggiator won't run.
- Troubleshooting What to check when the DAW can't see Mother MIDI, hears nothing from it, or leaves the arpeggiator silent.
Mother is waiting.
