Introducing Timepod

[@nikdudnik]

Finally, some innovation in the world of MIDI controllers!

[@Emily_M81]

this. Sure, it can still be just a 16 knob controller, but then you can do all this with it, too 🤌

[@AldoFurioso]

The success of any hardware lies in the software. If the software is complete and stable I will probably buy them. In the meantime I signed up.

[@modern_midi]

Agreed 100%. The software is nearly complete and stable from internal testing, but some updates and external beta testing will be needed to ensure quality of user experience. Thanks for subscribing

[@bitbotrecords]

@@modern_midiI have signed up looking forward to this one 🎉

[@christopherknowles]

This dude loves mapping knobs.

[@justingoers]

So do i

[@Sharon-music]

Amazing product. The morph feature is fantastic

[@HustonSingletary]

This is ridiculously intuitive and slick. Keeping a close eye on this one.

[@pjforde1978]

This looks like a worth successor to Monome Arc. It would be pretty excellent if this could speak serialosc. Bravo on an excellent concept, you have my $1.

[@dionysis_]

Can’t support kickstarter projects (too many flops) but I WILL buy this once it is ready🙃

[@stuwyatt]

The youtube AI knows me far too well. I'm a live performer who dives in each time with full impros and this really excites me. Subscribed to channel and mailing list. You've created something very special here

[@stuwyatt]

P.S. $1 paid to be on the list :)

[@modern_midi]

@@stuwyatt Your support is much appreciated :)

[@g3cd]

Can it be controlled by a sequencer via MIDI? It's nice to try out different synth settings when fiddling around and creating single loops. But when playing them back in "song mode", I must recall these settings whenever the corresponding loop pops up. I will NOT run to the timepod to press a button in time with that loop on the sequencer.

[@modern_midi]

Great question. Yes, I am working on the ability for Timepod to trigger snapshot recalls and morphing via external MIDI. It will be implemented by launch :)

[@myceliumtechno]

Awesome controller. Seems like an upgrade to Midi Fighter Twister. Do the knobs have a push event? And how did you solve the "I forgot what this knob does-problem? eespecially having all those banks of knob configurations.

[@modern_midi]

Thanks! No push-switch on the knobs since push-switch knobs have a loose and "scratchy" feel to them when turning (I've tried many models including the ones on the Twister and they all have the same problem). We decided on making them touch sensitive to bring some of the functionality of push-switches while keeping the premium feel of non-push switch knobs. Color coding could help with associating knob functionality. I am working on the desktop app that will allow you to customize individual ring colors.

[@scottlord5288]

Looks extremely interesting. I’ve lost count of how many times doodling around on a synth has made interesting moments, only to loose the moment with further tweaks…!

[@fakshen1973]

I have a 16 knob encoder that I put in the closet a couple of years ago. Now with some Ableton updates, I can think about pulling it out and adding it to the setup.

[@joesweeney6262]

Oooooohhhhh... I am going to keep this on my radar.

[@phelper4554]

Next a 8x8 version please ❤️ will it be available on Thomann Germany?

[@modern_midi]

Edit: Woops sorry I misread; whether it'll be available on retailers will depend on the demand after launch.

[@joesweeney6262]

8x8 would be outrageously awesome, but likely very expensive. I costed out building a 96 knob infinite rotator midi controller with led indicators based on teensy boards. Just the knobs pushed the design into the "my wife would kill me" zone. Ideally, the software in this unit should allow switching between sets. For example, moving from one instrument in the DAW to another could trigger a set. I am really hoping this unit comes in at a decent price point. The build quality looks good. However, the weight and resistance of the knobs will be essential. I'm happy to pay for a premium build! I do not want another "Theory board" debacle...but this super cool. Watching closely.

[@dalevanmail]

I really love this idea and wish you huge success!

[@makeperceive]

endless rotary encoders with led lights to show values is the way forward for hardware synths, id say it should be even for pedals. I'm hoping that this device is sturdy and well made, would prefer full metal construction, would be happy to pay a higher price for a high-end version

[@moonstrobe]

Looks cool. Hopefully it will be available for regular purchase at some point. My midi fighter twister might get jealous.

[@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND]

BEAUTIFUL DESIGN AND KNOBS, the case would even more beautiful in brushed aluminum like the knobs, please make tham push encoders so to use as mute/unmute , and consider to put a small screen and sysex capabilities for vintage synths….this implementation would enlarge the number of possible customers exponentially

[@jamo2311]

second the sysex as a jx8p owner

[@jumpstar9000]

Cool idea. I've been building a step sequencer using a Novation Launch Control XL. It works great, but there is no way to recall happy accidents. Something like this would be way better.

[@pascaljean2333]

Also went with XL for the same reason.

[@JamesWaterworth]

The snapshotting is cool! But, if it's not needed for a certain project can those buttons be repurposed to just send MIDI? And to receive MIDI to light their LEDs? Also, is every LED in the LED rings addressable via MIDI CC/Sysex? Could we show loop brace style displays and similar with a bit of programming in Max For Live etc?

[@modern_midi]

Yes we do plan on providing an option per bank to turn the snapshot buttons into programmable buttons instead. Advanced implementation for controlling LEDs will be in a future firmware update, but definitely on the roadmap; the exact implementation details are not fleshed out yet and will be based on community feedback. Thanks for your interest

[@JamesWaterworth]

@@modern_midi Great! I'd definitely be sold with those two things added. A replacement for a MIDI Fighter Twister with bonus features. Congrats on the Kickstarter. Look forward to seeing how it develops and to grabbing one in the future. Thanks!

[@BrailleSounds]

Was ready to be disappointed but this is really well done! reminds me of my midi fighter twister a bit!

[@Strafuzz]

Yeah thought it was a new version of the midifighter when I saw the thumbnail

[@AmbientAVSolutions-on1sw]

Very enticing. Will this have 14 bit capabilities? And/or work with Resolumes "absolute relative" midi control?

[@modern_midi]

Currently the software is designed to communicate using standard MIDI which is 7 bits. There is some complication due to the memory used for storing snapshots but the hardware itself is capable of 10-bit precision (0-1023 values). We will need to figure out the best way to support higher bit precisions in a future firmware update. Re: relative midi control, that could be supported in a future firmware update as well.

[@AmbientAVSolutions-on1sw]

@@modern_midi correction i meant "FAKE relative" mode with Resolume. Looking to replace another midi controller, but this is a make or break feature for myself. Hoping that will happen.

[@Garnassium]

Looking forward to seeing more about this. What's the price range?

[@modern_midi]

Hi, we have a Kickstarter launch in 2 weeks and the starting price on Kickstarter will be $299. Thanks

[@sonicforest521]

@@modern_midi Is $299 regular price ? or 33% discounted? Thanks

[@Emily_M81]

I think I need this in my life

[@bodhibeats8257]

Looks incredible!

[@XanderEwald]

Great concept, looks promising!

[@tinnitusuk]

Looks really interesting. Wondering how it might work virtual DJ? Might be fun having capacitive button effect triggering along with adjusting the parameters.

[@cablevamp3163]

I usually hate midi controllers for software but this is kinda cool

[@fischergreen4134]

I'm in the Uk will there be any additional shipping charges? I have a midi fighter twister but this looks like it take things to the next level. I'm interested but the early bird deal is probably the most I would go to

[@modern_midi]

Hi, shipping will be whatever the market rate to ship from US to UK is--from a quick look, it seems to be around $40

[@fischergreen4134]

@@modern_midi yea that would be fine however there may be additional duty charges Ive registered and will decide once I see the final cost. But it looks great

[@AntonKuznetsovMusic]

About time someone made MFT mkii 😜 Nice looking design. However, just like with the MFT, I wish there was a small screen which gives you a label of the control when you touch the knob or at least space between the knobs for physical labels.

[@OliverEvergreen]

would be a lot more expensive (not cheap already). but it would be useful to have at least bluetooth connection, so you could control it dawless.

[@scotthjohnson1558]

This looks really useful and interesting.

[@JornLavoll]

This is great!

[@dh7425]

Will you ship to UK? And I take it you would need midi in and out usb to midi din connectors to receive changing info from hardware?

[@modern_midi]

Yes we do plan on shipping to UK. Edit/update: Timepod will now feature USB-C and 2.5mm TRS MIDI in and out ports.

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

Tap tempo on the morph would be great! For hardware rather than DAW use this could be a good live tool

[@wurmhaus334]

Could I use the snapshot also as banks if I need more than 16 bind midi cc? Or can I bind more than 16 different midi cc any way?

[@modern_midi]

There are 8 banks of 16 CCs, each bank can save up to 8 snapshots. To switch banks, you just hold the CONFIG button and press one of the snapshot buttons.

[@b_og]

I like it!

[@jakeperl5857]

If I don't need morphing, is there any benefit over the Twister Fighter (the knobs actually feel pretty good to me)?

[@modern_midi]

If you just need knobs only, the Twister is a great controller for that. However, one thing that bugs me about most knob controllers is that they use standard encoders with 128 CPM, meaning it requires a full revolution of the knob to go from 0 to 127, which 1) is ergonomically suboptimal and 2) doesn't match the movement on the LED rings. We use endless analog pots on Timepod which are capable of very high resolution and is configured by default to cover the full MIDI CC value range in an 80% turn.

[@silence_castor]

Will this be MIDI over USB only? I'm guessing its too thin for a full size MIDI Out?

[@modern_midi]

USB-C only but you can easily interface with MIDI devices via a USB MIDI Host box

[@jzoott]

so excited for this!

[@bauxmonk5981]

This being the first product from this company I hope it performs smoothly and that the actual product doesnt have stickers on the buttons

[@modern_midi]

Thanks. Yes of course there won't be stickers for labels. The unit shown in the video is just an early prototype. It's understandable that you are skeptical about us being a new company. If it's any reassurance, I do have over 10 years of professional experience in engineering. This is ultimately a passion project and I will ensure all delivered units will be exactly the same quality as the one I will personally use myself :)

[@JohnSmith-pn2vl]

amazing! i hope they don't have detents and OSC would be the ultimate killer feature.

[@modern_midi]

Yep, no detents in the knobs. OSC is possible in a future firmware update.

[@RadekPilich]

I hope this gets expression pedal input for the morph feature.

[@sehr_interessant]

Great job!

[@bobalobalee]

Looks like Markov Variations & MIDI Fighter Twister had a baby

[@schmapps1]

Sorry, one more question - in each bank of the 16 parameters, can each parameter be set to be sent to a different midi channel if need be? What's the overall flexibility in regards to midi channel assignment? Thx

[@modern_midi]

I'm still working on the desktop app for customizing the controller. I will add to my notes to allow customization of MIDI channels per parameter. Thanks for your feedback :)

[@schmapps1]

@@modern_midi Amazing response, thank you!

[@schmapps1]

I’m really thinking this could be cool in a live dawless setup. You could set up each “snapshot” to be your intro, verse, drop, etc. but am I correct that there is only 8 possible presets/snapshots? Or are there pages of snapshots you can scroll through, enabling you to basically plan out an entire live set that way?

[@modern_midi]

Hi, there are 8 banks of 16 configurable parameters, each bank having up to 8 snapshots.

[@schmapps1]

@@modern_midi thank you!

[@StephenMcLeod]

Well this looks cool.

[@mattbrown-mb]

This would be very useful if it could communicate with serialosc as well as midi please.

[@tendingtropic7778]

great stuff, i want one

[@all1nz]

I’ll watch with interest. Can’t sign up as the site won’t recognise an international postal code which is rather 1998! I’m guessing a lot of customers will be outside the US

[@modern_midi]

Sorry about the confusion--the site was set up for US so the reservation form only recognizes US postal codes. However, the Kickstarter will be international and it sounds like you're on the mailing list so you will be notified. Thanks for your interest.

[@phild5322]

Hi. Congrats on making something new and interesting! Couple of questions… 1) you sound British, so will the stated dollar price include VAT for UK orders? 2) is it midi 2.0 compliant so that changes made in a DAW will be reflected on the controller? 3) any plans to create DAW specific scripts like for Bitwig? Cheers, Phil

[@modern_midi]

Hi, the narrator in the video is British but I am not haha. Currently I cannot make a statement on whether the price tag will include VAT, as I am focusing on the US market for now. Yes changes in the DAW will reflect on the controller given the DAW is configured to send MIDI sync events to the controller. And I already have people reaching out to help me develop scripts for Bitwig and other DAWs, so I would say yes :)

[@gusmcbean9474]

Looks very handy. Shame it doesn’t have hardware midi out!

[@bojangprodoktschns5428]

Yep, immediately makes it unusable for most tasks outside of the box, which is a shame as this looks fantastic. Maybe we should stop calling controllers without MIDI connectivity MIDI controllers.

[@hughchapman5319]

Yeah I'd call this a *USB midi controller* as opposed to a midi controller

[@Taetro]

hmmmm interesting!

[@gavinpeters9531]

Will it support scripting/sysex strings with variable values

[@modern_midi]

Currently it does not. We can look into adding something like that in a future firmware update. Thanks

[@OliverEvergreen]

does work dawless? as far as I know, fighter twister has problems with it, because almost everything is hard-binded somehow and only suits daw workflow.

[@modern_midi]

Yes it should work. The MIDI CC mappings will be configurable via the desktop app

[@OliverEvergreen]

@@modern_midi would be great to have presets for these CC bindings, on-board, because player can have different sets of gear connected. changing them only with the desktop app could be not that comfy. btw, what is the expected price?

[@modern_midi]

@@OliverEvergreen There are 8 banks of 16 parameters that you can customize. Each bank can save up to 8 snapshots. Kickstarter will launch next week and the starting price will be $299. Thanks for your interest

[@OliverEvergreen]

@@modern_midi thanks. last question: estimated shipping date?

[@modern_midi]

@@OliverEvergreen Currently aiming for December 2024

[@PeterJoslynHarris]

Very promising!

[@feikeuphoff4309]

Any idea of how much it will cost?

[@modern_midi]

Hi, Kickstarter launch price will be $299.

[@eento06]

Looks nice

[@SONWU]

👌

[@NicolasMelis]

very cool

[@harviekrumpet9266]

I remembered the novation nocturn

[@ultracello]

Very great stuff! Would love to see a separate display per knob with 3 lines of chars for display VST3 plugin parameter name, value and unit etc.

[@d3tuned378]

Price? Not on your website or Kickstarter that I could find. Not interested until I know.

[@modern_midi]

The Kickstarter launch price will be $299

[@d3tuned378]

@@modern_midi nice!

[@gregwalters4656]

Can you sequence the snapshots?

[@modern_midi]

I'm working on adding support for receiving external MIDI for recalling and morphing snapshots. In that sense, you will be able to sequence the snapshots via external MIDI.

[@faganwilcox2443]

Any pics of the sides. Can't find IO specs

[@modern_midi]

Edit/update: Timepod will now feature USB-C and TRS MIDI in and out ports.

[@StevenClements]

Is midi to Sysex conversion part of the device?

[@modern_midi]

Currently no, but we could add that in a future firmware update.

[@mostlyjoefox]

Will Timepod have a way to control hardware via midi din?

[@modern_midi]

Edit/update: Timepod will now feature USB-C and TRS MIDI in and out ports.

[@MechnoSferatu]

Are the knobs also pressable buttons?

[@modern_midi]

No push-switch on the knobs since push-switch knobs have a loose and cheap feel to them when turning (I've tried many models and they all have the same problem). We decided on making them touch sensitive to bring some of the functionality of push-switches while keeping the premium feel of non-push switch knobs.

[@recon7773]

@2:36 is this a finished song?

[@modern_midi]

Cubix - 3 AM

[@briberysproductionhouse]

If this includes DIN MIDI (or even 3.5) it's an instabuy

[@modern_midi]

Edit/update: Timepod will now feature USB-C and TRS MIDI in and out ports.

[@Byome_]

insane

[@paragonmusicco]

when will they auto map parameters themselves, its been 50 years!

[@baconbigbeats]

Price and release date?

[@modern_midi]

We have a Kickstarter going live in 2 weeks with the launch price being $299. Thanks

[@baconbigbeats]

@@modern_midi sold!

[@letmefeelthevibes]

👍

[@vijaymarupudi]

Linux support?

[@faganwilcox2443]

I assume this works with ios directly?

[@modern_midi]

I haven't tested it on iOS yet, but I can't see why not.

[@teabreakbeats]

interesting

[@da6640]

tampon

[@VJFranzK]

sliders > knobs

[@justingoers]

Yeah…but there’s no such thing as endless sliders.

[@VJFranzK]

@@justingoers most values have min - max

[@noveltycrusade]

Yo....

[@muchomacho79]

A macro/morphing controller! This is actually really cool. Wen and how much?

[@modern_midi]

Thanks. We have a Kickstarter campaign going live in in a few weeks and aiming to deliver the first units by end of year. Kickstarter launch price will be $299.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

I gotta try it with my 1010music Blackbox! I bet it'll be amazing! Send me one! 😁