Pocket Controller

Unlike most MIDI controllers, the Pocket Controller is small, cheap, battery operated and packs a lot of features. It has dedicated displays and knobs for 4 parameters at a time, and comes with a envelope generator that can be mapped to any of them.

The small displays lets you see everything that is happening, and there are no magic button combinations to remember. The device boots ups in under a second and the replaceable AAA-batteries last a long time.

Use the Pocket Controller to tweak your portable synthesizers, either while travelling or on your couch at home. Dedicate it to control the hard to reach parameters so you don't have to menu dive. And use the envelope generator to unleash what your synthesizers normally can't do.

Store parameter names and CCs of your favorite synthesizer, and browse between pages of them with dedicated buttons. Choose between built-in parameter sets for some popular small synths, so that you can finally see what is available on them.

Customizable parameters:

40

Control type:

MIDI CC

Knobs:

4 potentiometers

Names:

15 characters

Value types:

Continuous (0-127) or stepped (0-15, 16-31, 32-47, ...)

Default values:

For each parameter

Pages:

10 pages of 4 parameters each

Built in parameter sets:

Korg NTS-1 and Volca Bass

Midi channel:

1-16

The envelope generator can be triggered by external note-on, and will map any chosen parameter to the rising and falling shape of an envelope. Many synthesizers only offer amplitude or filter cutoff as envelope targets, but with the Pocket Controller you can target any parameter.

Types:

ADSR and AR

Trigger:

External note-on or toggle drone with button on device

Shape:

Logarithmic sloped

Target:

Any CC parameter

Configurable:

Attack time, decay time, sustain level and release time

Value range:

Top/bottom value is configurable and inverted envelope is possible

Trigger behavior:

Either restart envelope from scratch or continue at the level it was

Drone:

Any note can be set as open drone

The Pocket Controller is really small and comparable to other popular pocket friendly synthesizer gadgets. It can be carried in a pocket with the sensitive components being covered by the protective plate. It is compatible with any synthesizer with a MIDI input and CC-parameters, like Korg Volca, Novation Circuit, Korg NTS-1, 1010Music Nanobox and AudioThingies MicroMonsta.

Dimensions:

88 x 68 x 34 millimeters

Weight:

TODO grams (with batteries)

Displays:

4 x 0.91 inch 128x32 OLED (self-illuminated)

Power:

3 x AAA alkaline or micro USB cable (batteries or cable not included)

MIDI interface:

MIDI in and MIDI out

MIDI plugs:

3.5 mm minijack (cables not included)

MIDI TRS:

TRS A and B supported with physical switches