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Name
KnobShift
What it is
iPad controller for plugins, using MIDI 2.0
Platforms
iPad (iPadOS 17 or later) with a free Mac bridge (macOS 14 or later)
DAWs
Logic Pro, Ableton Live
Plugin formats
Audio Unit (AU), VST3
Languages
9 (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese)
Status
In beta testing · 0.3.3
Website
knobshift.com
Developer
Hannes Richter

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One sentence

KnobShift turns the iPad into a hands-on controller for every plugin in Logic Pro and Ableton Live: open a synth or effect, and its controls appear on the iPad, sorted and ready to play.

Short paragraph

KnobShift turns the iPad into a hands-on controller for every plugin in Logic Pro and Ableton Live. Open a synth or effect, and its controls appear on the iPad, sorted into oscillators, filters, envelopes and effects. KnobShift uses MIDI 2.0 with 32-bit resolution, so filter sweeps are smooth instead of stepped. A free bridge for the Mac hosts the plugin and passes its parameters to the iPad.

Long version

KnobShift turns the iPad into a hands-on controller for every plugin in Logic Pro and Ableton Live. Open a synth or effect, and its controls appear on the iPad, sorted into oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs and effects – no mapping, no templates to build. Envelopes and filters show up as curves you can drag, and a performance page puts the plugin’s macros on large faders. KnobShift uses MIDI 2.0 with 32-bit resolution, so sweeps and automation are smooth instead of stepped. A free bridge for the Mac hosts the plugin (Audio Unit in Logic Pro, VST3 in Ableton Live) and passes its parameters to the iPad over USB or Wi-Fi. With dashboards, musicians pick their own controls for each plugin and share them in the KnobShift community library. KnobShift is available in nine languages and is currently in beta testing.

Screenshots

Real screenshots of the iPad app in demo mode. Click an image to download the full-resolution PNG.

Performance page: eight large faders for the most important controls, with values on top.
Performance page: eight large faders for the most important controls, with values on top. PNG 2752×1672
Oscillators: OSC A, B and C side by side, each with a waveform display, plus Noise and Sub.
Oscillators: OSC A, B and C side by side, each with a waveform display, plus Noise and Sub. PNG 2752×1672
Filter section: two filters with response curve, XY pad, knobs and filter type.
Filter section: two filters with response curve, XY pad, knobs and filter type. PNG 2752×1672
Envelopes: four envelopes with their shape and faders for attack, hold, decay, sustain and release.
Envelopes: four envelopes with their shape and faders for attack, hold, decay, sustain and release. PNG 2752×1672
Arp & sequencer: a 16-step sequencer you can paint, next to the arpeggiator.
Arp & sequencer: a 16-step sequencer you can paint, next to the arpeggiator. PNG 2752×1672
A user-built dashboard with groups and sizes: a large cutoff knob, small envelope faders, macros.
A user-built dashboard with groups and sizes: a large cutoff knob, small envelope faders, macros. PNG 2320×1672
Preset browser with search and categories.
Preset browser with search and categories. PNG 1860×1715

Logos

  • Always write “KnobShift”: one word, capital K and S, no article, in every language.
  • Keep clear space around the logo of at least half the height of the mark.
  • Don’t rotate, mirror or recolour the arc of the mark.

Colours

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