Charles Vestal
Generative ambient machine that plays itself from power-on.
Ambient and generativeUntestedOpen source
Firmware
Firmware and device software
Custom firmware, on-device apps, editors and tools that people have published for instruments and controllers. Each one has one page, whatever devices it runs on.
Installable firmware
Baud Girl (Madeline)
Stock FM engine plus a virtual analogue engine and 64-step patterns.
SynthUntestedQuixotic7
Chord instrument: one hand plays roots, the other shapes chords.
Chords and harpBetaOpen sourceCharles Vestal
Turns the unit into a MIDI controller with its own GM sounds.
ControllerUntestedOpen sourceIntuitive Instruments
The manufacturer's companion app for layouts, scales and sounds, beside its official firmware updates.
ControllerEditorUntestedIntuitive Instruments
The manufacturer's scripts, templates and MPE presets for using Exquis in your DAW and synths.
ControllerDAW integrationUntestedLeo Kuroshita (Hügelton Instruments)
Multi-engine synth with four tracks and a 64-step sequencer.
SynthBetaOpen sourcezvenson
Playable Doom arena on the keys and screen.
Not a synthUntestedOpen sourceDevice picturedhericdk
SLOOP reskinned as a pixel-art role-playing game.
GrooveboxNot a synthTestOpen sourcemath0ne
Chord machine with a chord sequencer, looper and ear trainer.
Chords and harpUntestedOpen sourceCharles Vestal
Omnichord-style chord harp with rhythm patterns.
Chords and harpUntestedOpen sourceDuncan Macneil
Shigin accompaniment instrument with koto, sho and taiko voices.
Chords and harpUntestedOpen sourceJason Persinger
Felucca fork for dungeon synth and dark ambient.
SynthAmbient and generativeUntestedOpen sourcePeter Gombos
Paid eight-track groovebox firmware with FM and VA engines.
GrooveboxUntestedPaidCharles Vestal
Firmware and web app for sending pictures to the screen.
Not a synthUntestedOpen sourceNovation
Novation's own editor for Launchpad X custom modes, MIDI mappings and firmware updates.
ControllerEditorUntesteddspaudio
SLOOP-based groovebox with OP-1-inspired screens and an event tape.
GrooveboxUntestedOpen sourceQuixotic7
First instrument for a small child: no menus, nothing to break.
KidsBetaOpen sourcejoshbartlettband-web
Music toy for small children, with Felucca behind a key combo.
KidsUntestedOpen sourceELI7VH
Felucca played from an Arturia MiniLab 3.
ControllerSynthUntestedOpen sourceDevice picturedCharles Vestal
303, 808 and 909 style groovebox playing all parts at once.
GrooveboxDrumsUntestedOpen source
Watch list: 4 projects you cannot install yet
Research firmware and source-only projects. They move into the catalog once their authors publish something a player can install.
Keitark
NES emulator and a kit for writing FM-1 firmware from scratch.
Not a synthResearchOpen sourceDevice picturedKeitark
MDX/PDX song player on a software YM2151.
Not a synthResearchOpen sourceDevice picturedMusic Tribe
Music Tribe's KICK application, AudIO engine, communication protocol and Buildroot Linux source.
GrooveboxSamplerSource releaseResearchOpen source
