Hi everyone,
I’m putting together a small, stage-focused project: a compact hardware guitar amp/FX unit with a mobile companion app that controls everything in real time. The DSP runs on the device; the app is the remote for live control, presets, and IRs. For the look and flow I’m inspired by a modular rack, focused editors, dark and readable on stage only this is a hardware remote, not a plugin UI.
I’d love to meet a few people who enjoy building things that musicians can trust on stage. If you like embedded audio DSP (amp/EQ/mod/time, IR convolution, smooth parameter changes), realtime networking (discovery, low-latency control, heartbeat/telemetry, solid reconnects), or mobile UI (clean AMP home, editors, preset/IR librarian, small practice player), this could be fun. If you’re into testing and releases, help with simple hardware-in-the-loop latency/dropout checks and a lightweight CI for signed firmware and test builds would also be amazing.
The first milestone is a local-first MVP: stable DSP graph on the device, a small preset/IR store, safe OTA, and an app that feels instant and reliable. No cloud required to start. I have a short brief and draft wireframes I can share one-to-one if you’re curious.
If this sounds interesting, please reply or DM me with a sentence about your background, a link to work you’re proud of, and your availability. Happy to keep it casual at first and see where it goes
I’m especially interested in collaborating with people who are close to finishing a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or have graduated recently** (and want to build something real that musicians can trust on stage). If that’s you, please mention your expected graduation date in your reply. Of course, I’m also happy to hear from others who feel strongly aligned with the project.
if there’s a fit, we can discuss scope and compensation info@sonovia.de
Thanks for reading, and thanks for all the knowledge shared here!