2018 NAMM Show: Synesthesia today announced Pipes, a complete, compact sound module.

Pipes features 48KHz 24bit stereo sample playback and is WAV, AIF and MDA compatible, with up to 20,000 samples always loaded and ready to be triggered.

One of the more interesting aspects of the product is the introduction of its “Tweaker” onboard Pure Data patches, which can be used to modify and transform MIDI, creating many possibilities for new and custom sounds.

Features:

5” full color touchscreen

64 max stereo voice polyphony

4-millisecond latency from MIDI trigger input to analog audio output

Massive onboard instrument and sound library

Multiple USB MIDI inputs

Multiple assignable internal stereo channels (which are called “pipes”)

Introducing ‘Tweakers’: onboard Pure Data patches for MIDI manipulation, User patches welcome!

Effects per stereo channel: Slicer, Panner, Pitch, Compressor, Equalizer (4 band), Reverse, Delay, Flanger, Reverb, Filters, Distortions

Master Effects: Stereo Compressor, Equalizer (4 band), Reverb

Effect and Tweaker parameters controllable in real time

Introducing MDA instrument files, including position, velocity, and round robin samples with associated trigger data

MIDI signal input record and playback capability

Analog audio output x 2: L(mono) + R

Stereo headphone output

Stereo digital audio output: S/PDIF optical TOSLINK

USB memory port (recognizes thumb drive for file transfers and firmware updates)

Open Source User Interface/Front-End allow full customization

Technical Specifications:

48KHz 24bit stereo sample playback, WAV, AIF, MDA compatible

Up to 20,000 samples always loaded and ready

5” full color touchscreen

Enclosure dimensions 5.72″ x 4.77″ x 2.06

Multiple USB MIDI inputs

Analog audio output x 2: L(mono) + R

Stereo digital audio output: S/PDIF optical TOSLINK

Stereo headphone output

USB memory Port (recognizes thumb drive for file transfers and updates)

Pricing and Availability

Synesthesia expects Pipes to be available in mid-2018, priced at US $399.