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Nanobox Fireball Desktop Wavetable Synthesizer

DesktopDigitalPolyphonic

$399

Ever wonder how a synth smaller than your phone can unleash massive wavetable fury? The Nanobox Fireball squeezes eight voices of polyphonic power into a 3.75 x 3 x 1.5-inch red-hot package, weighing just a quarter pound, making it the ultimate pocketable beast from 1010music's lineup of tiny titans.

At its core, dual wavetable oscillators—each packing 2048 samples per cycle across 256 cycles—team up with a third basic oscillator offering sine, square, triangle, saw, or noise for thickening, all running at 96kHz sample rate. Shape tones with dual multimode filters (lowpass, bandpass, notch, highpass) in series or parallel, two envelopes, two LFOs, and a modulation sequencer, then layer on effects like distortion, phaser, chorus, flanger in one slot and delay or reverb in another. A 2-inch touchscreen doubles as an XY pad for real-time morphing, backed by poly aftertouch and velocity sensitivity, while TRS MIDI in/out, USB-C power, stereo 3.5mm audio I/O, and microSD slot for loading custom wavetables keep it connected. Front-panel knobs and 123 factory presets make tweaking intuitive.

Owners love its punchy leads, dreamy pads, and Ableton Wavetable vibes in a hardware form, praising the sound quality and fun factor despite the premium price—though some wish for more oscillators or headphone out, it's a go-to for compact rigs craving expressive depth.

Released

2022

Status

In Production

Synthesizer
Format
Desktop, Micro
Type
Wavetable
Internal Battery
No
Voice
A/D
Digital
Polyphony
Polyphonic
Oscillators
3
Oscillator Type
Sample-based
Voices
8
Filter
Lowpass, Bandpass, Notch, Highpass
Envelopes
2
LFO
2
Effects
Distortion, phaser, chorus, flanger, delay, reverb
Expression
Aftertouch
Polyphonic
Velocity
Yes
MPE
No
Additional
XY pad
Software
-
I/O
Audio In
1 Stereo
Audio Out
1 Stereo
Headphone
0
MIDI
In, Out
MIDI Type
TRS (3.5mm), Type A, Type B
Ports
MicroSD Card
Wi-Fi
No
Workflow
Arpeggiator
No
Sequencer
Yes
Mod Matrix
No
Memory
123 presets and 103 wavetables.
Measurements
Dimensions
3.75" x 3" x 1.5"
Weight
0.25 lbs
Last updated Feb 25, 2026