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That was true a few years ago. The next few years are here :) take another look, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

E: that sounded like snark, definitely not the intention, Ableton supports MPE now and they were lagging behind. Roger Linn keeps a list of MPE/MIDI2 compatible software and hardware, every time I revisit it, the list has grow : https://www.rogerlinndesign.com/support/support-linnstrument...

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coldtea’s point is that MPE is backwards-compatible with MIDI, but MIDI 2.0 is not.

Linn’s list appears to include MPE devices but I can’t find any mention of MIDI 2.0. I’m not sure why you’re calling this a list of “MPE/MIDI2 compatible” devices.

It sounds like you’re saying that MIDI 2.0 is widely supported; do you have a list of MIDI2 devices on the market?

I'm talking about MIDI 2.

MPE has better support, MIDI 2 not much atm.

Ooooh, I thought MPE was the same as MIDI 2.0. Turns out it ain't. My bad!

The only MIDI 2 controller I know of is the Lumatone. For some reason they decided to go with MIDI 2 rather than MPE.

https://www.lumatone.io/faq

There's also the Roland A-88mk2, with MIDI 2 support "coming soon" whatever that means.

https://www.roland.com/us/products/a-88mk2/

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