Can I get a student/teacher discount?

To apply for a 20% discount, email support with a valid student photo ID card, or a valid teacher card to prove that you are a teacher.

Where is my contoller?!

I’m afraid you may have misunderstood the product description. MIDIGrade is the software-part of the equation and you will need to purchase a MIDI device separately. Note that you can still use all existing features with just a keyboard and mouse!

Is the mapping customisable?

Yes! Adjust Coordinates window found in Settings lets you to move coordinates to wherever you need the adjustments to take place on your screen. User Menu will make it possible for you to create your own set of 16 adjustments without having to sacrifice any of the existing ones.

Does it work with other software than DaVinci Resolve?

Once you disable Focus Mode found in Settings, MIDIGrade will work outside DaVinci Resolve. Then use a combination of User Menu and Adjust Coordinates to create a set of adjustments where you need them in another software. The keyboard shortcuts output by MIDIGrade cannot be customised individually, but there are a couple of presets to choose from. See the User Manual for more info.

Can I use DaVinci Resolve’s free version with MIDIGrade?

Yes! Both free and Studio version will work.

Can I use it together with a panel like Blackmagic Design Mini Panel or Tangent Wave?

Yes! Thanks to MIDIGrade not requiring to be enabled as a controller in DaVinci Resolve, you can add another controller alongside with it.

Can I use any MIDI controller?

Yes and no. MIDIGrade works by listening to specific MIDI CC notes, so it's a yes if you can select which CC notes are output from your device. Technically any MIDI device will work — it just depends on whether you can send the required notes into MIDIGrade one way or another. See the User Manual for more info.

Is MIDIGrade future-proof?

This project started in 2015 with DaVinci Resolve 12, and in 2024 is still going strong. Development has experienced ups and downs. A couple years after the first release and many updates, MIDIGrade 2 had stopped working due incompatibilities with the latest macOS version at the time. There was no Windows version then, so the outlook was grim. Yet even such a low moment was overcome, and even better MIDIGrade 3 was born. Then MIDIGrade 4 was released a year later after lots of thought and effort, and the current MIDIGrade 5 is the most sophisticated iteration ever. It marks a new era, where MIDIGrade now represents an entire platform for users to create their own controllers meeting their specific needs. I feel so passionate about developing this tool because I also use it myself.

- 2024 -

July

Let's GOOO! MIDIGrade 5 has been released!!

It not only introduces new controller options, massive performance improvements, and a list of new features — this new release marks a philosophical change to what MIDIGrade is. From now on MIDIGrade will represent a platform for helping you control your favourite editing software. In other words, you are no longer limited to a few pre-selected controller options, and you are no longer limited to DaVinci Resolve only.

This update includes:

• DaVinci Resolve 19 support added
• HUGE performance upgrades on all fronts! Improved responsiveness and rigidity of all functions throughout!
• Intech Studio Grid controllers EN16 and BU16 now officially supported by MIDIGrade
• New laser engraved panels from Intech Studio
• UI has been redesigned for ease of use and clarity
• Virtually any MIDI device can now be used to control MIDIGrade!
• Adjust Coordinates: now fully supported with auto-save
• Custom Curves 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%
• New User Menu which consists of 16 empty adjustments accessible via Adjust Coordinates
• MacBook Air resolutions 1710x1112 and 1920x1243
• Fully reworked User Manual
• Pressing Window menu again creates Circular window, and other workflow improvements
• Adjusting Soft Clip sliders starts from where you left off last time
• Click and turn for 10x Speed has been re-introduced on Twister
• Improved performance on AZERTY (French) keyboards
• Keyboard: double-click key for reset
• New setting to swap the positions of Lift and Gain
• “Pages Hidden” option added
• “Target 2nd Monitor” option added
• Option to choose between Keyboard Presets

- 2023 -

October

The development of MIDIGrade 5 has commenced.

March

Keyboard functionality has been greatly improved on macOS! Now you can simply hold an adjustment key down and use your mouse/trackpad to make an adjustment. This can significantly increase the speed and comfort of this workflow. (v.4.3.3)

February

New feature: 2X Scaling. Developed for Windows users using 150-200% display scaling, this feature can be found in the Settings dropdown menu. Once enabled, a screen resolution corresponding to 2x multiplying factor needs to be selected; for example with a 3840 x 2160 monitor you would choose 1920 x 1080 from the screen resolutions dropdown menu for it to match with the upscaled UI of DaVinci Resolve. (v.4.3.2)

- 2022 -

November

New feature: Adjust Coordinates. Now accessible through the Settings menu, this feature has been in works for years! It lets users to customise coordinates in case their DaVinci Resolve's UI is not aligning with what is programmed to MIDIGrade by default. (v.4.3.0)

September

MIDIGrade Demo has been made available. This technical demo will let users to test basic functionalities of MIDIGrade 4.2.2 for free.

August

Xbox/PlayStation controller support added. Please refer to the user manual for instructions. Full DaVinci Resolve 18 support. (v.4.2.0)

April

"Dual Screen" option added into Settings dropdown menu. This replaces the duplicate resolutions in the Screen Resolution list and lessens the clutter. (v.4.1.1)

February

Version 4.1.0 released, introducing a new and highly requested feature: Dolby Vision Trims! There's a new chapter in the User Manual where you can find more info about this.

January

Support for MacBook Pro 2021 models 14" and 16" added (1800 x 1169 & 2056 x 1329).

- 2021 -

December

Oh what a feeling! MIDIGrade 4 is out in the wild!! This new release has been in works for this whole year, so I'm beyond excited to finally have it ready for you to enjoy. MIDIGrade 4 is all about streamlining the user-experience with new settings and resources, offering you the option to choose between multiple different controllers - and even operating systems - whenever and wherever you need to!

MIDIGrade 4 change list:

• No more subscription
• New controller support: Behringer X-Touch Mini
• MIDIGrade and MIDIGrade Lite have been combined into a single product
• Both macOS and Windows installers are included in the purchase
• “Focus Mode”
• “Show Icons Only”
• All menus are now accessible simply using the controller/keyboard
• Switching menus on the keyboard switches them on Twister and X-Touch Mini
• New resolution 1680 x 1050 (MacBook Pro 13”)
• New labels (link)
• New cheat sheets
• Updated user manual
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

July

Update 3.2.3 is now available; enabling Curves in MIDIGrade, and fixing some bugs regarding keyboard shortcuts on both MIDIGrade and MIDIGrade Lite. Meanwhile, some exciting new stuff has been in development behind the scenes. Hopefully it will be ready for release by the end of this year.

February

Work on MIDIGrade 4 has commenced.

January

Update 3.2.2 released; bringing support for DaVinci Resolve 17 Beta. You can still select between versions 16 & 17 depending which one you use. Also the new HDR Grade page has been added into both MIDIGrade and MIDIGrade Lite.

- 2020 -

November

UltraWide 2560 x 1080 (21:9) added. Also there's now the option to switch between Color Wheels and Primaries Bars in the Settings dropdown menu.

May

Get HYPED! Years of development has come into fruition and MIDIGrade 3 is finally here!! Built from ground-up on a totally different platform, it's practically a brand new product, and like no other update MIDIGrade has received to date. MIDIGrade 3 supports Windows (finally!), has a new sleek UI, and comes with huge performance upgrades. MIDIGrade 3 is available in four flavors: MIDIGrade for macOS, MIDIGrade for Windows, MIDIGrade Lite for macOS, and MIDIGrade Lite for Windows.

March

I’m saddened to concede that MIDIGrade 2.0 is not, and likely will not become, available on macOS Catalina. It works as intended if you are running macOS Mojave or High Sierra though. - - As the developer of MIDIGrade, I have decided this is not acceptable, and that it is time to move forward. MIDIGrade 3 is now in works full steam ahead. With new platform and new collaborators aboard, it will be better than ever! This time around Windows users are in for a treat, too. ;)

January

Compatibility for MacBook Pro 16" added.

- 2019 -

May

Resolve 16 Public Beta has been tested and works with the current MIDIGrade version without issues.

February

Primaries Bars has received a significant performance update and behaves more reliably now.

January

Performance optimised further. macOS Mojave compatibility improved. Setup instructions updated.

- 2018 -

December

Improved keyboard functionality and keyboard calibration. Added support for ultra wide 21:9.

July

General bug fixes.

June

Added compatibility for several different keyboard models.

May

MIDIGrade 2.0 released!! This major update has been in works for the past six months and introduces huge performance improvements, cool new features, and a brand new keyboard functionality. Now you don’t even need to have the Twister anymore to use MIDIGrade! Learn more about 2.0 here.

- 2017 -

November

Added support for DaVinci Resolve 14 on 4K iMac, 5K iMac, and 15" MacBook Pro.

October

MIDIGrade is now compatible with DaVinci Resolve 14. Development of a new MIDIGrade version continues.

January

Added support for various single and dual monitor resolutions.

- 2016 -

December

ControllerMate has been updated and the problem causing issues with MIDIGrade on macOS Sierra has been fixed!

October

ControllerMate has major issues running on the new macOS Sierra. Starting from today I'm gradually rolling out updates with a temporary fix to each screen resolution. Please contact me if you need yours to be prioritized in the next batch, and I will do so.

September

Improved compatibility with DaVinci Resolve's newest 12.5.2 version. Support for 3840 x 1200 single monitor added. Also various performance improvements.

August

Honored to have MIDIGrade featured on No Film School! Especially since it has been one of my main resources for filmmaking news and knowledge, since 2014.

July

MIDIGrade 1.2 released! It is fully compatible with DaVinci Resolve 12.5.

May

MIDIGrade 1.2 Beta compatible with DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Beta is now online. Added support for 1920 x 1200 single screen.

March

New feature! Thanks to the great user feedback coming in, a new universal button has been added to bottom row: Pause / Start Playback. Also tracking in Bank 1 (Window) is now accessible by turning the knob, and Highlight has been added to Bank 3 (Qualifier).

February

MIDIGrade 1.1 is now online! See the new features demonstrated here. Also, MIDIGrade has been featured on Cinema5D!

February

I am currently working on an update which brings not only Primaries Bars into MIDIGrade, but also a set of huge performance improvements. Thank you to early adopters and their feedback! ETA is next week. A video will be posted alongside the update when it's ready.

January

I have received requests for implementing Primaries Bars' Lift/Gamma/Gain/Offset controls for each channel Y/R/G/B. Adding this is totally plausible since there's a 4th Bank unused on the Twister, and 6 side buttons in total so one of them can easily be programmed for getting into that Bank 4. I will add this feature in an update which will be ready later in February.

January

MIDIGrade for DaVinci Resolve 12 is released!