METAGRID | METASYSTEM

MetaGrid Pro is now available. It is a new application that is the next step in the evolution of our MetaGrid concept featuring tons of new features and improvements. MetaGrid Pro supports iOS13 and later so it may not be available for older iPads. The original MetaGrid (which is still supported, available and supports iOS10 and later) enables you to enjoy MetaGrid experience on your older iPads. MetaGrid and MetaGrid Pro can be used together to control your PC/Mac at the same time.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS. TEXT. MIDI. MACROS. RIGHT FROM YOUR OLDER iPAD.

DEEP INTEGRATION WITH POPULAR DAW SOFTWARE

ABLETON LIVE

CUBASE

DIGITAL PERFORMER

DORICO

LOGIC PRO X

REAPER

STUDIO ONE

ELEGANT AND EASY TO USE

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Watch this Quick Guide video tutorial and see how easy it is to create your custom buttons, views and scenes! After a few minutes you will be able to create powerful macro that will save time and make your work fun.

WIFI/USB

Metagrid can communicate with your computer through WiFi and/or USB. The wireless connectivity option enables you to place your iPad in any location in your studio and control your application right from your piano, mic booth or console away from the computer. The USB connection on the other hand ensures minimal latency and enables you to conveniently charge your iOS device while working.

EXPANDABILITY

Metagrid on one iPad, especially iPad Pro, is a powerful workflow enhancer. If you need more space for your controllers, you can create multi-iPad configurations and take advantage of unique Metagrid features simultaneously on up to 4 iPads. You can also use Metagrid on your iPad and Metapad on your iPhone connected simulatanously to one computer!

MIDI

Metagrid enables you to control your DAW software/virtual instruments with MIDI including NoteOn/NoteOff, CC and Program Change messages through a dedicated Metasystem MIDI port.

KEYBOARD MAESTRO INTEGATION (Mac only)

Metagrid is seamlessly integrated with Keyboard Maestro - the most powerful automation software for Mac. All macros created in Keyboard Maestro are visible directly in Metagrid through a dedicated Keyboard Maestro action and can be triggered without any keyboard shortcuts or MIDI assignments directly from your iPad!

IMPORT/EXPORT THROUGH DROPBOX OR iOS SHARING MENU

Metagrid now supports importing/exporting buttons/views/viewsets and the entire database through your Dropbox account or native iOS sharing menu. You can easily share your custom Metagrid content and import the presets created by other Metagrid users.

OVER 2000 BEAUTIFUL ICONS

With over 2000 icons including dedicated sets for Cubase, Logic Pro, Studio One, Digital Perfomer, Final Cut, Illustrator, and Photoshop, Metagrid enables you to create buttons that are extension of your familiar working environment. The dedicated set of music notation icons (including over 400 Dorico icons based on the Bravura font) makes Metagrid a perfect companion for music notation software like Dorico, Sibelius and Finale.

FOCUS

Metagrid automatically detects the application in focus on your computer and displays dedicated viewsets, ensuring seamless transitions between programs you work with. You are no longer limited to one application-specific controller - quite on the contrary, Metagrid is a touchbar on steroids that can control any application available on your computer.

APP-LOCK MODE

You can use app lock functionality to control your application even if it is in the background. It is particularly useful in multi-iPad setups - with one iPad locked for example to a DAW application, and another one dynamically detecting the change of application in focus on your computer.

OmniSpace

Metagrid now offers a dedicated viewset that doesn’t react to changing app in focus on your computer and can be displayed regardless of the application that is currently in focus on your computer. It is a useful tool to create a universal workspace for system-wide commands like app switching, opening files or commands that you want to have available in all applications.

ACTIONS & MACROS

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Control your application with any combination of function keys like SHIFT, CMD, WIN, CTRL and ALT, alphanumeric keys and special keys like arrows, Enter, Tab etc. Create unique and most exotic key combos and assign them to commands in your apps. And here is the best part, you don’t have to remember them - Metagrid will do it for you.

TEXT

Create predefined chunks of text and assign them to your buttons. From short text, like track names in your DAW, to whole paragraphs for predefine email responses.

MIDI

Send MIDI Note, CC and Program Change messages to your DAW or virtual instruments. MIDI setup is very easy and hassle free - no coding, no complex MIDI routing. Finally, you don’t have to waste your life on designing your MIDI controllers.

APP-SPECIFIC COMMANDS

Control leading DAW software (Cubase, Logic X, Studio One and Digital Performer) like never before with thousands of DAW-specific commands directly on your iPad. And the best part is that you don’t have to assign any MIDI messages or keyboard shortcuts in your DAW. Just search and choose a command on your iPad and your are ready to go.

PAUSE

Metagrid also features Pause command much needed for multi-step macros which require some waiting time between the steps.

MACROS

Macros enable you to combine multiple actions into complex sequences that can be triggered with just a touch of a button. Automate complex actions and save time and tens of clicks. Much needed pause commands ensure right execution time for each action in your macro, providing right flow and stability.

BUTTONS

CONFIGURABLE BEHAVIOUR

Touch a button to trigger your action queue. If your actions are time-based you will see progress bar until all the actions are executed. But for single actions, you can also use the repetitive mode - touch and hold the button and Metagrid will continue triggering the action as long as you want. That’s great for zooming, scrolling, scrubbing and other navigation-related functions.

TRIGGER ACTIONS

From a single trigger to complex multi-step macros - anything that makes you work easier and less-repetitive. Send text, keyboard shortcuts, MIDI messages, app-specific commands for supported DAW applications and pause commands and watch Metagrid doing the job for you.

LAYOUT OPTIONS

Each button can be created with 3 layout options: text only, icon only, icon with text. Icons, background and border can be assigned with different colours, which will make your button stand out from the rest.

DISPLAY NEW VIEW

Apart from triggering actions, each button in Metagrid can also display views. Imagine this - you press the button, Metagrid executes complex macro that saves you 10 clicks, and opens a subview reflecting your workflow stage. This way you can create complex interconnected menu systems with various function-related work areas.

GO BACK TO PREVIOUS VIEW

Each button can also take you back to the previous view for you, which makes navigating between views in Metagrid even easier. Anything that saves a press or click counts, right?

SMART COPY/PASTE

Double touch with two fingers on any button to copy it, and long press with two fingers to paste the copied button. Additionally, you can use selective paste functionality. In edit mode, perform left edge swipe to display the selective copy and paste pane. Select the content you want to paste - like colour, action or text - and hide the pane. and swipe with two fingers across the buttons to paste only the selected parameters.

VIEWS & VIEWSETS

LOGICAL ORGANIZATION

Views are basic containers for your buttons in Metagrid. They allow you to organise your buttons in logical functional units that can be displayed at various stages of your workflow by pressing action buttons or scene bar buttons. You can create as many views as you need for any app.

USER-DEFINED GRID SIZES

With 9 available grid sizes, you can create views that can hold from 12 up to 110 buttons. This enables you to adjust button size to available screen estate and needs. You can easily modify grid size at any time if needed.

EASY REORDERING

You can easily reorder buttons in views. Long touch a button in Ddit mode and drag it to the new position. You can also swap buttons: in Edit mode swipe down on a button you want to move and touch the target button, which will make both buttons change their position on the grid.

SCENES

ACCESSIBILITY

Scene bar is conveniently located in the lower part of the screen. It enables you to switch between various views configured for your app. You can create as many scenes as you need for any app. Each scene can be be configured with custom text, color and icon. You can also easily reorder scenes to match your workflow.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY VIEW

Each scene can be configured with primary and secondary view, which can be easily toggled with SHIFT buttons. This is an convenient way to quickly display complementary views.

VIEW LOCKING

When you enter a subview, you can lock it to a scene and temporarily overwrite the assigned primary view. Go to a subview and long press the respective scene button - a lock icon will appear informing you that the subview is temporary assigned to a scene. To remove the lock, long touch the scene button again.