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[Feature Request] MIDI-mappable step buttons in Beat+Bassline Editor

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Description

### Enhancement Summary

Currently, the step buttons in the Beat+Bassline Editor cannot be controlled via MIDI. Users with pad controllers (like the M-VAVE SMK25-II, Akai MPD, Novation Launchpad) have no way to toggle steps on/off in real-time. This limits live performance and beat-making without a mouse.

### Implementation Details / Mockup

Make each step button a MIDI-mappable target, similar to how knobs and faders are already mappable via right-click → "Connect to controller." A MIDI CC value > 64 would turn the step ON, < 64 would turn it OFF. Alternatively, MIDI Note On/Off could toggle the step.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Beat+Bassline Editor step-button implementation and the existing right-click "Connect to controller" handling for knobs and faders. Compare how MIDI-mappable targets receive controller input, then clarify whether steps should use CC thresholds or MIDI Note On/Off before defining tests for turning steps on and off in real time.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
audio-video-rtc, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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