Patch Pilot

Patch Pilot lets you browse, organize and edit the presets stored on a hardware synthesizer, directly from your phone or tablet over USB - rename, copy, move and delete presets without a computer or the manufacturer's own editor software.

Supported instruments

- Nord Grand, Nord Grand 2, Nord Stage 2 EX, Nord Stage 4, Nord Electro 7, Nord Piano 6, Nord Lead A1, Nord Wave 2
- Behringer Pro-800
- Yamaha Motif XS6 (the XS7 and XS8 are recognized as well, but not yet confirmed on real hardware)
- Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III (Mark I; the Mark II is recognized as well, but has not been tested on one)
- Moog Subsequent 37

Each instrument connects over USB, directly or via USB-MIDI where the instrument supports it. Other Nord keyboards that speak the same protocol can be used with a warning; the app's debug menu can run a regression test and share a report that helps get them officially supported.

No account, no ads, no internet access. The app has no network permission at all and never sends data anywhere - the only thing it talks to is the instrument plugged into your phone.

Not sure it fits your setup? Open the app without an instrument attached and choose "Try demo mode" to explore the preset browser on a simulated instrument.

Free software, licensed under the GNU GPL v3. Source code: https://github.com/steinachim/patchpilot

Patch Pilot is an independent, unofficial project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Clavia DMI AB (Nord), Music Tribe / Behringer, Yamaha Corporation, Fractal Audio Systems, or Moog Music. Product and brand names are used solely to identify the hardware this app is compatible with. This software interacts with your instrument's internal storage, including operations that overwrite or delete presets. It is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. Use with real hardware is at your own risk.

- New instruments: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III and Moog Subsequent 37.
- Instruments can show a notice on connecting; Settings brings hidden ones back.
- Clearer messages: an edit cut off by a lost connection says what may be affected; an attached instrument that does not answer is no longer "not recognised".
- MIDI instruments behind another MIDI interface get longer timeouts.
- Settings links to the source code.
- Many fixes: edits, reconnecting, USB permission hangs, rotation.