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- SetupConnect your iPad to KnobShift via USBHow to connect your iPad to the Mac and KnobShift with a USB cable – works with any supported macOS version, no network setup needed.
- SetupConnect your iPad to KnobShift via Wi-Fi (Network MIDI 2.0)How to connect your iPad to KnobShift over Wi-Fi with a Network MIDI 2.0 session in Audio MIDI Setup, on macOS 26.4 or later.
- GuidesCreate, share and import dashboards in KnobShiftHow to create your own KnobShift dashboards per synth and DAW, export them as .knobshift files and import dashboards others have shared.
- SetupInstall KnobShift on your MacHow to install KnobShift on your Mac, allow the package in Privacy & Security, and find KnobShift Companion in the menu bar.
- NewsKnobShift 0.2 – new Mac package and major updates to the iPad appKnobShift 0.2 brings DAW detection and crash fixes on the Mac, plus a new iPad interface, dashboards per synth and DAW, and nine languages.
- TroubleshootingKnobShift Bridge missing in Logic Pro – how to find itKnobShift Bridge doesn't show up in Logic Pro? Here's how to check the installation and have Logic rescan the plugins in the Plug-in Manager.
- GuidesRecord automation in Logic Pro with KnobShiftHow to record automation in Logic Pro with KnobShift – enable Touch mode, move the controls on your iPad and watch them follow during playback.
- SetupSet up KnobShift in Ableton LiveHow to set up KnobShift in Ableton Live – select the KnobShiftRemote control surface and control the selected Live device from your iPad.
- SetupSet up KnobShift in Logic ProHow to set up KnobShift in Logic Pro – insert KnobShift Bridge as an instrument or effect, choose a plugin and control it from your iPad.
- TroubleshootingThe KnobShift app can't find the Mac – troubleshootingThe KnobShift app on your iPad can't find the Mac or shows no controls? This USB and Wi-Fi troubleshooting guide fixes the most common connection problems.
- SetupUninstall KnobShift from your MacHow to completely uninstall KnobShift from your Mac with one Terminal command that removes the Companion, bridge plugins, autostart and Ableton script.
- GuidesWhat is MIDI 2.0? UMP, 32-bit and MIDI-CI explainedWhat is MIDI 2.0? The Universal MIDI Packet, 32-bit resolution instead of 7-bit, MIDI-CI and Property Exchange explained, and what it means for plugins.