MetaGrid Pro

If you’re looking for a controller app for your Mac, this is the best one. I’ve tried them all in depth and MGP really doesn’t have any competition at this point. You can set up complete control of any app on your Mac and completely customize your work interface. Make it as simple or complex as you want. And it completely interactive and follows everything you do on your Mac in real-time, instantaneously, even switching through bunches of apps, windows and utilities. It follows right along based on how you set it up. If you pair this app with Keyboard Maestro, there really isn’t anything you can’t automate on your Mac. For people who’ve used or are using apps like StreamDeck, SoundFlow, Lemur or Touch OSC, MGP is the next level above those. Think of being able to take the functionality of those apps and then customize, scale, and modify anything and everything about your controller so it’s exactly the way YOU want it to be. The sky’s the limit. Plus you don’t have buy expensive subscriptions or extra hardware to get started. This app has fundamentally changed the way I work and has does the same for every person I’ve turned on to it. If you’ve tried it in the past and got put off by the setup or instability, all of that has been fixed. This is the future of controller apps.

This app is everything it says and more. I use it for Cubase and it really does help simplify tasks and speedup workflow. You can create custom buttons or use what is given. Even just a few custom buttons makes this app worthwhile, and at the price, its a no brainer. I was able to connect to my wired PC while using the app on my ipad wirelessly. You can get incredibly complex with this app, but with that, does come a learning curve. But it is not too difficult. Highly recommended. Plus, the developer is very responsive and listens to all suggestions and issues and responds quickly.

I’ve been using this for a couple of months. I use it as a shortcut keyboard for Bentley Microstation. And it’s super useful. I appreciate the way you can switch scenes. I do find that I have to restart the MetaGrid server and then kick out and restart the app when I set up in the morning. I’m connecting through usb because I’m on a vpn, so the wireless connection doesn’t seem to be an option. I’m on windows 10 on the computer. Still it’s a useful product, and I’m setting up other applications in it. I was considering buying a function keyboard, but this has filled the need.