PeacockMediaMIDIPan
Play like a tongue drum / handpan, expressive MIDI out
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All MIDIPans are now shipping with the gold-plated pads, which I now consider standard.
A note for US friends: The price you see for postage does include the new import tariff. The parcel bears the PDDP logo to indicate that the charge has been paid upfront and should be waved through customs without delay or further charge.
MIDIPan is a MIDI controller played like a tongue drum with fingers or thumbs on 13 touch-sensitive pads. (12 notes - the root note is duplicated on the centre pad). It is portable - 6 inches in diameter and less than an inch thick. It can output:
- MIDI over USB (now USB-C)
- MIDI over TRS (can give MIDI over 5-pin DIN with a suitable adaptor)
- Optional audio out with a range of instrument sounds
You can set any scale/mode, octave and root note, for example C6 Mixolydian or G4 Minor Pentatonic, and then you'll be able to effortlessly play the notes in that scale and key.
It features velocity-sensitivity for expressive playing.
Includes:
- Fully built and tested
- Tripod mount (as from 1 Jan 2025)
- Custom firmware, written from scratch for this project.
- Built-in looper.
- The manual
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