Most MIDI 1.0 controllers are limited to note on/off, velocity, and three global expressions – pitch bend, modulation wheel, and aftertouch. Some advanced controllers have used polyphonic aftertouch to provide one additional dimension of per-note expression.
MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) is a recent update to the MIDI 1.0 protocol that allows per-note control of pitch bend, modulation wheel, and aftertouch.
KMI makes several MPE and Polyphonic Aftertouch capable controllers that utilize some or all of these forms of expression.
KMI MPE and PolyAT Controllers
MPE Compatible Hardware
Sequential OB6 Modal Skulpt ASM Hydrasynth Modal Cobalt8 Black Corp Deckard’s Dream Sequential Prophet 6 Futuresonus Parva Modalt Argon8 Black Corp Kijimi Mod Devices Mod Duo/X Tasty Chips Electronics GR-1 Modor NF1
MPE Eurorack
Polyphonic Aftertouch Hardware
Sequential Prophet 5 & 10 Waldorf Iridium & Quantum Sequential Prophet 8 & REV2 Waldorf Blofeld Arturia Origin Novation Peak Korg Wavestate
Alesis Fusion Alesis Ion Alesis Micron Alesis Q Alesis QuadraSynth Alesis S4 Alesis Andromeda Arturia Origin Casio CZ-1 Casio CZ-5000 E-MU Emax E-MU UltraProteus Edirol PCR-800 Elka MK-88 E-Mu Morpheus Ensoniq ASR-10 Ensoniq EPS Ensoniq Fizmo Ensoniq KT-76 | Ensoniq SD-1 Ensoniq SQ-80 Ensoniq TS-10 Ensoniq TS-12 Ensoniq VFX Fender Rhodes Chroma Fender Rhodes Polaris General Music/GEM S Workstations Infinite Response Vax77 Kawai Kawai K5000 Korg DW-8000 Korg Kronos Korg OASYS-PCI Korg Wavestation Korg Wavestate Kurzwil GX1000 Kurzwil HX1000 Kurzwil K1000 Kurzwil K1200 Kurzwil K150 | Kurzwil K2000 Kurzwil Mark Pro One Kurzwil Mark Pro Two Kurzwil Midiboard Kurzwil PX1000 Kurzwil PX1000+ Kurzwil SX1000 Mellotron M4000-D Mutable Instruments Ambika Roland Alpha Juno 1 Roland MKS-50 Roland A50 Roland Alpha Juno 2 Roland D-70 Roland HPD-10 Roland HPD-15 Roland JD-XA Roland Juno DS Roland JV-1010 | Roland JV-1080 Roland JV-2080 Roland SoundCanvas SC-55 Roland U220 Sequential Prophet 12 Sequential Poly Evolver Sequential Prophet X Sequential Prophet 8 / REV2 Sequential Prophet 5 / 10 Waldorf Iridium / Quantum Waldorf Blofeld Yamaha CS-80 Yamaha DX7 Yamaha TX81Z Yamaha DX1 Yamaha EX-5(r) Yamaha TG500 Yamaha TQ5 |
MPE Compatible DAWs
MPE Compatible Software Synths
Apple Mainstage Xfer Serum Native Instruments Reaktor UVI Falcon Steinberg Halion Madrona Labs Aalto Madrona Labs Kaivo FXPansion Strobe FXPansion Cypher Roli Equator Audio Modeling SWAM