Hey everyone,
I made an Android app called Mystrix Emulator — it basically turns your phone into a USB MIDI controller that behaves like a real hardware device.
👉 APK : https://github.com/GauravM512/MystrixMidiEmulator/releases/tag/1.0.4
When you connect your phone to your PC via USB, it shows up as a MIDI device, so you can use it directly in DAWs like Ableton Live, FL Studio, or even web tools like Amethyst Player.
📱 Screenshots & Layouts
Launchpad X , Launchpad Pro and Mystrix Layout
🔥 What it does
- 8×8 pad grid (same layout as Mystrix / Launchpad style)
- Touchbar emulation (8 segments on both sides)
- USB MIDI peripheral mode (your phone = MIDI controller)
- Drum Rack mapping (Performance mode) — works great with Ableton
- Can import and use palettes from the Retina plugin
- Full LED feedback from DAW:
- Auto device detection via SysEx identity response
🎛️ Layouts included
- Mystrix
- Launchpad Pro
- Launchpad X
(Mystrix uses the same drum rack layout as Launchpad Pro MK2 custom firmware, so setups in Ableton are super easy.)
🤔 Why use this?
- Don’t have a Launchpad? → Use your phone
- Don’t want to carry bulky gear? → Pocket-sized controller
- Quick jam/testing setup
- Feels closer to a real controller compared to virtual MIDI tools
Or when you really don’t feel like reaching for the cable and setting up the hardware.
Yeah, plugins like Microlights can emulate a Launchpad inside Ableton — but this works as an actual external MIDI device, so you get a more realistic workflow.
📱 Requirements
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- USB cable with data support
⚡ Setup
- Install the
app-release.apk - Connect phone to PC via USB
- Select MIDI / USB MIDI mode
- Open your DAW
- Go to MIDI settings
- Enable:
- Input
- Output
Start playing 🎶
If anyone wants to try it or has feedback, I’d love to hear it!