Wee Noise Makers PGB 1 | SynthFest 2025

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"Wee Noise Makers PGB 1, 8 voix et 19 moteurs sonores dans un format compact. Fabien revient au SynthFest pour montrer les avancées de son PGB 1, dont l'ambition est d'offrir beaucoup dans un form factor ultra compact. Basé sur un Rapsberry PI, avec un code en open source, le PGB 1 est doté de plusieurs moteurs sonores et samples.

Wee Noise Makers soutient le SynthFest 2025 en offrant un PGB1 pour la tombola.

https://www.crowdsupply.com/wee-noise...

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"Wee Noise Makers PGB 1, 8 voices and 19 sound engines in a compact format. Fabien returns to SynthFest to demonstrate the progress of his PGB 1, which aims to offer a lot in an ultra-compact form factor. Based on a Raspberry PI, with open-source code, the PGB 1 is equipped with several sound engines and samples.

Wee Noise Makers is supporting SynthFest 2025 by donating a PGB1 for the raffle.

https://www.crowdsupply.com/wee-noise...

Copyright Association SynthFest France - All rights reserved."

Presentation of the chord player firmware for the PGB-1

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Wee Noise Makers PGB-1 Demo Videos

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SUPERBOOTH 2024: Wee Noise Makers - PGB-1

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"At Superbooth 2024, We Noise Makers unveiled their latest creation, PGB-1 a pocket groove box designed by *Fabien*. This compact device offers six synthesizer voices and two samplers, all in a portable and battery-powered form factor. The device features various tracks for different sounds, one of the tracks being polyphonic, a sequencer with 16-step patterns, song mode, probability-based triggers, parameter locks and more. Additionally, it includes USB-C for charging and data transfer, audio output, stereo audio input, MIDI in and out, TRS-A, and an onboard microphone for creating custom samples.

The standout feature of this pocket groove box is its open-source nature, allowing users to add more synth engines and customize the firmware. With plans to expand the ecosystem and potentially introduce new devices in the future, We Noise Makers aims to create a community-driven platform for music production. The crowdfunding campaign on crowd supply has been successfully funded, giving backers the opportunity to support the project before it ends on May 30th.

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Wee Noise Makers PGB-1

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"Wee Noise Makers PGB-1 is an advanced synthesizer and sequencer that allows you to craft complex musical pieces anywhere. This all-in-one, portable, open-source, customizable device is designed to empower aspiring musicians, seasoned creators, and makers."

See the announcement post with additional details here.

Wee Noise Maker PGB-1 – The all-in-one open-source pocket groovebox

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"Wee Noise Makers PGB-1 is an advanced yet portable sequencer that lets you craft complex musical pieces anywhere. This all-in-one, open-source, customizable device is designed to empower aspiring musicians, seasoned creators, and makers. It isn’t just an instrument—it’s your gateway to the world of music production and audio synths.

Rock Out, Anywhere
PGB-1 has an open-source stock firmware that makes it a playful and powerful groove box. It allows you to craft complex musical pieces with drums, bass, lead, samples, reverb, bitcrusher, overdrive, and others.

Orchestrated by an advanced sequencer with conditional steps, repeats/ratcheting, pattern chaining, chord sequencing, song mode, live sequencing effects, and more. And it’s also a hackable and customizable device, with CircuitPython, C\C++, and Ada support for programming your own synthesizers, video games, or any audio based projects.

Features & Specifications

Processor: Raspberry Pi RP2040

16 MB Flash
Audio IC: Cirrus Logic WM8960 (or equivalent)

Up to 32-bit at 48 kHz digital audio link
On-chip Headphone Driver, 1 W Stereo Class D Speaker Driver
Up to 3 stereo Line-in/Microphone interfaces
User Interface

128 x 64 monochrome OLED screen
24 addressable RGB LEDs
30 tactile switches
1 capacitive touch strip
Input & Outputs

1x USB Type-C (Power & Data)
1x 3.5 mm Headphone/Headset
1x 3.5 mm Audio Line-in
1x 3.5 mm MIDI Input (TRS type-A)
1x 3.5 mm MIDI Output (TRS type-A)
Internal microphone
Open Source
PGP-1 is an open hardware project. Right now, you can browse the GitHub repo for the device’s firmware. Later, we will make the schematics available to the public."