Mint Green Synth Promises To Confuse Your Fingers and Your Wallet

KEY POINTS

•Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal revealed the Nopia synth, which went viral in 2023, is launching soon.
•The electronic instrument blends keys, bass, arpeggios, and pads into one device with a one-octave 'Chord Builder'.
•It will debut for approximately £550 and was recently previewed at the MusicRadar offices.

In a surprise move that has somehow set the music gear corner of the internet on fire—not literally, but possibly in confused awe—creative duo Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal are nearly ready to thrust their mint green miracle, the Nopia synth, into the wild market by around July 2026. After breaking the internet in 2023 with a teaser video so viral it could have caught the common cold too, they brought this chord-creating chimera to MusicRadar’s office for an in-depth look costing a mere £550. The device boasts an oddly specific one-octave keyboard—named the 'Chord Builder'—and promises to merge keys, bass, arp, and pads into a single module because apparently, a synth for each instrument was way too simple. The Verge calls it a drumless groovebox, which sounds about as fun as a drumless drum circle. Spoiler: More mint green synths please.