{"id":153435,"date":"2026-05-13T20:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=153435"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:48:26","slug":"void9-monai-offers-multi-engine-architecture-in-a-compact-battery-powered-synth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/05\/13\/void9-monai-offers-multi-engine-architecture-in-a-compact-battery-powered-synth\/","title":{"rendered":"Void9 M\u00d5NAI Offers Multi-Engine Architecture In A Compact, Battery-Powered Synth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/void9-monai-synthesizer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-153436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/void9-monai-synthesizer-728x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/void9-monai-synthesizer-728x409.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/void9-monai-synthesizer-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/void9-monai-synthesizer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/void9-monai-synthesizer-534x300.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/void9-monai-synthesizer.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/tag\/superbooth-2026\/\">Superbooth 2026<\/a>, <strong>Void9<\/strong> previewed their <strong>M\u00d5NAI<\/strong> portable multi-timbral synthesizer synth.<\/p>\n<p>The M\u00d5NAI is a portable, battery-powered synthesizer that features\u00a0a high-resolution display and a combination of keys, encoders, touch strips, and joystick to provide direct control.<\/p>\n<p>The synth\u2019s architecture supports multiple synthesis engines that can run concurrently, each with its own effects and modulation routing, and offers real-time sampling capability via built-in microphones and a line input.<\/p>\n<p>The M\u00d5NAI includes internal sequencers for pattern and real-time recording, supports external trigger and sync, and is designed to integrate with external gear through MIDI, USB, and CV outputs.<\/p>\n<p>Void9 also plans to support a software development kit, enabling third-party extensions for engines, effects, and sequencing functions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>29-key silent keyboard with velocity support and additional function keys for direct interaction with sound and performance parameters<\/li>\n<li>Eight endless encoders<\/li>\n<li>Two touch-sensitive strips<\/li>\n<li>Two-axis joystick<\/li>\n<li>High-resolution LCD screen<\/li>\n<li>109 LEDs provide visual feedback<\/li>\n<li>Two built-in microphones capture audio for sampling or processing internal to the instrument<\/li>\n<li>Line-level audio input enables external source sampling and processing through the internal effects<\/li>\n<li>Two audio outputs<\/li>\n<li>USB-C port supports battery charging and connection to a host computer<\/li>\n<li>USB-C host port accepts external controllers, such as MIDI keyboards<\/li>\n<li>Standard 3.5 mm TRS MIDI input and output to connect legacy MIDI gear<\/li>\n<li>Pedal input is available for external foot-control<\/li>\n<li>Sync in\/out sockets support external timing synchronization<\/li>\n<li>Four control voltage outputs provide pitch, modulation, velocity, and gate signals for modular integration<\/li>\n<li>Multiple synthesis engines can run simultaneously with per-engine effects and modulation routing<\/li>\n<li>Internal sequencers provide real-time and step-style pattern recording for each active engine<\/li>\n<li>A six-axis motion sensor registers device orientation for potential modulation and control input<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pricing &amp; Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pricing and availability details for the <strong>Void9 M\u00d5NAI<\/strong> are to be <a href=\"https:\/\/void9.com\/\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The M\u00d5NAI is a portable, battery-powered synthesizer that features\u00a0a high-resolution display and a combination of keys, encoders, touch strips, and joystick to provide direct control.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/05\/13\/void9-monai-offers-multi-engine-architecture-in-a-compact-battery-powered-synth\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Void9 M\u00d5NAI Offers Multi-Engine Architecture In A Compact, Battery-Powered Synth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[25],"tags":[35841,30615,36313],"class_list":["post-153435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-synthesizers","tag-superbooth-2026","tag-synthesizers","tag-void9-monai"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/void9-monai-synthesizer.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153438,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153435\/revisions\/153438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}