The GridFather is a MIDI FX and synth plugin designed for Windows and macOS, compatible with AU, VST, and VST3 formats. It generates random grid-based synth patterns distributed across eight distinct MIDI channels, ensuring notes never play simultaneously. This unique approach allows users to create intricate, evolving sequences such as arpeggios and basslines without overlapping sounds. The plugin's output can be recorded and further edited within your DAW, making it a powerful tool for both live performance and studio production.

Offering extensive control over pattern generation, The GridFather lets you manage probabilities for each channel, adjust timing divisions from 1/32 to 1/2 notes including dotted rhythms, and slow down sequences significantly for longer phrases. You can customize note lengths, velocities, and insert random silences to shape the density of your patterns. The plugin also supports multiple input notes, transposition across several octaves, and scale mapping with over 60 scales to choose from. Additional features include phrase length variation, sidechain note prevention on downbeats, and a hold function to maintain pattern playback until stopped.

The GridFather is compatible with a wide range of DAWs such as Logic Pro, Cubase, Bitwig, Cakewalk, Reaper, FL Studio, and Studio One, with some limitations in hosts that lack multi-channel MIDI routing like Ableton Live. It supports both MIDI FX and synth plugin modes depending on your DAW, and works well with hardware synths by sending MIDI across channels 1 to 8. Fully automatable parameters and comprehensive setup documentation ensure smooth integration into your workflow. Regular updates have enhanced its timing accuracy, syncopation options, and phrase control, making it a flexible solution for creating complex MIDI sequences with minimal effort.