My name is Štěpán Dvořáček
and I make instruments for
musicians in my workshop
in Prague.
and I make instruments for
musicians in my workshop
in Prague.
SUPERBOOTH 2025 REPORT
WORKSHOP
synthmate
SYNTHMATE is a MIDI tool powered by the MIDI DIN connectors
MODLINK: route any performance control (modwheel, pitch bend up/down, Sustain/Volume/Expression pedal, aftertouch, velocity, or random value) to any destination CC knob with user configurable range and polarity
AUTOMATION: record your own LFOs and envelopes live from any knob, then control playback rate and offset afterwards
ARP: fourteen modes. Notes always play in the order you entered them, and one mode keeps the timing between them too — the arpeggiator replays your phrasing instead of a quantized sequence.
EXTRA: MPE and mono bend, Ratchet, Zawinul mirror, Chord hold/Chord hold legato. Allows also to run user defined code.
LOOPER & SKIPBACK: seven layers with per-loop mute and velocity scaling; Skipback silently records everything you play
up to 128 presets. Configure and update it from the browser at stepan.engineer/synthmate.
MODLINK: route any performance control (modwheel, pitch bend up/down, Sustain/Volume/Expression pedal, aftertouch, velocity, or random value) to any destination CC knob with user configurable range and polarity
AUTOMATION: record your own LFOs and envelopes live from any knob, then control playback rate and offset afterwards
ARP: fourteen modes. Notes always play in the order you entered them, and one mode keeps the timing between them too — the arpeggiator replays your phrasing instead of a quantized sequence.
EXTRA: MPE and mono bend, Ratchet, Zawinul mirror, Chord hold/Chord hold legato. Allows also to run user defined code.
LOOPER & SKIPBACK: seven layers with per-loop mute and velocity scaling; Skipback silently records everything you play
up to 128 presets. Configure and update it from the browser at stepan.engineer/synthmate.
pedal
PEDAL is a custom organ style pedalboard, built-to-order, 1-2 octave range with optional folding design
individual keys transmit user configurable CC based on pressure intensity
similar to having multiple Expression pedals, that can also play notes
individual keys transmit user configurable CC based on pressure intensity
similar to having multiple Expression pedals, that can also play notes
keyboard
Is it a MIDI controller? Is it a synth? Analog or digital?
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