Connect Freepad to a synthesizer

Freepad is a midi controller; it sends notes and messages to a physical or virtual synthesizer. So, you need to connect it to a synthesizer if you want to send notes and messages from Freepad.

Under Linux, using Jack, Freepad is automatically connected to the Midi Through port when you start it.

[!TIP] You don't need to connect to a synthesizer if you only want to get or send a program to your physical device.

(MacOS, Window)

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Loading presets

You can load (and save) presets.

Select drums

You can also set the note sent by one pad by choosing an instrument in its drop-down list.

This list can be changed in the options window, to fit with your synthesizer.

Select note

And you can set the note directly, and give it an instrument name, which will be saved when you save one program.

Enter Control Change and Program Change

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Knobs Control Change

In the same way, you can set the midi messages sent by each knob, and the name of a knob.

Send notes or MIDI Control Change messages

Click on the button with a note name to send a note, and turn a knob to send a Control Change message.