After years of teasing, the viral Nopia synth is ‘basically finished’

经过多年的预热，在网络上爆火的 Nopia 合成器终于“基本完成”

After setting the music gear corner of the internet on fire back in 2023 with the first glimpse at the Nopia, creators Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal are almost ready to bring it to market. The duo brought it to the MusicRadar offices for an in-depth first look and revealed that it will be launching in “a couple of months” for around £550.

在 2023 年首次亮相并点燃了互联网音乐设备圈的热情后，创作者 Martin Grieco 和 Rocío Gal 终于准备好将 Nopia 推向市场。两人将其带到了 MusicRadar 办公室进行深度预览，并透露该产品将在“几个月内”发布，售价约为 550 英镑。

Nopia is built around harmonic interplay in a unique way. Rather than a few knobs and a keyboard controlling a single synth patch, it blends multiple modules — keys, bass, arp, and pad — into a single performance, not unlike a drumless groovebox. There’s a one-octave keyboard called the Chord Builder, a 12-button Tonal Selector, and an Extensions Dial that dictate the key and voicing of the chords. The idea is to let you play complex harmonies with just a finger or two.

Nopia 的核心设计围绕着一种独特的和声交互方式。它并非通过几个旋钮和键盘来控制单一的合成器音色，而是将键盘、贝斯、琶音和铺底（pad）等多个模块融合进一场表演中，这与无鼓点的律动盒（groovebox）颇为相似。它配备了一个名为“和弦构建器”（Chord Builder）的单八度键盘、一个 12 键的“音调选择器”（Tonal Selector），以及一个用于决定和弦调性和声部的“扩展旋钮”（Extensions Dial）。其设计理念是让你仅用一两根手指就能演奏出复杂的和声。

Additional performance features include a strum plate in the top-right corner for plucking specific notes from a chord and a slider for full chord pitch bends.

其他演奏功能还包括右上角的扫弦板（strum plate），用于从和弦中拨奏特定的音符，以及一个用于实现全和弦音高弯曲的滑块。

In addition to the virtual analog and sample-based synth engines, there are basic effects like delay, reverb, tape emulation, and beat repeat, as well as a ton of connectivity options, including per-module MIDI output for controlling other instruments with Nopia’s harmonic engine.

除了虚拟模拟和基于采样的合成引擎外，它还内置了延迟、混响、磁带模拟和节拍重复等基础效果器，并提供了丰富的连接选项，包括支持各模块独立的 MIDI 输出，以便利用 Nopia 的和声引擎来控制其他乐器。