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UK-868

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UK-868

Mobile DAW with MIDI2.0

Product Description

UK-868 is a DAW app that allows you to engage in full-scale music production—leveraging the latest MIDI 2.0 features—on your iPhone or iPad, anytime and anywhere.
It supports recording, editing, and playback using the latest MIDI 2.0 event formats,
and allows you to save recorded and edited MIDI data as MIDI 2.0-compatible MIDI Clips (SMF 2.0).
For details on the app’s features, please visit:
https://uk-868home.my.canva.site/


How It’s Innovative

We were among the first to support the following new MIDI 2.0 features in a mobile DAW environment:
Support for recording and editing events newly introduced in MIDI 2.0.
Support for importing and exporting SMF 2.0 (MIDI Clips).
Support for real-time bidirectional conversion between MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 within the MIDI Thru function of the MIDI patchbay.
The MIDI input monitoring function allows you to view MIDI 2.0 events visually or export them to a CSV file for review.
These capabilities enable full-scale music production utilizing new MIDI 2.0 features.

Most Inspiring Use Cases

This application allows you to quickly give shape to musical phrases that come to mind while on the go. We are confident that it serves as a tool enabling seamless music production by integrating hardware MIDI equipment with software plug-ins.

Expansion Plans

We plan to add features to improve usability as a music production tool.It currently runs on iPhone, iPad, and macOS (iPad compatibility mode), but we are planning to consider making it work on other platforms as well.
While the initial version of this app (Ver. 1.0) was released on August 1, 2024, the full-scale launch took place on August 17, 2025, at which time it was unveiled in the aforementioned article aimed at experts.

Commercialization

I developed this app independently, and it is currently available for download on the Apple Store.
I am continuously improving its features and plan to incorporate future capabilities introduced with MIDI 2.0 as they become available.
Last year, an article about the app was written for industry experts in Japan; please take a look.
https://www.dtmstation.com/archives/73147.html