Pocket SCÍON
Pocket SCÍON
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Pocket SCÍON begins shipping December 12, 2025.
The Pocket SCÍON is a portable device that captures biofeedback data sourced from contact with living organisms. This data is used by an onboard sound engine to generate evolving soundscapes, a range of MIDI messages and biofeedback data which is made accessible via the accompanying desktop application. A collaboration between Scottish synth designers Instruo and Canadian musician and biologist Modern Biology.
Anyone can create, shape and enjoy music with Pocket SCÍON, regardless of existing musical experience. Despite its stand-alone, plug-and-play interface, experienced or adventurous users can use the MIDI and OSC output capabilities to integrate Pocket SCÍON into their studios, installations and audio-visual projects.
The Pocket SCÍON is currently the #1 selling synthesizer in Europe according to Thomann.
Pocket SCÍON Controller (MacOS)
Pocket SCÍON Controller (Window)
Pocket SCÍON Controller (Linux.deb)
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What People Are Saying:
“Pocket Scíon blurs the line between life, nature and music in a way no instrument has before”
“I just hooked my Moog Labyrinth with midi, it had awesome results. For me this THE Musical GADET of the year”
“Whether you're foraging for mushroom melodies or cultivating cantatas in cacti, the Pocket Scíon from instruō is your personal window into the latent music of the natural world, anywhere you go”
“This thing is blowing my mind. So much functionality, tonally it sounds beautiful, and at such an amazing price point.”
“If a forest-dwelling wizard had keyless entry to his home, the fob would look something like this”
“I had a few things in mind i wanted to get next... but this thing is a gamechanger”
“Anyone looking for options to create music in new and fascinating ways, this could be a good fit”
“Not only that it is an instrument, it also is a piece of art in the same time”
“Pocket Scíon is deceptively powerful and sounds great, what's not to love?”
Size
Width: 71mm
Height: 105mm
Depth: 17mm
Power
USB Powered
3 x AAA Batteries
Features
- Four custom instruments
- Sound generation via the capacitive touch pad or sensor clips
- Up to five note polyphony
- Raw signal output
- TRS-MIDI and USB-MIDI output with single- or multi-channel
- MIDI voice allocation
- Open Sound Control (OSC) data over USB via the desktop application