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Open, standalone config tool for ROLI MPE devices (Grand, Rise, Airwave, Block) over MIDI SysEx — no ROLI Dashboard/servers needed.

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GITHUB · launched Oct 25, 2026 · 32 upvotes (top 39%) · 0 views

Niche: software synthesizers and midi tools · 119 launches, 5 in the last 7 days ▼ -64% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Horizontal
  • Dev tools
  • Prosumer
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project

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Could you build this?

Partial A web or desktop MIDI config UI is codeable with Web MIDI, but the SysEx protocol for ROLI devices must be documented or reverse-engineered, and firmware differences make it hard to get right.

What it would actually take: A real version needs a Web MIDI or native MIDI layer that implements the ROLI SysEx message format for each device, including parameter maps and firmware-version handling. Hardware testing with the actual devices and some reverse-engineering experience are required to verify the protocol.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 63 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #22 of 64 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 218 days after the earliest competitor.

  • Aerofi · ph · 2026-09-27 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.48
  • soloist-mpris · github · 2026-10-20 · 62 upvotes · similarity 0.36
  • quasar-unlock · github · 2026-10-22 · 18 upvotes · similarity 0.36
  • ricercar · github · 2026-09-29 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.36
  • fcbnerd · github · 2026-09-14 · 61 upvotes · similarity 0.35
  • openJazz_pocket · github · 2026-09-11 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.35
  • gtweak · github · 2026-11-06 · 149 upvotes · similarity 0.35
  • SongFlip · ph · 2026-11-12 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.34

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