You guys HAVE to hear about this Nopia synth story because it's one of those niche gear wins that deserves so much more attention than it gets! This thing went viral on TikTok — literally exploded among bedroom producers who were obsessed with its infinite, evolving chord generation — and MusicRadar just got an exclusive first-look demo plus a price reveal. They filmed the live performance at NAMM where a singer performed over Nopia's synth lines and the crowd lost it; you could hear people screaming as chords morphed in real time. The catch is that no two outputs are ever identical because it uses FM synthesis combined with random seed generation — which is exactly why producers fell in love. And yes, $590 is a steep ask for anyone who isn't already fully invested in the concept, but given this thing has created its own mini-movement and literally sold out at NAMM multiple times, that price makes sense within its niche.

I also checked out Chris Carruth’s earlier review on Sound on Color — he has actual audio clips of Nopia playing through a synth chain if you want to hear what the generation sounds like in practice before committing any thoughts. The demo is really something though and I'm excited to see how it lands with everyone here!

Source: https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/its-basically-finished-the-wait-is-almost-over-for-nopias-viral-chord-synth-we-got-an-exclusive-first-look-demo-and-can-finally-reveal-its-price

Also see: https://soundoncolor.com/2023/11/the-nopia-forever-changing-your-relationship-with-chords-synth