Electra One MIDI Controller

The Electra One is a new MIDI controller design that lets you see and change 36 MIDI controls across multiple synthesizers at once.

In the demo above, the Electra One is in  full control of a Rhodes Chroma and acting as a USB host for Roland TB3 sequencer and Arturia KeyLab 61. All MIDI messages are fully routed with Electra One.

The Electra Editor running on a computer reflects the activity performed on the hardware controller and can be used to edit controller presets. All MIDI data is forwarded to the computer via USB MIDI.

The Electra One lets you modify sound parameters by turning 12 high-resolution 360-degree pots or with a touch of your fingertips on the display, which also provides visual feedback. Access to 6 pages of parameters gives you control over 216 MIDI parameters.

Electra One not only sends MIDI messages to connected instruments, it also reads their patch settings to reflect current settings for your patch.

Here’s an example of creating a preset with the Electra Editor:

Here’s an example of the Electra One in action, controlling a Yamaha DX7:

Features:

  • Capacitive touch 7″ LCD with 1024×600 resolution
  • 12 high-resolution (256 values per revolution) aluminum touch sensitive knobs
  • 2 standard MIDI IN/OUT ports
  • USB MIDI class compliant device with two individual MIDI ports (virtual cables)
  • USB Host interface for MIDI class compliant devices , up to 2 devices can be connected
  • Web-based platform for creating, editing, and sharing presets
  • Support of Control change, Program Change, Start, Stop, NRPN MIDI messages
  • Support of proprietary SysEx MIDI messages (currently Rhodes Chroma, Yamaha DX7, Roland TB3 are supported)
  • Sturdy aluminum enclosure
  • Dimensions 206 x 190 x 38

Pricing and Availability

The Electra One MIDI controller is available to pre-order for €429 (including VAT) + €29 worldwide shipping. The developers expect the next batch to ship in February 2020.

10 thoughts on “Electra One MIDI Controller

  1. No sequencer? This could be nice replacement for seq24/sequencer64 or ModStep. Just include pattern based sequencer and expand midi outs to 8.

    1. I know its just a stupid graphic mock-up, but the “MIDI Sequencer” pictured in the diagram looks pretty bad-ass. I hope thats some future product idea of theirs.

  2. Sounds and looks like a versatile heart of any midi setup. I’m curious how it will compare to the MRCC (Midi Router Control Center) by Conductive Labs: the one that’ll have me dump all my midi thru, merge and filter boxes on the 2nd hand market 😉

  3. This looks lovely. I dunno if I could justify the price but definitely want one. 🙂 Also, hurrah for USB hosting!

    The editor looks great but where do all of those available controls come from? I hope they’re not re-inventing the wheel here and instead use existing ‘standards’ like the simple Squarp instrument definition file format or something more robust like https://github.com/eokuwwy/open-midi-rtc-schema. Both already have tons of instrument definitions in the wild.

  4. Could be a great unit for Alternate controller such as Wind Controller to map MIDI CC’s to control old Synths
    Really looks great
    I guess the price is in relation with the huge possibilities of this controller and the User friendly interface …. Great Job

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