HARDCORE MIDI PROCESSOR & SURFACE · FOR THE BRAVE ONLY

A small device that transforms your MIDI setup.

Knobiq routes, converts and bends MIDI between DIN, USB, Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi and OSC, then runs it through a chain of processors you twist with knobs from any browser. Everything on this page runs today, on firmware 0.1.0d16.

EARLY ADOPTER PRICE · ONE UNIT

$79

$119

ENDS 15 DEC 2026

FIRST BATCH ONLY

DAYS

HRS

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BUY ONE, JOIN THE EXPERIMENT

No warranty. A working device, a public roadmap and firmware updates as new features land.

FIG. 01

SIGNAL IN

ISOMETRIC · EXAMPLE USAGE · NOT TO SCALE

Inputs

A keyboard on USB host, two DIN ports, Bluetooth, RTP-MIDI and OSC over Wi‑Fi, the touch surface in your browser, another Knobiq over LINK.

Outputs

Into your DAW as a USB MIDI device, out of both DIN ports, over BLE, RTP-MIDI or OSC, or across the room to another Knobiq.

MIDI ⇄ OSC

Knobiq speaks both, over UDP. Notes and CCs in, OSC out. OSC in: notes, controllers, transport, even the device’s own parameters.

Processing

Lift the lid: a chain of 24 modules (scale, arp, velocity…) with modifiers bolted onto their knobs.

2× DIN IN

2× DIN OUT

USB HOST / DEVICE

TOUCH SURFACE

BLE MIDI

RTP-MIDI

OSC

KNOBIQ LINK

01 · WEB PANEL

No app. No drivers. Just a browser.

Out of the box Knobiq opens its own Wi‑Fi hotspot. Join it, open the panel, tell it about your network, and from then on it answers at its own name, like knobiq-7f3a.local. Every knob, route and preset is right there on your phone, tablet or any other touch device.

It makes its own network

Knobiq-7F3A shows up in your Wi‑Fi list. Connect and your phone offers the panel, or open 192.168.4.1. No account, no cloud.

LAN

Then it joins yours

Scan, pick your network, type the password. It tells you how joining goes, then answers at knobiq-7f3a.local. Its own hotspot stays up as a way back in.

OTA

Firmware updates from the panel

Config → Update firmware takes a knobiq.bin file. It goes to a spare slot and is verified before Knobiq switches to it.

READ: HOW UPDATES WORK & WHAT IF ONE FAILS →

Settings save themselves to flash a few seconds after every change. Pulling the plug doesn’t lose your work.

120 BPM

SURF

PROC

OUT

CLOCK

CONFIG

Arpeggiator

1/8

Rate

62%

Gate

Oct

12%

Swing

1. LFO → RATE

Velocity

▸

+ ADD MODULE

knobiq-7f3a.local · fw 0.1.0d16

SAVED

02 · INPUTS & OUTPUTS

Any input to any output. Yes, any.

Eight ways in, seven ways out. Every input picks its path: through the processing chain, straight to the outputs, or both. Per port: channel mask, channel remap, velocity scaling, clock, transport and SysEx filters. Split / Layer / Router sends a part of the keyboard to one specific output. Tap a cell to try it.

VIA CHAIN

DIRECT

OFF

11 ROUTES ACTIVE · TAP TO CYCLE

USB DEVICE

DIN OUT 1

DIN OUT 2

RTP-MIDI

LINK

BLE MIDI

OSC

SURFACE

USB HOST

DIN IN 1

DIN IN 2

RTP-MIDI

LINK

BLE MIDI

OSC

03 · PROCESSING

A MIDI chain you can grab by the knobs.

Stack processing modules in any order, drag them around, bypass them live. Any parameter marked for it can grow a tail of modifiers: an LFO on the arp rate, a CC riding the velocity curve, a step modulator on the gain. Each one adds, subtracts, multiplies or takes over. It's a plugin rack that fits in a pocket.

OUT

Scale / Quantizer

pitch correct

100%

Strength

NEAR

Direction

Root

DOR

Scale

Arpeggiator

generator

1/8

Rate

62%

Gate

Octaves

12%

Swing

1. LFO → RATE

SINE · 1/4

Velocity

dynamics

+35%

Curve amt

Minimum

127

Maximum

100%

Gain

1. MIDI INPUT → CURVE AMT

CC 74

2. STEP MOD → GAIN

8 STEPS

24 PROCESSING MODULES

Note Filter

Time Shift

Transpose

Scale / Quantizer

Note Remap

Velocity

Note Length / Gate

Humanize

Probability / Density

Harmony / Chord

Arpeggiator

MIDI Delay / Echo

Strum

Mono / Legato

Voice Dispatcher

Sustain / Latch

Note Cleanup

Controller Processor

Message Mapper

Channel Mapper

Split / Layer / Router

Message Filter

Program / Bank Mapper

MPE Processor

18 MODIFIERS

Random

Probability

LFO

MIDI Input

Envelope

Step Modulator

Sample & Hold

Map / Range

Curve

Quantize

Clamp / Limit

Smooth / Slew

Math

Condition

Counter / Every N

Toggle / State

Macro Input

Clock Value

15 CLOCK MODULES

Clock Source

Internal Generator

External Follower

Tap Tempo

Multiplier / Divider

Clock Phase / Offset

Swing

Groove

Tempo Ramp

Tempo Nudge

Transport

Time Signature

Clock Router

Clock Failover

Clock Monitor

04 · KNOBIQ SURF

Your phone, tablet or any other touch device just became a controller.

Build a surface out of 11 modules: XY pads, drum pads, keys, faders, sliders, knob banks, switches, transport, a ribbon, chord pads and macro knobs. Resize the grids, stack as many as you like, save it as a preset. The surface is just another input: it runs through the same chain as a keyboard on USB. PLAY MODE locks the layout so nothing moves mid-gig.

XY Pad

Pad Bank

Keyboard

Fader Bank

Slider Strip

Knob Bank

Switch Bank

Transport

Ribbon

Chord Trigger

Macro Knobs

Multitouch works: hold a chord on the on-screen keys. Closing the page stops nothing, the MIDI engine runs on its own core.

XY PAD

CC74 / CC71

PADS

PRESS ME

CC7

CC10

CC11

CC71

CC74

CC91

SEE IT RUN

Cables, knobs and one tin.

The demo video is being filmed. Until it is up, everything on this page is what firmware 0.1.0d16 does today.

PRODUCT VIDEO

Coming soon

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FIG. 00 · THE DEMO

05 · ROADMAP

It already works. All of it.

Everything on this page runs today on the unit you'd receive: routing, conversion, the processing chain, the web panel, the surface. "In progress" means we're still adding things, not that we're still making it turn on.

STATUS: fully functional · firmware 0.1.0d16 · updates from the panel

Routing: any input to any output

WORKS TODAY

Surface, DIN, USB host or device, BLE, RTP-MIDI, OSC and Knobiq LINK, with per-port channel and velocity settings.

MIDI ⇄ OSC conversion

WORKS TODAY

Both directions over UDP: notes, controllers, transport and parameter control.

Processing chain + modifiers

WORKS TODAY

24 processing modules and 18 modifier types. Drag to reorder, bypass live.

Clock and transport

WORKS TODAY

Internal clock, external sync, tap tempo, swing, groove, tempo ramps and failover to a backup source. 15 modules.

Web panel, presets, OTA

WORKS TODAY

Access point on first boot, then your Wi‑Fi. Per-tab and global presets, settings that save themselves, firmware updates from the panel.

Surface from ready-made modules

WORKS TODAY

XY, pads, keys, faders, sliders, knobs, switches, transport, ribbon, chord pads and macros, with resizable grids and PLAY MODE.

Testing on way more gear

IN PROGRESS

Every odd USB controller, grumpy vintage synth and budget BLE dongle we can get our hands on. Yours included, if you tell us about it.

Free-form surface editor

IN PROGRESS

Today you stack ready-made modules. Next: place, size and style every control however you like. Build your own controller layout from scratch.

Knobiq account: backup & library

PLANNED

Optional sign-in to back up your settings and pull saved surface layouts onto any Knobiq. The device keeps working fully offline without it.

06 · ORDER

Pick your level of commitment.

You're not buying a finished appliance. You're buying in. The hardware is done, the firmware is a living thing, and your bug reports genuinely steer it.

EARLY ADOPTER PRICE · FIRST BATCH

$79 per unit, $69 each for two or more, until 15 Dec 2026 or until the first batch is gone. After that it’s $119.

DAYS

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ONE KNOBIQ

The whole MIDI router, processor and surface in one tin.

2× DIN in, 2× DIN out, USB MIDI as host (for your controller) or device (for your DAW)

BLE MIDI, RTP‑MIDI and OSC over Wi‑Fi, converted in both directions

Processing chain with modifiers on any parameter

Web panel and touch surface: no app, no drivers

Firmware updates from the panel, verified before they switch over

IN THE BOX

1× Knobiq · 1× USB‑C cable · 1× sticker of questionable adhesion · 0× warranty

$79

$119

ORDER ONE

TWO KNOBIQS · LINKED

THE UPGRADE

Turn any wired gear into wireless gear. USB or DIN.

USB controller

USB

knobiq A

USB HOST

)))

knobiq B

USB DEVICE

USB

Computer / DAW

Synth

DIN

knobiq A

DIN IN

)))

knobiq B

DIN OUT

DIN

Synth

A single Knobiq's USB data port plays one role at a time: host (your controller plugs into it) or device (it plugs into your computer). Pair two over Knobiq LINK, let one be the host and the other the device, and you've got a USB or MIDI cable with no cable in it.

Everything from a single Knobiq, times two

Shipped pre-paired over Knobiq LINK, encrypted

Each unit still works on its own whenever you need it

Need three or more? Still $69 each, set the quantity at checkout

$138

$238

$69 / UNIT

ORDER THE PAIR

Both ship with firmware 0.1.0d16 and no warranty. If something breaks you get to tell us exactly how, and that honestly helps. Ships in small batches as we build them.