Week one
Play with yourself
Tap a chord progression on the bottom row with no timing needed, loop it with one button, and play a solo over the top.
01Pocket synth
A whole instrument in your hand.
A speaker, a mic, a battery and 56 keys in something the size of a credit card. Power on and play. No WiFi, no accounts, no setup.
02Strings
Every row is a string.
Four rows tuned a fourth apart, like a guitar. Hold a key, tap another on the same row and the note glides up to it with no re-attack. Let go and it glides back.
03Scale lock
You can't hit a wrong note.
Scale lock is on from the start, so every key is a note in your key. Mash anything and it sounds like music. Change the key and scale whenever you like.
04Tilt morph
Lean into the sound.
The gyro is a controller. Tilt forward and back and the sound blends into the one you were just on. Rock it side to side for vibrato. One press of enter turns it on.
05Listen
It hears the room.
Put on any song and hold fn + k. The mic works out the key, the mode and even the tempo, then retunes GLIDE so you can solo right over it.
06One of one
No two sound alike.
Sounds come from a generative engine: roll one, keep the ones that hit. Two of your ten slots are seeded from a number only your device has, so yours sounds like no one else's before you touch a thing.
07Ready
Pick it up. Play.
Every GLIDE is flashed, played and boxed by hand in small batches, and arrives ready to play. Charge it and press anything.
Off the screen
That was the hologram. Here it is for real.
Same keys, same glide, in your hands. Tap play and turn your sound on.
Listens to any songNo wrong notesEvery note slidesNo app, no subscriptionBuilt by handNo two sound alike
Now try it
That was the tour. This is the feel.
This is GLIDE's keyboard, in your browser. Every key fits. Hold one and tap another on the same row and the note slides. Tap a chord on the bottom row, then play over it.
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Press any key. Then try Start a beat.
Keyboard works too: 1 to 0, q to p, a to ; are the strings, z to / is the jam row. Same letters as the real thing.
A sketch of GLIDE running in your browser, so you can feel it. Flip scale lock off to hear what a regular keyboard is like. The instrument has ten sounds, sixteen characters to roll new ones from, a looper, tilt control, a built-in speaker and a headphone jack.
Player reports
Easy, say the people who play it.
I've been playing music for 15 odd years and soloing never once came naturally to me. I can play this thing with my eyes closed and I swear to you it still sounds good. An absolute game changer for approaching music for me.
Extremely easy to play. One of the best tools I have in my stack. Any moment I need something to fidget with, I'm picking up the synth.
Loved synths all my life, and as technology progresses I always see amazing things pop up. One of those things is GLIDE. It lets you jam hassle-free and enjoy music on the go, just like if you had a harmonica in your pocket.
Then it grows with you
Easy on day one. Still new on day three hundred.
Any day
Play along with the radio
Hold one key and GLIDE listens to whatever's playing, finds its key and tunes itself to match. Then just join in.
When you're ready
Earn the in-between notes
Hold shift for every note, like a piano. Switch to Advanced and the whole sound engine opens up, knob by knob. None of it required, all of it waiting.
FAQ
What beginners ask.
I have zero musical experience. Really?
Really. Scale lock keeps every key in the key, so there's nothing wrong to hit. Most people are making something that sounds like music within the first minute, and a short tour on first switch-on shows the rest.
Isn't it just a toy, then?
It starts simple. It doesn't stay simple. Under the easy surface there's a looper, a chord row and tilt control. One switch in Settings opens Advanced: every key a whole chord, two LFOs, two envelopes, four filter modes and a live effects rack. Musicians use it too.
Does it need an app, a phone or an account?
No. The microphone, speaker and battery are all built in. No app, no account, no WiFi, no subscription. Charge it over USB-C and play.
Will I get bored of it?
It keeps changing. One tap rolls a brand-new sound from sixteen characters, and two of your sounds are unique to your unit. Firmware updates are free forever and keep adding things.
Who actually makes these?
One person. Every GLIDE is programmed, flashed, played and boxed by hand by its maker, Charles, in small numbered batches. He wrote the firmware too, and he answers questions himself on Discord.
Made by hand, in small batches
You've listened to music your whole life. Now play some.
A complete, tested instrument. Charge it, switch it on, press anything.
- Keys56, four string rows
- Auto KeyHears key, mode and tempo
- Sounds10 slots + unlimited microSD
- PowerUSB-C, 7 to 12 h a charge
- OutputSpeaker + 3.5 mm headphone
- UpdatesFree, forever
$114.99$129.99Only 2 left in this batch
- Played and tested by hand before it ships
- Free shipping, US addresses only. Outside the US? Order through a package forwarder (see Shipping policy).
- No app, no account, no subscription
- Free firmware updates, forever
GLIDE$114.99 · no wrong notes