I built a simple standalone finger-drumming app for 4x4 MIDI pad controllers — looking for alpha testers
Hey everyone,
I’ve been working on a small Windows app called PadDrummer.
The idea is simple:
Plug in a MIDI pad controller → click Quick Setup → play drums.
No DAW.
No plugin setup.
No routing.
No Ableton/FL/Maschine project needed just to practice finger drumming after work.
Current alpha features:
- Standalone Windows app
- 4x4 finger-drumming layout
- Rock drum kit
- Per-pad volume controls
- Clickable on-screen pads
- Metronome
- Low-latency simple audio mode
- Launchpad X support with LED feedback
- Generic MIDI pad controllers can be mapped in sound-only mode
Best supported device right now:
Novation Launchpad X
Generic 4x4 MIDI controllers:
Should work in sound-only mode after mapping your 16 pads.
I’m looking for alpha testers with different controllers.
What I’d love to know:
- Does your controller connect?
- Do the pads trigger correctly?
- Is the latency playable?
- Is the 4x4 layout comfortable?
- Is the app simple enough?
- What feels confusing or broken?
Download:
https://tehnique-labs.itch.io/pad-drummer
This is an early unsigned Windows alpha, so SmartScreen may show a warning.
Not trying to replace Ableton, FL Studio, Maschine, MPC, etc.
The goal is the opposite: a tiny “open and play” app for finger-drumming practice.
Would love honest feedback.