In 2006, a school band was rehearsing in Tsinghua Unversity using multi effects gears with no foot pedal. "We need something to switch the tone more easily, look at this MIDI port, we can do something through it !" said one of the guitar player as well as an electronic engineering student. The first generation of Tone Shifter 1.0 was born one month later. And after that, Tone Shifter 2.0, 3.0, 3s were come out and the little band was rehearsing by software effects using computer and their self-built interface and controller. It makes so different as guitar gears at that time. The MeloAudio team with all music and technology lovers was founded and a serials of new products came out.

Although that's a pretty simplified version of how MIDI COMMANDER came to be, it reflects the driving philosophy behind all of our products: give musicians the tools they want/need to be creative and productive. Recreate classic legendary products in the digital world and make them available to all musicians. But make them simple. Make them both inspirational and affordable. And make them for Musicians First.