MIDI Kinetics Forum

Hello,

Is there a virtual keyboard with velocity sensing whereby the velocity is determined by where the key is struck?
Further up high velocity, further down on the key and get lower velocity, or the reverse can be selected. Any
keyboard layout is welcome.

Yea there are quite a few, though not all of them are general purpose. Have a look around the user library, Also it shouldn't be too difficult to make a basic one.

I think this one by softcore does it (not sure). And he has a new version he has released/releasing.
https://liine.net/en/community/user-library/view/364/

Take a look around for others, Maybe the liveControl layouts have something like that?

haven't used Softcore's Advanced Keys much, as I remember it is very well done.

For iPad there are indeed a few more options. One example is the app SynthX. Its keyboard can send note commands and velocity/volume on the y-axis for each note independently. But it seems it is no more supported, and not very obvious to configure. But I still like this app, as synth (with very good sound) and as a controller for any kind of synthesiser. Then there is the famous Geo Synth. Also with an integrated synth/sample player engine which can act as a MIDI controller with y-axis for velocity/volume, and also not easy to get MIDI output. It has also polyphonic pitch bend, something you only get from expensive hardware keyboards. Another app is Animoog which has a nice MIDI out feature with y-axis velocity/volume ($5 in app purchase). Which I don't have, I mean the IAP. It's a good iPad keyboard, although I find the one from SynthX even better. There are others I don't remember exactly, and I guess that is not what you are looking for.

I don't use these apps anymore myself. They are great. The reason why I don't use them is the renaissance of polyphonic aftertouch keyboards at a very affordable price, and lightweight (QuNexus, Xkey).

To create such an expressive keyboard in Lemur I think it is a good idea to test Advanced Keys first. It seems quite perfect.

Mentioned by Phil999 and others.

Since there are not monitors that can detect velocity, here velocity sensing or detection means that when
you tap on a key the velocity varies by where on the key you tap.

iPad app with Velocity sensing

"TC Data" http://www.bitshapesoftware.com/instruments/tc-data/
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=c ... TC+Data%22

Animoog
http://www.moogmusic.com/products/apps/animoog-0

SynthX
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/synthx/id421498091?mt=8
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=c ... 8#q=SynthX

Musix Pro - Epic Isomorphic Harmony Music Instrument
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/musix-p ... 57087?mt=8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-er8Dy4Vw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5JQ61TSshQ

Geo Synthesizer
http://www.wizdommusic.com/products/geo ... sizer.html
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=c ... hesizer%22

nChord
http://www.avantgardesound.com/

Konkreet Performer - Not sure if it has velocity sensing
http://konkreetlabs.com/

Lemur

Softcore Advanced Keys https://forum.liine.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=2959
https://liine.net/en/community/user-library/view/364/
https://liine.net/en/community/user-library/sort/oldest

Scalomat has velocity randomization
https://liine.net/en/community/user-library/view/419/

Misc for Lemur
http://music-interface.com/?page_id=200
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMedRihmCic

Windows Apps with velocity sensing

Ctrlr, VST
http://ctrlr.org/

XotoPad Stand alone
http://www.feelyoursound.com/xotopad/.

DAW’s with Multitouch

Usine Hollyhock http://www.sensomusic.org/

FL Studio https://www.image-line.com/flstudio/

Sonar https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR ... R-Platinum

All these apps would be better if they were also available for Windows mutitouch screen.
The added real-estate and CPU power and the ease of use as a VST/VSTi’s would make them
an even more useful creative tool.