Show HN: Impetus – I turned my MPE keyboard into a DAW control surfacehttps://impetus.software
Hi HN, I'm a sound editor and composer. I had an MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) keyboard sitting on the desk in front of me and not enough space for a DAW control surface. The MPE keys to me were about the same size as a mixing board fader, and operated on the same y-axis gesture, so I decided to see if I could make the translation. About a year later, I have an 8-channel control surface running on HUI or Mackie Control with all major functions, including a system wide keyboard shortcut and macro engine. The crucial part was getting the keys to respond like a real fader, starting in the rig…
