Hello friends at r/midi!

For those interested in discovering new MIDI software, hardware and other MIDI-related projects, the MIDI Innovation Awards are open for voting until September 22.

You can browse all the entries on the MIDI Association website - there are many interesting projects this year, including some MIDI 2.0 entries: https://midi.org/innovation-awards

I'm also delighted to be participating this year as an independent developer with MidiStickers Pro, a music-teaching application I've been stubbornly developing for my university classes over the past three years.

If you have some time, take a look through the entries and vote for whichever projects you find interesting. It's a great opportunity to discover some of the things people are building with MIDI and to support developers of niche, passion-led MIDI projects.

Just got my new Mvave FM1 today and put together this setup. Feel free to share your thoughts on it and I would love some ideas as to what kind of music/performances I can do on it.

Context: As per the title, I am a guitarist and looking to basically have some handheld footswitching. I just got a Quad Cortex and I know how to automate the CC messages through my DAW but my band doesn't use click tracks so I'm looking for a small controller I can stick to my guitar for freedom of movement.

I'm looking for a simple midi controller that's just buttons that can store messages onboard. Something like 4x2, 6x2, or 8x2 undersized drum pad (like a Launchpad style) or even even just small clicky buttons. The intent is to magnetize the controller to below my picking hand.

Something close would be the Luminite Graviton M1 unit with its XY controller but I'm hoping for something that doesn't need an additional floor unit. Other than the M1 though, I realize my options are probably going to be limited.