Nopia is open now for pre-orders – and it might just give the Telepathic Orchid a run for its moneyNopia – the semi-modular MIDI chord generator and synthesizer that’s been teased since as far back as 2023 – is finally open for pre-orders.
First announced in May 2023 by Argentinian instrument designers Martin Grieco and Rocio Gal, Nopia has had niche synth nerds on the edge of their seat for literally years at this point. But the time has come for you to actually think about adding it to your gear collection…
Nopia revolves around the concept of tonal harmony, focusing on the relationship between chords, particularly the connection between the tonal centre (the home tone of the key) and the dominant (the fifth note in a key). The device features a single-octave chord builder keyboard with a 12-button “tonal selector”, allowing players to select a key centre and generate chords that follow the rules of tonal harmony.

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Nopia also features a multitimbral sound engine, which is a hybrid of sampled instruments and onboard virtual analogue synths. There’s also a five-step effects chain and multitouch strum plate for expressive gestures like strumming, chromatic movement and microtonal pitch bends.
After it was revealed to the world, Nopia quickly gained a huge amount of attention, garnering over seven million views on YouTube as of the time of writing.

Last we heard, Nopia was in the midst of an “exhaustive testing stage” back in December last year.
Now, after a hefty wait, Nopia is finally available to pre-order via Kickstarter. Early Bird deals are now sold through, and there’s one option available: Nopia MK1 – Kickstarter Standard, which lets you grab one for $699, a significant discount from its MSRP of $899. As of the time of writing, there’s only 50 units left, so you’ll have to act fast if you want to get your hands on one… So far, the project has received a whopping $1,412,000 of its mere $50,000 goal.
The creators say pre-orders will directly fund the first production batch of Nopia MK1, and orders are estimated to be fulfilled from May 2027. Those who pre-order will also receive exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at the manufacturing process, sound design sessions, and engineering updates as they become available.

“We’ve all heard music and felt something resonate inside us,” the Nopia Kickstarter page reads. “We didn’t have to understand the theory or the architecture behind it, we just felt it. Our ears already effortlessly know how to decode sounds into emotion.
“Nopia was born out of a single question: Can an instrument tap directly into this quiet miracle? Notes sounding together, and moving through time, build the language of harmony. Nopia is technology crafted to immerse you in that language in real-time.”
Learn more at Nopia.io, and secure your Nopia MK1 via the official Kickstarter page.
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