Musical instruments

Colorsynth

The Colorsynth from the front: keyboard, central screen and coloured faders
Principle
Reusing smartphones
Interface
Touchscreen, 8 faders
Materials
Steel, wooden side panels

The Colorsynth was born from an idea of reuse: giving a second life to old smartphones that have become completely obsolete for their original purpose.

Yet these phones remain powerful enough, and have good enough screens, to run digital sound synthesis software. The phone is wiped, loaded with a new program dedicated to synthesis, then built into a case that turns it into a real synthesiser.

The eight coloured faders arranged in an arc around the touchscreen
Modulation wheels and wooden side panel

The touch interface, combined with the eight faders, makes programming the synthesis simple and intuitive.

The case is made of steel, framed by wooden side panels. The concept comes in several formats, from a desktop module to a full keyboard.

The Colorsynth range: desktop module, small keyboard and full keyboard
The Colorsynth in perspective
Rear panel: audio, MIDI, USB and pedal connections

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