Ernest Keyz Studios
PulseMIDI 1.2 now available — macOS universal binary

Software tools for
modern musicians

Professional tools for keyboard players, live performers, and music producers. Real-time MIDI diagnostics, chord detection, and performance system software.

macOS 12+ · Intel + Apple Silicon · Free download

Featured Product

PulseMIDI

Real-time MIDI diagnostic tool for macOS. Monitor, visualize, and debug your entire MIDI signal chain from a single interface.

PulseMIDI — MIDI Monitor
SIGNAL● LIVE
TimeChTypeValue
00:00.1241Note OnC4 vel:127
00:00.1891CC 64127 (on)
00:00.3022Note OnG3 vel:89
00:00.4451Pitch+1200
00:00.5121Note OffC4
StandaloneVST3CLAPmacOSv1.2.0

Real-time MIDI monitor

Live message stream with filtering

88-key visualization

Animated keyboard display

CC + sustain diagnostics

Control change monitoring

Routing visualization

MIDI device routing map

Philosophy

Software that
respects the
instrument

MIDI tools designed by a keyboard player who got tired of bloated software that never quite understood what a live performance actually requires.

01

Built for Real Workflows

Every feature comes from actual musician frustration. If a problem exists on stage or in the studio, it gets solved — not worked around.

02

Precision Over Bloat

Tools that do exactly what they say. No feature creep. No subscription. No telemetry. Software that respects your time and your signal chain.

03

Performance-First Architecture

Low latency, zero dropouts. Every tool is designed to handle the demands of live performance — not just studio sessions.

04

Open & Transparent

Source code on GitHub. Documentation that actually explains what's happening. Built by a musician who trusts other musicians.

Platform Support

Works everywhere you work

Universal binary support. Runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel — no emulation, no compromises.

Standalone

Native macOS app

VST3

All major DAWs

CLAP

Open standard plugin

Apple Silicon

M1, M2, M3, M4

Intel

x86_64 macOS

macOS 12+

Monterey and later

Compatible DAWs

Ableton LiveLogic ProBitwig StudioReaperCubaseFL StudioStudio OneDigital Performer

Products

The full toolkit

Professional creative tools engineered for modern musicians, live performers, and production workflows.

PulseMIDI

v1.2.0

Real-time MIDI diagnostic tool

Available

Monitor, visualize, and debug your complete MIDI signal chain. Built for live performers who need to know what's happening inside their system — in real time.

  • Real-time MIDI message monitor
  • 88-key keyboard visualization
  • CC and sustain diagnostics
  • MIDI routing visualization
  • Chord detection engine
StandaloneVST3CLAPmacOS 12+Intel + Apple Silicon

PulseControl Mobile

Wireless MIDI control surface

Available

Professional wireless MIDI controller for iPhone and Android. Control DAWs, plugins, live playback systems, and external hardware using responsive touch faders and rotary controls over Wi-Fi.

  • 8 high-resolution MIDI faders
  • 8 rotary MIDI control knobs
  • Wireless WebSocket MIDI communication
  • Scene-based controller layouts
  • QR pairing with desktop bridge
  • Low-latency realtime control
Mobile AppAndroidiOS Coming Soon

PulseControl Bridge

Desktop MIDI bridge engine

Available

Native macOS bridge application that connects PulseControl Mobile to DAWs and hardware using CoreMIDI, WebSocket transport, and automatic device discovery.

  • CoreMIDI virtual MIDI output
  • Realtime WebSocket MIDI server
  • QR-based mobile pairing
  • mDNS / Bonjour auto discovery
  • Live MIDI activity monitoring
  • Universal macOS installer support
StandalonemacOS 11+Intel + Apple Silicon

About

Built by a
musician
who codes

Ernest Keyz Studios is an independent music software company built around one core belief: the best tools come from people who actually use them.

Every product starts with a real problem — a missing diagnostic during a live set, a MIDI routing quirk that took hours to debug, a workflow that should have taken one click but took twelve.

The studio sits at the intersection of music performance and software engineering. That's not a background that's common in music tech — and that's exactly the point.

Read the full story

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active product

PulseMIDI

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plugin formats

Standalone · VST3 · CLAP

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architectures

Intel + Apple Silicon

MIDI messages

real-time monitoring