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Play-a-Synth

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Submitted By: Jonna Laaksonen

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Play-a-Synth

Play hardware synthesizers online and bring your own synthesizer for others to play

Product Description

How It’s Innovative

Play-a-Synth is the first of its kind, an online platform dedicated to allowing users to share and play any MIDI-capable synthesizer or instrument in real-time through the internet and receive real-time audio feedback. Users can access the synthesizers remotely by simply opening their web browser or through their DAW using our free VST and AU plugins. Additionally, Play-a-Synth offers users the ability to monetize their instruments which can be from a well-established brand or something unique that only they have.

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Most Inspiring Use Cases

A music technology student used Play-a-Synth to remotely validate a virtual analog model they created for an analog synthesizer as a student research project.

Expansion Plans

While Play-a-Synth allows users from anywhere in the world to share their synths online for others to play or for their own use, we plan to expand the monetization next to USA, Canada and Australia. We are also exploring adding hardware sound effects to the platform.

Commercialization

We currently allow users located in EEA region to monetize their own MIDI capable hardware synthesizers, be it from a well known instrument brand or an unique, one of a kind, instrument. Play-a-Synth takes a portion of the payments paid by the users to play the instrument. The payments are available for users located in the EEA and USA regions.

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