The iCloud
for your
vintage synthesizers.
Back up, organize, and search vintage synth patches directly in your browser. The zero-config MIDI-OX alternative you deserve. No desktop downloads, abandonware quirks, or registry drivers.
We recommend a high-quality interface like the Roland UM-ONE or iConnectivity mio.
Connection via Web MIDI
Connect your synth's MIDI ports to your laptop and read patch names directly from RAM memory bank registers.
Secure SysEx Database
Store, search, and recall your backup soundbanks in a private cloud archive. Filter presets and restore them with a single click.
Why backups feel stuck in 1995.
Synthesizers are built to last forever, but the digital tools to manage them didn't keep up.
Archaic Desktop Utilities
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Requires installing desktop utilities or legacy driver configurations.
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Requires manually cataloging cryptic .syx files with no visual search or metadata tags.
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Requires configuring custom buffer pacing and millisecond delays to avoid packet loss.
knob.monster Flow
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Zero-installation. Connects natively inside any Chrome/Edge tab.
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Hex-to-ASCII Parser decompresses dumps automatically to extract patch name tags in
real-time.
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Audition sounds directly inside the browser using Web Audio previews before sending.
Every byte preserved exactly as it left the CPU.
Our SysEx engine records standard MIDI dumps byte-for-byte. Every parameter is preserved exactly as it left your synthesizer's microprocessor, with data pacing calibrated to avoid buffer overflows on legacy 8-bit chips.
Abstracting 40 years of hardware friction.
The MIDI Handshake
Plug in your synth using a standard USB-to-MIDI adapter. Open knob.monster: the browser Web MIDI API initiates a handshake immediately.
Index Extraction
We send specific low-level request sequences to dump presets. The parser instantly extracts text characters from the registers in real-time.
Single-Click Recall
Hit Sync to write sound banks back. We flash the entire hexadecimal data payload, overwriting hardware RAM registers instantly.
A pricing system built for fellow synth heads in the USA 
Vintage synthesizers are musical history. Batteries fade, but your patches don't have to. Protect your creative work with simple, reliable backups and keep your hardware alive.
knob.monster+
Home & hobby. Non-commercial.
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Save unlimited soundbanks
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See preset names instantly
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Lifetime updates, zero monthly fees
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Support for all your vintage gear
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Download your backups anytime
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Protect patches from battery death
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Customer-funded: 0 ads, 0 VC pressure
One payment · yours forever · export .syx anytime
knob.monster+ Studio
Producers, gear rooms & paid client work.
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All Personal tier benefits
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Commercial & client backups allowed
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Compliant tax ID receipts
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Priority support (minimal downtime)
One payment · yours forever · export .syx anytime
Desktop librarians often cost $200+. knob.monster+ is $39 once. No monthly fee.
