Roadmap

What I'm working on at the moment that I'm happy talking about publicly. What has actually shipped is in the changelog.

Things I'm actively working on.

Windows 11 support: Nearly ready!
In-app tutorials: Also nearly ready!
Multiplayer mode: I like the idea of deathmatch-jamming. Connect multiple controllers to MIDIpad, assign them to the instruments, make music with your friends from your couch. Currently in testing.
Light mode themes: Unsure if anyone will ever use them, but I'm making them anyway. Unsure of the timeline right now.

Being explored

Things I'm figuring out.

Bass: The nervy, easily-startled mutant offspring of Chords and Drums, like Bootsy Collins and a TB-303 having a fight. Actually quite far along in development and testing now, but not quite ready to commit to fully.
More instruments: Aside from Bass, there's a couple of experimental things that could either get folded into Chords and Drums or end up as their own dedicated things. Something-something piano, something-something war-drums.
DAW integration: I've done some encouraging prototype work around Ableton integration, just trying to figure out how far I can take it before deciding what gets included, and how it might work with other DAWs. Or even if it can.

Things people ask for that MIDIpad is not going to do, or things that I have tried and decided not to do.

Sound: MIDIpad had internal voices in the early releases, but I retired them because they introduced too high a development burden for the value they brought.
More drums/finger-drumming: Couldn't make it fun and musically useful, so I went with fun and musically useful over comprehensive.

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