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Every synth you own, on twelve encoders

Karl is a MIDI controller with a 7 inch touch screen and 12 endless encoders. It loads the CC map of more than 400 synths, so every parameter sits under your hand. Try it here: pick a synth and turn the encoders.

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MoogSubsequent 37Page 1/4
  1. Oscillator 1 octave4'
  2. Oscillator 1 octave (NRPN)4'
  3. Oscillator 1 wave64
  4. Oscillator 2 octave4'
  5. Oscillator 2 octave (NRPN)4'
  6. Oscillator 2 wave64
  7. Oscillator 2 frequency64
  8. Oscillator 2 frequency mode1
  9. Oscillator 2 beat frequency64
  10. Oscillator 2 beat modeOn
  11. Oscillator 2 hard syncOn
  12. Oscillator 2 hard sync (NRPN)On

From the box to sound in three steps

  1. Plug it in

    One USB-C cable carries power and MIDI. Two DIN ports and a USB host port take care of the rest of the studio.

  2. Load a synth

    Pick it in the library, on Karl or in the web editor. Its parameters land on the encoders, grouped and colored by section.

  3. Play and keep

    Turn, touch, and save the pages you build as presets. Karl holds 1,024 of them.

Made for hands on a stage

Karl is built in Leipzig from one block of aluminium, for players who change sounds while they play.

  • Twelve endless encoders

    Touch sensitive and high resolution. Each one lights up in the color of the parameter it drives.

  • A screen you can read on stage

    Seven inches, 1,000 nits. Tap a value to type it, slide a finger to fine tune it.

  • Five MIDI ports

    USB device, USB host, two DIN in and one DIN out. Karl merges, splits and filters on the way through.

  • Scripts when you need them

    Lua scripts react to any message, draw on the screen and send SysEx to synths that hide their parameters.

We wanted a controller you can read from two meters away, in the dark, with one hand on the keys. Everything on Karl started from that sentence.

Mira HoffmannHardware lead at Karl

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Karl ships in March 2027

Pre-orders are open. You pay when your unit leaves the workshop, and you can cancel until then.

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