Give your phone a part to play.
Install GhostKeys on Android 12+ or iPhone/iPad 17+. Connect Bluetooth MIDI, then enable its MIDI input in your instrument or DAW.
Android + Windows setup →Phone + Mac setup →GHOSTKEYS + CRATEGHOST
Your phone.
Your samples.
Your beat.
Turn your phone into free MIDI pads. Chop a recording with CrateGhost, then play the pieces with GhostKeys.
GhostKeys is free. CrateGhost is a separate desktop app with a free 14-day trial, then €49. No card required for the trial.
Phone graphic illustrates the MIDI workflow.
MAKE YOUR FIRST FLIP
From one recording
to something you can play.
Start with a sound.
Open the CrateGhost trial. Use LOAD RECORD, choose a passage and LOAD TO PADS. Listen to the chops on screen first.
Choose your desktop trial →Make the rhythm yours.
Match the MIDI notes and channel in GhostKeys to the CrateGhost pad mappings. Tap out a phrase. Save your project; use the guide to export your audio or MIDI.
Open the CrateGhost guide →A SOUND TO START WITH
One small loop.
A lot of possible chops.
An original four-bar synth phrase at 120 BPM. Download the WAV and load it into CrateGhost. Try playing just three chops in a new order.
This is the source recording, not a GhostKeys performance or a processed CrateGhost result. You may use and modify this original sample in your music, including commercial releases. No attribution required.
CHOOSE YOUR SETUP
Use the tools you make music with.
CrateGhost standalone
Enable the connected MIDI input in Audio/MIDI settings. Android-to-Windows setup uses GhostKeys Windows Bridge and loopMIDI; Mac uses Audio MIDI Setup. Follow the matching guide above.
Inside your DAW
Load CrateGhost as an instrument, enable the phone's MIDI input in the DAW and route it to that track. Check the input channel and pad notes. Host routing depends on your DAW.
Already have an instrument?
Keep using GhostKeys as a free MIDI controller with a compatible setup. Try CrateGhost when you want to turn your own recordings into playable chops.
CrateGhost: Windows x64 or Apple silicon Mac, macOS 14+. Intel Macs are not supported. Bluetooth compatibility and latency depend on your devices and setup. GhostKeys sends control messages; it does not generate the sample audio.
PLAY YOUR CHOPS FROM YOUR PHONE
Start free.
Make something worth keeping.
Already tried it? Buy CrateGhost · €49. Final tax-inclusive total is shown at checkout.
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