First off – Top wish is for things to work out for Aodyo ! Too many good ideas from them and so much good work that would be lost. May the road rise up to meet you.
Things aren’t always as we want them, so thinking ahead, what are you considering instead ? Practical ideas.
( Notice, tha positive approach, so the thread is not a place to grumble and remonstrate. Show respect. )
This is primarily for backers of the Omega Keys, Omega Desktop, Loom, and Looom.
Monomachine.
(That wasn’t a joke, of course: I just bought a Monomachine)
This and you asking about getting an inexpensive controller, over in the Omega thread inspired me for this thread.
The Astrolab or the software / controller equivalent would go some ways toward covering for an Omega.
So your questions fit well here.
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I backed the 3 octave Looom. I still have hope, even the Osmose was quite late.
That said, I haven’t figured out what I’ll do if the Loom does not come through. As a mediocre keys player I am still really interested in a touch controller where each stage/step/note/whatever can be arbitrarily tuned
Also included in this are Omega backers, a Loom touch strip was a part of those products too.
One thing I’ve had an eye on in this regard is the line of Bela products.
In particular Gliss perhaps several in their own box, and the Trill product, with some DIY stuff added to this to be more like the various modes in Loom.
ADDED : We could even share our DIY work. How’s that for crowdfunding ?!
gliss is very different, ( I have one, multi get pretty expensive)
trill is basically diy only, also its quite limited in number of touches… resolution etc.
what I like about both is they are very practical solutions , but more suited to “modulation” that v/oct precision.
if you are really into DIY the Trill Craft board allows you to build ‘custom strips’ but it has limitations.
the ‘issue’ is multi touch is not that common for strips…
closest alternative is probably the continuumini
Im personally giving the Erae Touch another chance (ET 2 )… but very different form factor.
btw: misread your title as 'what next for Aoydo, rather than what next for the consumer ;)"
I want to express my feelings to all backers. I hope it will get sorted.
That can be part of this if it is a targeted and very doable sort of suggestion for them. ( ADDED : Especially if it is a revenue source for them. )
I’ve got an idea in this direction but at the moment i’m off to swim practice. More in a few hours.
For Aodyo, I’d love it if they could open source the VST and or Omega code before they go (obviously, right before). I know this sort of thing is often complicated with bankruptcy executors, but it would be a nice gift back to the community and let their work live on.
Personally, I’ll probably get a Regen to fill that complex synthesis hole — I was thinking about getting one anyway. Similarly, possibly an Osmose, to fill in the more physical-modeling side of things.
Idea : Use stuff you already have.
As a contributor you already have the Anyma V synth. Ideally you also have an MPE controller, but the MPE part isn’t essential, just a nice extra. Any controller.
In my case i am fortunate to have the Hydrasynth Keys. So already with the MPE control, the poly-aftertouch keys, the ribbon control, the 8 mapable macro control knobs, and a mod-matrix for mapping other time based MIDI outputs. It’s a long ways toward an Omega Keys.
Jeanne just was doing some virtuoso stuff with her Anyma V synth. See these two posts.
What’cha got ?
Imagine synthfluencers would do something good for once and make a cool and enthusiastic video showing the Omega off as the absolute dream synth it is (working prototypes, working software available as VST) and encouraging the search for investors.
Very good idea!
But… are you not an influencer yourself?
(nudge nudge)
Also, I’m an anti-synthfluencer. I always talk people out of buying new sh_t.
Edit: However, so far I did this: Aodyo sucht dringend Investoren - AMAZONA.de and I might put something up on Instagram.
That’s already great!
Thanks!
can confirm the anti-synthfluencing attitude of yours, that already saved my… wallet!
(ps. her discord is great! not just for anti-synthfluencing, but sound-design and nerdery) <3
OK, I didn’t think of influencers as people systematically trying to make people buy synths
It’s in the name, though. 
They could influence you to run naked in the woods, though
I already did it. 
Give me more challenges.