KB-1 Keyboard Suite

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KB-1 MIDI Keyboard
KB-1 is a suite of expressive virtual keyboards and controllers designed for a multitude of scenarios.
Play multiple instruments simultaneously, complete with MIDI Polyphonic Expression, scales, chords, strumming and more.
Overview:
- 8 distinct Keyboard Layouts
- Multiple Rows per Keyboard
- Multiple Octaves per Keyboard Row
- 15+ Scales (for layouts that support scales)
- MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE)
- Powerful Arpeggiator
- Standalone operation with multiple Keyboards and dedicated MIDI outputs per Keyboard
- AUv3 MIDI Plugin
Layouts:
- Classic (Piano Keys + Wheels)
- Uniform (Seboard-style Keys and Layout)
- String (String-style Keys)
- Scale (Uniform layout with scale support)
- Chord (One key per chord for all scale degrees)
- Drum (up to 16 user mappable drum pads)
- XY (up to 2 configurable XY-Pads)
- CC (up to 16 user mappable knobs for CC control)
Expression:
- Glide (horizontal)
- Slide (vertical)
- Velocity (mapped to y-axis)
- Pressure (iPhone only)
App Connectivity:
- Standalone
- AUv3 MIDI Instrument
MIDI Connectivity:
- Inter-App MIDI
- USB MIDI
- BLE MIDI
- Network MIDI
What’s New
1.3.1 (161)
- Added drag and drop support for rearranging keyboards in standalone mode
- Added haptic feedback for key presses (iPhone only)
- Added an option to resize the controls section (wheels, xy & strum control)
- Added an option to advertise a BLE MIDI device in addition to being able to connect to other devices
- Added an option to select between absolute and relative slide
- Added an option to change the latch behaviour from regular to exclusive where latching a new key will automatically unlatch the previous one (option is located in the controllers settings tab)
- Added an option to set the MPE bend range to allow vertical glide to be used instead of the pitch-wheel when playing regular mono synths
- Keyboard Settings now display in a larger window
- Keyboard layouts can now start at any note (use root note setting to shift up/down)
- Fixed an issue where the XY pad would not register the initial touch
- Fixed an issue where the XY pad would not handle multiple touches properly
- Fixed an issue where some of the XY specific layout controls would not work properly
- Fixed an issue where the XY and Wheel controls would not be available when using the CC layout
- Fixed an issue where using the drum layout in channel per pad mode would not utilize all 16 MIDI channels
- Fixed an issue where testing drum mappings would not work properly when using channel per pad mode
- Fixed an issue where selecting an octave below 0 would crash the plugin
- Fixed an issue where selecting XY mappings in controller mode would not work
- Fixed an issue where editing XY mappings in controller mode would not work properly
- Fixed an issue where only 16 drum pads could only be mapped even though up to 40 pads were available
- Fixed an issue where selecting "chromatic" in the scale section could crash the app in some cases
- Fixed an issue where playing the arp over multiple octaves would start with an offset of -1 octave in some cases
- Fixed an issue where the Arpeggiator would not start on it's lowest octave
- Fixed an issue where the Arpeggiator would not start on it's lowest note in some cases
- Fixed an issue where the Arpeggiator could generate hanging notes in some cases
- Fixed an issue where the Slide #CC setting would not restore when loading a host session
- Fixed an issue where the additional bass note output available on the chord layout would not respect it's channel setting when using the standalone version
- Fixed an issue where the arpeggiator would not start immediately on key down (first introduced in v1.3)
- Fixed an issue where note repeat and arpeggiator buttons were not mutually exclusive
- Fixed an issue where configuring button modes for the CC Layout could cause the plugin to crash in some cases
Version 1.3.1
Version History
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Ratings and Reviews
Ratings and reviews are verified
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Bradium, 28.11.2022Ableton should be sponsoring this appIt took me a little bit to get it figured out how to get MPE midi data out of my iPad and into Ableton’s instruments, but once I did it Show more
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DHDDHDHDHDHHD, 12.03.2022Correcting earlier 1-star reviewI left a 1-star review on Feb 21 that I need to update/correct to a 5-star. In that review I said I couldn’t get KB-1 to connect to any instrument, Show more
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BenPitt31177, 11.02.2022No sound?I’m kinda new to midi and all that…. My question is how to make it work lol…. It says standalone but I can’t get it to work!!! Lol please help
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Mpc300000, 31.01.2022SIMPLY AMAZINGThis simply the best app I have???? Control, explore stay in Key ? Thank you for a cool App that turns your iPad into a powerful MIDI controller
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Defraserabq, 19.04.2021ExcellentOK, 6 stars. An excellent product. I have found no other MIDI input as versatile and useful as this.
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ChicagoDutch, 17.02.2021Midi controller that works also for simple note inputI needed a MIDI controller for when I travel without a keyboard to work out ideas and do simple note input into Sibelius. This one is perhaps overkill, but it Show more
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chowderhead1962, 03.04.2020Fantastic App but needs better documentationI love this app. The app itself is a solid 10, but the lack of a proper manual or tutorials is a let down. Half the features I have Show more
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Ba55head, 28.07.2019Awesome controllerThis is a great controller! I would love it if you added a strum feature and also a browse button for the modes instead of having to plus/minus through them, Show more
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Oldrumguy, 18.05.2019app everyone needs to get the most out of your appsThe best keyboard app for playing multiple apps at once killer
Information
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Category
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Age Rating4+
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Price9.99 USD
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Size40.6 MB
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ProviderKai Aras
Languages
English
Copyright
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