6. Gills

Gills is a standalone desktop unit for the Ksoloti Core.


Black and white (pictured) cases available. The Gills on the picture doesn't have switch caps installed yet, please ignore.

  • 1.3" OLED screen, 128*64 pixels, I2C
  • 1 Encoder with switch
  • 10 Potentiometers
  • 4 Buttons
  • 4 assignable LEDs: 2 fade-able "Axoloti status" LEDS, green & red. 2 fade-able dual-color LEDs, blue-red
  • 2 line input jacks, 2 line output jacks, 6.35mm mono
  • Stereo volume pots for line input and line output
  • Headphone output jack, 6.35mm stereo. Optional headphone volume pot with a bit of DIY
  • 2 Expansion jacks: 3.5mm stereo, no connection by default. Can be wired to become additional analog/digital/expression pedal inputs, or analog/digital outputs
  • Optional CV expander board (uses the 2 expansion jacks): 2 synth-level CV outputs, +/-5V or 0..10V via solder jumpers, trimmers for scale and offset, V/oct precision
  • DC power input, 9-18V, common 2.1mm * 5.5mm plug, center positive. Power draw: ca. 175mA at 9V with CV expander installed.
  • Can also be powered and completely operated via USB port
  • DIN MIDI input jack, DIN MIDI output jack (buffered). Input jack can be reconfigured via jumpers into buffered output (not an independent port though, i.e. still 16 MIDI channels overall)
  • Ksoloti Core connectors brought out to the rear: Micro SD card socket, USB (Type-C) power/programmer connector, USB (Type-C) host connector
  • Full kit includes PCB (SMD pre-assembled), all parts, and enclosure
  • Solder headers, pots, jacks, buttons, encoder, LEDs, OLED yourself
  • The kit requires a Ksoloti Core (with pin headers) to function
  • Dimensions: ca. 15.8cm x 10cm x 6cm (including knobs). Weight: ca. 0.4kg


"Where gills dance in the depths, secrets unfurl like tendrils of the unknown, beckoning the curious to decipher the riddles of existence."
ChatGPT, 2023

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