The Viral Nopia Synth Will Be Out by the End of the Year
The pastel color is very eye-catching.
Back in 2023, the Argentinian designers Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal shared the first look at the semi-modular MIDI chord generator Nopia, which started as a prototype for a competition and went viral in just over a week.
So far, the creators have been creating updates from time to time, and now MusicRadar has announced that they have revealed that the synth is "basically finished".
Grieco and Gal have described the synth as a "harmony machine" that allows you to experience the language of sound intuitively, without the need to know music theory.
"Nopia is an invitation: To improvise, learn, compose. Play. Play. Play. Play. Made from emotions and among friends."
In their talk with MusicRadar, Grieco and Gal gave them an exclusive of how the Nopia works. According to them, it functions around three core controls: the Chord Builder, Tonal Selector, and the Extensions Dial.
These three controls can be used together, allowing you to play all diatonic chords from every key. It will also let you explore different octaves and voicings, and it has a switch to select major or minor tonalities.
Its sound engine is multitimbral, combining virtual analogue synthesis and samples across four modules: Keys, Bass, Arp and Pad. It has a sensitive strum plate in the top-right corner and a slider beneath the Tonal Selector that can be used to produce a polyphonic pitch-bend between chords.
"Nopia is also equipped with a number of effects, including a filter, delay, reverb, saturation, tape emulation, and beat repeat, and offers comprehensive connectivity that covers per-module MIDI output via TRS, MIDI input, clock in/out, stereo TRS audio outputs, USB MIDI, and a sustain pedal jack."
Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal haven't announced a release date yet, but they're planning to launch it later this year, and its price will be around $744 USD, but this might change.
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