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"Get ready for Superbooth 26! 🚀
Here's a sneak peek at the TBD 16 from https://dadamachines.com/ , a powerful new DSP-based groovebox and synthesizer powered by ESP32.
Come see us at Booth Z385 to see the TBD 16 in action. You won't want to miss this!"
Meet tbd-16
A handheld groovebox with the depth of a full-size machine — open, hackable, and ready to play the moment you plug it in.
Sixteen tracks. Multiple engines per track. A deep step sequencer, mixer, effects, and a built-in browser editor — all in a 110 × 110 × 25 mm box that fits in a backpack and rivals far larger grooveboxes in what it can do.
Plug in USB-C power, connect speakers or headphones, and start making music. No computer, no companion software, no setup.
Built to be played
Four high-quality endless encoders, 30 tactile buttons with RGB feedback, a 2.4″ OLED display, and a dedicated volume wheel. Anodized aluminum top, powder-coated steel base.
USB-C powered, with a power-bank mount on the underside — pick whatever battery capacity you need, or leave it off and travel with tbd-16 in hold luggage.
Three dedicated processors keep audio rock-solid: an ESP32-P4 for DSP, an RP2350B for UI and MIDI, and an ESP32-C6 for WiFi.
Sequence and sound
The Groovebox app comes preinstalled. Step-sequence beats or play them live, lock parameters per step, and run polyrhythmic patterns with independent track lengths. Per-track pitch, length, arpeggiator, and Euclidean generator.
Mix with effects sends through onboard delay, reverb, and a master compressor. Sync with Ableton Live over WiFi or USB. Plug a Novation Launchpad Mini MK3 or Launchkey Mini MK4 into the USB host for an extended performance surface.
Engines
Each of the 16 tracks runs a sound engine — what we call a Machine — with its own parameters and presets. Engines based on Mutable Instruments’ Plaits, Braids, and Rings sit alongside original CTAG voices like a custom FM kick, a new clap, and a 24-engine macro voice with an AHR envelope.
Drums — Synth Kick · Analog Bass Drum · FM Kick / Bass · Digital Snare · Analog Snare · Hi-Hat 1 · Hi-Hat 2 · Rimshot · Clap
Tonal — TBD03 (303-style acid) · Mono Synth · Wavetable Osc · TBDaits (24-engine macro voice) · TBDings (modal / plucked) · PolyPad
Sampler & Input — Rompler (on tracks 1–15) · External audio passthrough on track 16
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