List of MPE Hardware Controllers (and More)

[FranklyFlawless]

New entries:

• [Grid] Dog Paw - Unreleased
• [Keyboard] ROLI Piano - Released
• [Keyboard] Muse Kinetics K-Board - Released
• [Keyboard] Muse Kinetics QuNexus Galaxy - Released
• [Oblique] Gullsonix Midihex - WIP
• [Spatial] Baloran: The BumBleBee/3B - Released
• [Spatial] Baloran: The BumBleBee/3B Box - Released

Status updates:

• [Camera] PTZOptics PT12X-NDI-XX-G2 - Released to Discontinued
• [Camera] PTZOptics PT20X-NDI-XX-G2 - Released to Discontinued
• [Camera] PTZOptics PT30X-NDI-XX-G2 - Released to Discontinued
• [Camera] PTZOptics PT12X-SDI-XX-G2 - Released to Discontinued
• [Camera] PTZOptics PT20X-SDI-XX-G2 - Released to Discontinued
• [Camera] PTZOptics PT30X-SDI-XX-G2 - Released to Discontinued
• [Grid] Keith McMillen Instruments QuNeo - Released to Discontinued
• [Guitar] Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 - Released to Discontinued
• [Keyboard] Shaping the Silence HexBoard - WIP to Released

Removed entries:

• Keith McMillen Instruments K-Board-C
• Keith McMillen Instruments QuNexus

Notes:

• TA Programming's website is being renovated.
• The CLANK Uranograph does not seem to support MPE.

[FranklyFlawless]

New entries:

• [Grid] 203 Systems Mystrix Ultra - Unreleased
• [Keyboard] Desiderata Systems Seven Limit Mosaichord - Released
• [Zones] Muse Kinetics BopPad Galaxy - Released

Status update:

• Striso Musical Instruments Striso duet - Preorder to Released

Removed entries:

• 203 Electronics Mystrix Ultra
• Keith McMillen Instruments BopPad RED

Notes:

• 203 Systems is no longer selling Mystrix.
• TA Programming's website is still being renovated.

[FranklyFlawless]

I plan on ceasing maintenance of these lists of MPE hardware by the end of this year.

[FranklyFlawless]

New entry:

• [Keyboard] stepan.engineer .keyboard - Bespoke

[audiojunkie]

I plan on ceasing maintenance of these lists of MPE hardware by the end of this year.

Why? It's been very useful and very appreciated.

[FranklyFlawless]

I plan on ceasing maintenance of these lists of MPE hardware by the end of this year.

Why? It's been very useful and very appreciated.

Multiple reasons, but the most important one is that I have achieved my original goal of determining the best MPE hardware synthesizer(s) and controller(s) for myself utilizing these comprehensive lists, so I need to accelerate the realization of my musical ambitions at the expense of maintaining these resources.

[D3sertDog]

I plan on ceasing maintenance of these lists of MPE hardware by the end of this year.

Why? It's been very useful and very appreciated.

Multiple reasons, but the most important one is that I have achieved my original goal of determining the best MPE hardware synthesizer(s) and controller(s) for myself utilizing these comprehensive lists, so I need to accelerate the realization of my musical ambitions at the expense of maintaining these resources.

What's your conclusions?

[FranklyFlawless]

It is partially tenative, but I believe the LinnStrument, Mosaichord, and Steampipe are the best MPE hardware for myself, but I do not possess the latter two just yet.

[203Null]

[*] 203 Systems is no longer selling Mystrix.

Mystrix is back on sale now. The plan was to focus on development but Mystrix 2 Standard / Pro are postponed now.

Also, hopefully by end of the year

[FranklyFlawless]

New entries:

• [Grid] 203 Systems Mystrix Ultra - Unreleased
• [Grid] 203 Systems Mystrix 2 Ultra - Unreleased
• [Grid] GLX Audio Co. Ltd Balsam - Unreleased
• [Keyboard] STM32PE MIDI Controller - DIY
• [Keyboard] TS41 Keyboard - DIY/WIP

Status updates:

• [Grid] unknown devices Topo T16 - Released to Discontinued
• [Guitar] Artiphon Chorda - Released to Discontinued
• [Spatial] Audima Labs' Sway - Announced to Unreleased
• [Spatial] Artiphon Orba 2 - Released to Discontinued
• [Spatial] Artiphon Orba 3 - Released to Discontinued
• [Zones] Skoogmusic Skwitch - Released to Discontinued

Removed entries:

• [Grid] 203 Electronics Mystrix Ultra
• [Grid] Galax Synthesizer Co. Galax Balsam

Notes:

• Gullsonix Midihex PCBs are currently out of stock.
• Netz' URL has been updated to the official website.

[kvotchin]

Good grief, that’s a lot of Discontinueds.

Is the boom well and truly busted?

[FranklyFlawless]

There never was a boom to begin with.

[SteveElbows]

Good grief, that’s a lot of Discontinueds.

Its really not an abnormal amount, given how many years such controllers have been a thing. Several companies went out of business, and a lot of the other discontinued products are because companies brought out new versions or otherwise rationalised their crowded lineup. ROLI did all of those things, and also changed the name of a couple of products, further crowding their list of discontinued items.

Plus these particular lists have attempted to be fully comprehensive, going well beyond the core set of products that most people would consider to be obvious MPE controllers.

[FranklyFlawless]

New entries:

• [Guitar] Zivix Jamstik Core MIDI Guitar - Preorder
• [Keyboard] Expressive E Osmose 49 - Released
• [Keyboard] Expressive E Osmose 61 - Released
• [Spatial] Soma Synths Flux - Unreleased
• [Interface] Soma Synths Breakout Box - Preorder
• [Sequencer] midiphy LoopA v2 - WIP

Updated entries:

• [Guitar] Zivix Jamstik Classic MIDI Guitar - Released to Discontinued

Removed entries:

• [Grid] 203 Systems Mystrix Ultra
• [Keyboard] Expressive E Osmose
• [Sequencer] midiphy LoopA

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