I have a few comments about PIPES and Synthesia Corp.
Out of all the MPE hardware synthesizers I have ever kept track on in my list, this product has the worst history by far:
- Mentions full MPE-compatibility on the Kickstarter campaign, but after shipping to backers, is mentioned in the manual as under development.
- Relies on suggestions on how to implement MPE from backers instead of simply implementing the published official MPE specification.
- There is still no retail version of PIPES in either 32GB or 128GB capacity.
- After the Kickstarter campaign concluded, a Facebook group was created for support as it was the “fastest, most secure, reliable method to get the ball rolling”, with plans to migrate to a forum type setting in the future. This has not happened yet.
- You can alternatively contact them for support at:
techsupport at synesthesiacorp dot com
- You can alternatively contact them for support at:
Sometime in the near future I will inquire Synthesia Corp via email about the status of MPE on PIPES, along with retail availability.