MIDI Command Studio features

Map buttons, pads, knobs, faders, encoders, and jog wheels to shortcuts, macros, Windows audio, app-specific actions, and controller feedback.

Features at a glance

MIDI Learn
Learn buttons, pads, knobs, faders, encoders, jog wheels, and supported touch faders.
Keyboard shortcuts
Capture your own shortcut or choose one from the built-in shortcut palette.
Application targeting
Keep shortcuts global, limit them to a focused app, or bring the selected app forward before sending.
Multi-step macros
Combine shortcuts, waits, mouse actions, text input, and program or file launches with optional arguments.
Windows audio
Control system volume, individual application volume, and supported input volume and mute targets.
Per-device presets
Create different layouts for each controller and switch or cycle through them from the hardware.
Controller feedback
Use LED feedback, plus LCD labels and motorised-fader feedback on supported hardware.
MIDI Thru
Pass unmapped MIDI messages to another application through a configured virtual MIDI port.
Audio sample playback
Trigger and stop samples, choose playback behaviour, and control sample volume. Requires a licence.
Multiple active devices
Use more than one MIDI device at the same time after activating a licence.
Automatic saving
Preset mappings and device settings are saved automatically.
Standard MIDI and MCU
Use ordinary MIDI controls or supported Mackie Control Universal hardware and feedback.

Connect devices, create mappings, and switch presets.

MIDI Command Studio main window showing connected devices, presets, and mappings — Main workspace: devices, presets, mappings, and status at a glance.

MIDI Command Studio listens to a connected MIDI controller and translates its controls into useful Windows actions. Learn a physical control, choose what it should do, and save it as part of a preset.

Map: Learn controls quickly with dedicated mapping options for different control types.
Target: Keep an action global or direct it to a specific Windows application.
Recall: Switch presets from the app or directly from the controller.
Save: Presets and device settings are saved automatically.

Map buttons, pads, knobs, faders, encoders, and jog wheels.

Dedicated learn controls make it practical to map buttons, pads, knobs, faders, encoders, and jog wheels.

Keyboard shortcuts

Capture your own shortcut or choose one from the built-in shortcut palette.

App targeting

Send mappings to a specific application or keep them available globally across Windows.

Edit Mapping window with MIDI input and action options — Edit a learned control and choose its Windows action.

Create shortcuts and multi-step macros.

Use the shortcut palette for fast assignments, or build multi-step macros with shortcuts, waits, mouse actions, text input, and program launch.

Shortcut Palette with categorized application shortcuts — Choose from built-in shortcut lists or capture your own combination.

Macro Editor showing a sequence of configurable actions — Build ordered actions without writing a script.

Explore MIDI shortcuts Explore MIDI macros

Control Windows, app, and input volume.

System volume

Control the main Windows volume with a fader, knob, or encoder.

Per-application volume

Assign controls to the volume of a specific Windows application.

Input volume & mute

Control the default or a selected Windows input endpoint, including dedicated mute mappings.

Windows and app volume guide Input volume and mute guide

Create presets and use supported feedback.

Per-device presets

Create different mapping sets for different tasks, then switch from the app or from your controller.

LED modes

Use always-on, momentary, or toggle LED feedback on supported devices.

Mackie / MCU

Compatible MCU hardware can receive LCD scribble-strip text and motorised fader feedback.

Behringer X-Touch One

Use standard MIDI or Mackie mode, including LCD and motorised fader feedback where supported.

View setup guide

Feedback capabilities depend on the connected hardware and its selected operating mode.

Mackie / MCU setup

Use MIDI Thru and audio sample playback.

MIDI Thru

Pass unmapped MIDI messages to another application through a correctly configured virtual MIDI port.

Licence required

Simple audio sample playback

Trigger samples, stop playback, choose playback modes, and control sample volume from MIDI.

See the playback guide

Compare licence options, browse the setup guides, or open the full Help file.