H-Pi Instruments has teamed up with mitxela on FLASH, described as “the world’s first and only very-tiny MIDI-powered polyphonic microtonal FM synthesizer”.

This little 16-voice wonder fits in your pocket and doesn’t require a power supply. It’s powered by the output of your MIDI controller.

And while it’s a minimal synth, it offers 16-voice polyphony, MIDI-CC control, microtonal tuning and more.

Features:

Tuning Unlimited pitch General MIDI microtuning up to 16 voices polyphony 16 full range programmable tunings of 128 notes each = 2048 programmable fixed pitches voluntary pitch bending from retuned fixed-pitch centres Largest tuning error ~ 0.006 cents

Synthesis FM synthesis engine Controllable via MIDI CCs

Voice Modes POLY: 16 voices, one oscillator per voice, mono LR audio output POLY-STEREO: 8 voices, one oscillator per voice, stereo audio output MONO: 1 voice, 16 oscillators layered, mono LR audio output

Inputs and Outputs MIDI DIN input (for MIDI and power) 3,5 mm stereo headphones audio output



Pricing and Availability

The FLASH synthesizer is available now with an intro price of 129.99 € (normally 159.99 €).