Electra One mkII

Designed for Serious MIDI Work

The Center of Your MIDI Universe. Route, control, and script your setup.
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Redefining the MIDI Controller

Control sound parameters using twelve high-resolution, 360-degree touch-sensitive knobs or interact directly with the touchscreen. Electra One mkII lets you control over 5,000 parameters across up to 32 MIDI devices, all accessible with just a few button presses.

But Electra One doesn't just send MIDI — it listens. It reads incoming MIDI data in real time, giving you clear insight into your sound's structure and unlocking endless possibilities for shaping it. All types of MIDI messages are supported, including System Exclusive.

Want to go further? Electra One supports Lua scripting, enabling custom functions triggered by user actions, incoming MIDI, MIDI clock, or timed intervals. Create transitions, sequence events, generate MIDI LFOs, whatever you can imagine. Take parameter snapshots, morph or randomize sounds, manage MIDI routing, all from within the hardware itself.

Intuitive Editor with Advanced MIDI Tools

Electra One makes creating presets effortless. Just drag and drop MIDI parameters, group them into pages, and arrange them to fit your workflow or the architecture of the instrument. You can start from scratch or customize one of the 300+ community-created presets — edit, refine, and share them as you like.

And when you're ready to dive deeper, Electra One gives you a full suite of advanced, web-based MIDI tools. Use the powerful online editor to create complex presets, monitor MIDI messages in real time, write and debug Lua scripts, and even analyze or reverse-engineer System Exclusive (SysEx) communication.

All your data is stored directly on the device, so once you're done editing, you can unplug from the computer and enjoy a fully standalone, computer-free workflow.

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Sound design

Own classic synths that are hard to program? Electra One gives you deep, hands-on control over the sound parameters of your synthesizers and sound modules. It continuously reads parameter settings from your gear, revealing the full structure of each patch in real time—and opening up a new dimension of creative possibilities.

Browse over 300 ready-to-use presets in the Electra One library, with new ones added regularly. Curious? Visit the preset library

Live performances and DAWs

Tweaking filter cutoff across multiple synths at once? With Electra One, it's effortless. Create custom performance presets to control a wide range of sound parameters across multiple synthesizers—all from a single, centralized surface.

Using a software based workflow? Use Electra One to map its precise knobs to control VST/AU plugins, and take advantage of advanced support for Ableton Live and Bitwig Studio for a tightly integrated workflow.

All connectivity you need

Electra One is designed to be the central hub of your MIDI setup — whether you're using vintage gear, modern synths, or software instruments. It features:

  • A USB device port (with 2 virtual MIDI ports)
  • A USB Host port that lets you connect up to 2 USB MIDI devices (like synths or controllers)
  • Two standard 5-pin MIDI IN and OUT ports

Electra One preset can communicate with up to 32 connected instruments at the same time, no extra gear needed. Under the hood, Electra One includes a low-latency MIDI router that connects all ports and devices. It intelligently merges the MIDI data from your gear with what you generate on the controller itself, including large System Exclusive (SysEx) messages, with no size limits or delays.

Electra One is MIDI class compliant, so it works out of the box with computers, tablets, and MIDI routers.

High quality knobs

Touchscreens are great but shaping sound with high-quality knobs is a completely different experience. Electra One doesn't rely on rotary encoders or standard potentiometers. Instead, it uses custom 360-degree pots that deliver exceptional feel and precision.

The knobs are also touch-sensitive. Even a light touch highlights the corresponding parameter on the display, so you always know what you're about to adjust. With Electra One, you stay in control and never make a wrong move.

Extend with External Controllers

If twelve knobs and six buttons aren't enough, Electra One integrates seamlessly with other MIDI gear and software. External MIDI messages — from controllers or computers — can control on-screen parameters, trigger actions, switch pages, recall snapshots, and much more.

Everything can be configured on the controller using MIDI Learn. Electra One gives you the flexibility to customize it the way you want it, whether you're combining control surfaces or integrating with a DAW.

The external control also makes it possible to record and replay full MIDI automation from your DAW, including SysEx messages. Whatever your workflow, Electra One fits right in. right in.

Electra One community

By getting the Electra One MIDI controller you may choose to join community of synth enthusiasts, musicians, and developers who are building a library of presets for their instruments.See the preset library.

As a member of the Electra One community are welcome to discuss your work and ideas with others and colaborate on the online forum. Visit our online forum.

We are happy to have the following users part of the Electra One community.

Cristian Vogel

Ziv Eliraz
Loopop

Richie Hawtin
The Plastikman

Technical specification

  • Capacitive touch 7" LCD with 1024x600 resolution
  • 12 high-resolution (256 values per revolution) aluminium touch sensitive knobs
  • 2 standard MIDI IN/OUT ports
  • USB MIDI class compliant device with two individual MIDI ports (virtual cables)
  • USB Host interface for MIDI class compliant devices, up to 2 devices can be connected
  • USB powered, current range 300mA - 500mA
  • Sturdy aluminium enclosure
  • Dark grey anodized finish
  • Dimensions 206 x 189 x 38 mm / 8.1 x 7.5 x 1.5 in