🎹 MIDI Piano Motion Tools Pro

Version: 2.0 | Blender 4.2+ | Category: Animation

🧠 What It Does

MIDI Piano Motion Tools Pro turns your MIDI files into fully-animated 3D piano performances inside Blender. It supports velocity-sensitive key movements, dynamic lighting, pedal and hammer animations, and even physics-based falling ball effects. Whether you're creating content for YouTube, teaching piano online, or crafting musical visualizations, this add-on handles the complexity—so you can focus on creativity.

🔧 Main Features

✅ Automatic MIDI Animation System

• Frame-accurate key animation driven by MIDI velocity

• Realistic hammer and pedal movement (damper, sostenuto, una corda)

• Configurable animation timing, velocity sensitivity, and frame offsets

• Fully supports pitch bend, modulation wheel, transposition, and channel filtering

💡 Dynamic Visual Effects

• Responsive key emission lighting

• Per-hand color control and customizable emission strength

• Custom key color mapping for each MIDI note

• Gradient-based color system with direction and interpolation control

  
  

🔴 Physics-Based Falling Balls

• Simulated balls fall onto keys with accurate gravity and bounce

• Emission animation on impact, fade-out, and customizable trajectory

• Fully adjustable: size, bounce height, timing offsets, and glow

  
  

🎼 Advanced MIDI Controls

• Select specific tracks and channels

• Import only selected time ranges from a MIDI file

• Realtime MIDI info panel shows BPM, note count, duration, and per-channel stats

🛠️ Real-Time Editing Tools

• Panel in 3D View Sidebar (View3D > Sidebar > Piano)

• Live testing for object mappings (keys, hammers, pedals)

• Clear/reset all animations and materials with one click

• UI lists and eyedropper tools for managing custom key colors

📦 Installation

1. Download the ZIP file

2. Install via Blender Preferences > Add-ons > Install

3. Enable the add-on

4. Open the Piano tab in the 3D View sidebar

🖥️ Requirements

• Blender 3.6 or later

• A compatible 3D piano model (not included)

• Standard MIDI file (.mid)

• Mido library (already bundled inside libs folder)

🌈 Ideal For

• YouTube music animations

• Online piano educators

• Artistic visualizers

• Performance visuals

• Piano model demo reels

⭐ Reviews

"This is hands-down the most complete MIDI animation tool for Blender."
Dennis Denny — Animation Director, ★★★★★

"Used it to generate stunning visuals for my live piano sessions—game changer!"
Michael — Blender Musician, ★★★★★

💰 Pricing

Single User License – $39.99

• Lifetime updates

• Commercial use included

• Priority support

🚀 Why Choose MIDI Piano Motion Tools Pro?

• Full-featured yet intuitive

• Customizable to your unique style

• Professional-grade results with zero manual keyframing

• Active development and support from a real Blender user

📞 Need Help?

Support is just a click away—contact the creator directly through Blender Market or email: [email protected]

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