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T—01 / THE SESSION DECK

TOUCH.
PLAY.
REPEAT.

A four-layer loop instrument.
And yes, you can play this one.

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BUILT-IN SOUNDS. OPTIONAL MIC RECORDING.
PRESS PLAY TO BEGIN. NOTHING UPLOADED.IVORY / COBALT
A WEB PROTOTYPE. A REAL-WORLD AMBITION.
TAPE Session Deck: the approved minimalist ivory instrument, four silver push-encoders, three cobalt transport keys and a silver expression arm
096PRESS PLAY
Deck ready. Press Play for drums. Layer 2 is selected; open SOUND on the main dial for the library, or press Record for your mic.
TACTILE BY DESIGNFOUR INDEPENDENT LAYERSAN ARM FOR EXPRESSIONLESS SCREEN. MORE FEELING.

01 / BACK IN TOUCH

YOUR MUSIC.
WITH FEELING.

A melody you hum. A rhythm on the table. A bass line that needs another pass. Catch one idea, then build around it.

T—01 puts four loops under your hands. A knob for each layer. A disc to slow, hold and scrub a sound. A silver expression arm to sweep its tone. Everything you touch has a reason to be there.

Pick from twelve original drum, bass, chord and texture loops, or record your own. The instrument above already works in your browser. The next ambition is to build a standalone physical deck with the same feel. Try it. Make something. Help shape what comes next.

AN OBJECT YOU LEAVE OUT.

GOOD FROM
EVERY SIDE.

TAPE
MORE FEELING
LESS DISTRACTION
TAPE Session Deck concept on a cobalt studio background, with four aligned layer knobs and a curved silver expression arm
IVORY METAL / GRAPHITE BASE

A low silhouette, a precise edge, a little room underneath.
Hardware with presence. Without taking over the room.

02 / GET TO KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT

PRESS
FOR PLAY.

Choose a sound. Let it repeat. Build on it with three more layers—or record something of your own. TAPE puts a little loop studio under your hands—and the deck above is yours to play.

Choose a control. See what it does.

Mouse, touch or keyboard.
Arrow keys turn. Enter presses. Shift + Enter holds.

Photographic close-up of TAPE’s three blue transport keys

THE THREE BLUE KEYS

One button, and you’re in.

The blue triangle starts your session: a drum loop on layer 1, plus library sounds or recordings on the other layers. No microphone is needed to play.

  1. Press Play again to pause. Hold it to stop and return to the beginning.
  2. The circle key records. The curved-arrow key undoes your latest layer edit; hold it to redo.
  3. The black button at the upper left puts the deck in standby.
Find this on the deck

03 / EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE

THE DETAILS
DO THE TALKING.

01

Metal, with a softer side.

The material direction is a machined aluminum upper shell, a coated steel lower body and tactile PBT keys. Warm ivory. Dry texture. Real weight under your hands.

CHASSIS / BUILT TO STAY
02

Put a hand on time.

A proposed motorized disc turns with the session. Touch it to take over a layer’s playback. In this demo, release it to rejoin the running timeline. Your other loops keep moving.

DISC / TIME & MOVEMENT
03

An arm with a new purpose.

The silver arm controls tone. Sweep its red grip inward to darken the selected layer; move it out to bypass. It hovers above the disc. No stylus, no grooves, no precious records to scratch.

EXPRESSION ARM / TONE & TEXTURE
TAPE product concept on a walnut music desk in warm afternoon light, with four silver layer dials and a speaker

MAKE A LITTLE SPACE.

ONE MORE LAYER.
THEN WE’LL GO.

A place for the idea.
A reason to stay with it.

04 / ONE IDEA BECOMES ANOTHER

YOUR SOUND.
YOUR WAY IN.

Start with a rhythm. Hum something over it. Add a bass line, then a little texture. Each sound repeats on its own layer; together, they become your loop.

In the browser, choose built-in sounds on the main dial or record with your microphone. The physical direction adds dedicated inputs for a mic, guitar or stereo synth—so the same four-layer idea can grow with your setup.

Explore the controls
THE ANATOMY OF A LOOP4 LAYERS / ∞ IDEAS
01A rhythm
02A phrase
03A bass line
04A harmony
TOGETHERYour loop.
One idea repeats. Each new layer gives it somewhere to go.

05 / THE BUILD, IN THE OPEN

KNOW
YOUR DECK.

These are engineering targets for the physical instrument. The browser demo proves the interaction; it does not prove a motor, circuit board or manufacturing process.

We’re publishing the architecture, cost assumptions and tests that need to pass before taking a physical product to production.

Read the engineering & cost study
Instrument
Four-layer digital looper · standalone hardware direction
Audio target
48 kHz / 24-bit conversion · 32-bit float internal processing · four stereo layers
Loop memory target
Up to five minutes per layer, with one undo level per layer; subject to prototype benchmarks
Performance disc
200 mm direction · motor-assisted rotation · touch takeover · magnetic position sensing
Controls
Four push-encoders · three transport keys · push-to-enter main dial · expression arm · output wheel
Connections target
Mic with switchable phantom power · Hi-Z instrument · stereo line input · balanced stereo out · headphones
Local storage target
16 GB eMMC system and project storage · USB backup
Materials direction
Machined aluminum upper shell · coated steel base · aluminum knobs · PBT keycaps
Size direction
310 × 245 × 62 mm enclosure · approximately 2–3 kg; arm clearance and final mass to validate
Power direction
External USB-C supply · no battery in the first version
Playable now
Four mono layers · mic recording · 12 library loops · overdub · undo / redo · local project and WAV saving
Still to prove
Low-noise motor and disc feel · audio latency · thermal performance · reliable controls · manufacturability

BEFORE THE FIRST LOOP

A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS.

Can I buy T—01?

Not yet. This is a working web prototype and a proposed physical product, built by Ethan. Product imagery is generated concept imagery. There is no working physical prototype or active crowdfunding campaign yet, and we are not accepting orders or payments.

What would it cost?

The working price direction is $1,999 before tax and shipping. It is a planning assumption, not an offer. The published cost model explores a 500-unit first run, development, testing and contingency. Supplier quotes and a validated prototype must come before a fixed price or funding goal.

Is this a record player?

It is a digital looping instrument. The disc is a performance surface and the arm controls a filter. Neither reads audio from a vinyl record.

How does the main dial work?

On the tempo screen, turn it to change BPM. Click once to open MAIN. Turn to highlight an option, then click to enter it. Turn to adjust a setting, then click to return. Hold the dial or press Escape to go back. SOUND chooses a library loop for the selected layer; LOOP sets recording options; INPUT sets mic gain; SESSION handles saving and loading.

Can I play without recording anything?

Yes. ROOM 01 includes twelve original loops: drums, bass, chords and textures. Select a layer, press the main dial and enter SOUND. Choose a type, turn to a sound and press to load. During playback, changes join at the next bar. OFF empties only that layer. Mic recordings require confirmation before replacement; Undo restores the previous sound.

Where do my recordings go?

Your mic audio is processed locally in this browser. It is never uploaded. SESSION → SAVE downloads an editable .tape file; EXPORT downloads a mixed WAV. SAVE includes your library sounds and recorded layers. Unsaved audio disappears when you reload or leave.

Will the physical version work exactly like the demo?

The core workflow is the target, with stereo layers and physical inputs added. Disc feel, the arm’s clearance, quiet motor operation, latency and the internal electronics still need physical testing. A physical arm will need to pick up a saved filter value smoothly when you change layers; this demo can move it automatically.

What happens next?

First, test the audio engine and the motorized disc with real hardware. Then build an engineering prototype, get independent manufacturing quotes and test demand at the intended price. A public funding campaign comes after those steps, with a working physical prototype and a costed production plan.

SOME IDEAS ARE WORTH REPEATING.

LET’S MAKE
THE REAL ONE.

A playable idea today. A physical instrument worth building next.
Follow the prototypes, the decisions and the first production plan.

$1,999WORKING PRICE DIRECTION
BEFORE TAX & SHIPPING
500UNITS IN THE PLANNING CASE
NO PRODUCTION COMMITMENT YET
01 / 04WEB PROTOTYPE → HARDWARE
→ VALIDATION → PRODUCTION

PRELAUNCH / NO ORDERS, DEPOSITS OR PAYMENTS

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