Midicake UNA up close

  • Midicake UNA MIDI sequencer for keyboard players, angled view of the eight knobs, colour screen and buttons
  • Midicake UNA from above: eight parameter knobs, colour screen, control knob and buttons
  • Midicake UNA front view from above, showing the labelled knobs and screen
  • Midicake UNA front edge view
  • Midicake UNA rear panel with USB and audio-jack MIDI connections
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Three layers, in sync by design

  • Melody engine

    A melody that responds to your chords — captured step by step, edited hands-on, and constrained to always fit the harmony.

  • Chord engine

    A looping chord progression that drives everything. Capture chords live from your keyboard and UNA keeps them evolving.

  • Bass engine

    A bass line with its own improvisation engine — locked to the progression, different on every pass.

Pre-release — final spec sheet lands before launch

Specifications

Performance & sequencing

  • Three-layer composition: melody, chord progression, and bass — built in minutes
  • Listen/Loop workflow: switch between live play, accompaniment and looping instantly
  • Generate and Vary functions create new sequences or intelligently evolve existing ones
  • 64 editable sequences, 16 patterns per parameter
  • Keyboard split for simultaneous live play and accompaniment
  • Instant, seamless patch recall

Modulation

  • 8 + 16 modulators that can target any parameter
  • Waveform and pseudo-random modulation types
  • Per-parameter sequencing: pitch, gate, velocity, slice and more
  • MIDI CC modulation — use external controllers to drive UNA, and send MIDI CC output and LFOs from UNA

Connectivity

  • 3 TRS MIDI jacks (Type-A) — 1 IN, 2 OUT
  • USB-C (power and MIDI over USB)
  • USB host port for MIDI keyboards
  • MIDI clock sync for tight integration with DAWs, drum machines, etc.
  • Fixed MIDI CC assignments — a predictable controller target

Hardware & build

  • Eight parameter knobs and dedicated performance buttons
  • Hand-built by Midicake.com
  • 160×128px full-colour LCD screen
  • Dimensions: 195 × 80 × 40 mm · 350 g · 5V power

Software & ecosystem

  • Works with any DAW, VST or hardware synth that accepts MIDI
  • Midicake Connect integration
  • Free firmware updates for life — the same promise as ARP

Angle Stand (add-on)

  • Custom plastic snap-fit design with non-slip feet
  • Ergonomic playing angle designed for UNA
  • Holds a phone or tablet for Midicake CONNECT
  • VESA mounting points for fixed installation
  • Ships flat-packed inside the UNA carton when ordered together

See the Angle Stand

Learn Midicake UNA

Watch the video tutorials to get up and running with Midicake UNA, then dig into the manuals for every parameter in detail.

TutorialsManuals
Hands fitting a knob to a Midicake UNA with a torque driver on the workbench
Fitting knobs to a Midicake UNA by hand

Built in South Wales

Proudly made in Wales

UNA is finished, assembled and tested by hand in the same South Wales workshop as every Midicake ARP — aluminium chassis, knobs, final calibration, all of it on the bench.

Small batches, built by the people who designed the instrument, and backed by free firmware updates for life.