Glowing gold pads, shifting drones, and pixel-bright bleeps invite you to play the Hex cor like a piece of sonic sculpture rather than a conventional synth.
Hex cor is a digital polyphonic synthesizer built around a capacitive keyboard, letting you trigger and shape notes simply by touching and sliding across the metal pads. It reacts to multiple fingers at once, encouraging clustered chords, unstable clouds of tone and evolving textures that feel more like gestural sound painting than step-by-step programming.
Three dedicated potentiometers give you hands-on control over the instrument’s core character, adjusting parameters such as octave, decay and waveform to move effortlessly between thick drones, bass stabs, crunchy 8-bit chirps and sharp, percussive hits. An adaptable internal looper with up to 256 steps lets you capture, repeat and reshape your gestures into patterns ranging from tight, minimal phrases to long-form, hypnotic cycles, turning spontaneous touches into structured ideas without leaving the instrument. Available as a DIY project or fully assembled unit, Hex cor keeps things compact and desktop-friendly while offering sync-capable stereo output and USB‑C power for easy integration into modern setups.
Its unusual layout and touch interface make it a standout choice for producers and performers who want a small, experimental instrument that encourages new ways of playing and composing.
