Shbobo Shnth Programmable Digital Synthesizer

Ciat-Lonbarde Shbobo Shnth

Shnth, from the Shbobo synthmall store of Peter Blasser and Ciat-Lonbarde, is a portable digital synthesizers with wooden bars and various sensors to process and interpret touch and sound around you. The ARM Cortex microcontroller inside of Shnth is programmed with a custom music programming language known as SHLISP, and may be done with a connection to any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer via USB connection.

Bearing strong resemblance to analog Ciat-Lonbarde instruments such as the Sidrax, Shnth augments the wooden touch bar interface with a few additional buttons for triggering, modifying, and navigating sounds. Underneath, you’ll find woven antennae for interacting with sounds in ways that change depending on how you’re holding the Shnth. Both a microphone and stereo line input are available to process sounds, and a dedicated line output transmits Shnth’s sonic sorcery out to speakers and recording interfaces. There are many programmable synthesizers out there, but none are as mysterious and enigmatic as Shnth.

Shbobo Shnth Features

• Compact experimental digital synth
• Programmed in custom SHLISP language
• Connects to Mac, Windows, and Linux computers
• Four wooden touch bars with piezo-based pressure sensitivity
• Nine buttons
• Red LEDs
• Left and right woven antennae on bottom
• Built in microphone and stereo line input
• Stereo line output
• Powered by USB and internal battery
• Resources available on Shbobo GitHub repository
• Unique wood grain for each unit!