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AUDIOSWIFT TRACKPAD CONTROL

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AudioSwift is a new app for macOS that lets you use a trackpad as a control surface and MIDI controller in your DAW. AudioSwift launches as an app in the menu bar and is called up with a four-finger tap. Four controller modes are available to cover a range of parameters: Mixer (for fader/pan/solo/mute/record controls), Trigger (which divides the trackpad into a grid so you can play samples), Scale (to play notes within a selected key), and XY (for modulation). The creative app runs on macOS 10.11 or newer one MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or any Mac with a Magic Trackpad 1 or 2. On compatible trackpads, Force Touch translates to aftertouch when playing MIDI instruments. Mixer mode currently supports DAWs such as Pro Tools, Logic and

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