Detent One for music producers 270° of travel · a bump at 0 dB
A real knob for every fake one.
Hard stops at −∞ and +6 dB, a bump at 0 dB, and 64 profiles that switch with your plugin window.
One email when the list opens 10.20. Nothing else.
Free. Every friend who confirms earns you a reward.
Fully refundable. Locks the $299 launch price.
$299 until 12.04. Free shipping.
$349. Free shipping, 60-day studio trial.
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Drag the dial, scroll over it, or focus it and use the arrow keys. Press it to mute the channel.
What a mouse does to a mix.
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Dragging tiny on-screen knobs with a mouse
Wall Stops at −∞ and +6 dB, bump at 0 dB Map a macro or a plugin knob and the dial becomes it: 270° of real travel, hard stops where the knob ends and a bump at unity. The mouse stays on the mouse pad.
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Controllers that feel the same for every parameter
Clock One channel per click Every parameter gets its own feel. Wall for gain, Clock with a heavy detent at noon for picking tracks and scenes, Spring for pitch bend. The dial changes over in about a millisecond.
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MIDI mapping that never quite sticks
Spring Springs back to center, hard stops at ±120° Detent is a class-compliant USB-C MIDI device, no driver. Each mapping is saved with its feel in a plain JSON profile that follows your plugin window: MIDI-learn a Bitwig modulator tonight and it still springs back to center tomorrow.
In the DAW you already have.
Detent Studio notices which app is in front and loads its profile before your hand gets there. Every other app still gets system controls out of the box: scroll, zoom, undo, volume, brightness and media.
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Ableton Live
Macro knobs with hard end stops; Clock picks scenes.
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Logic Pro
Fader rides with a bump at unity gain.
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Bitwig Studio
Modulator depth with Spring return; MIDI-learn anything.
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FL Studio
Pattern select in Clock, tempo in Ratchet.
Native ships in Detent Studio. Plugin is a free extension that installs into the app. Community profiles are open-source, written with the SDK.
All 17 apps“Unity gain has a little bump now. I did not know I needed that until I had it, and now every other fader feels broken.”
Illustrative note from an early-tester persona. Detent is a concept product and has no customers yet.
Put your hand back on the mix.
Native in Ableton, Logic and Bitwig, MIDI everywhere else. No driver, no account, no subscription.
Detent One
Launch price $299 Regular price $349
$349
The dial. Every feel, every integration, every update.
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or 4 interest-free payments of $87.25.
Founders Edition
$449 0001 to 2000
Numbered 0001–2000 in Tally red, with a machined walnut plinth.
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One email when the list opens 10.20. Nothing else.
Free. Every friend who confirms earns you a reward.
Fully refundable. Locks the $299 launch price.
$299 until 12.04. Free shipping.
$349. Free shipping, 60-day studio trial.
Detent is a concept product. This site is a design and engineering demonstration; nothing is for sale and no payment or personal data is collected.
- $20 deposit, fully refundable until your Detent ships
- Batch 1 ships February 2027, Batch 2 in April 2027
- 60-day studio trial, prepaid return label
- 3-year warranty, parts and labor
- Free shipping, duties included
- Four Torx screws to open it; battery and foot sold as parts
Questions producers ask.
Every answer, in one placeDoes it work without a DAW plugin?
Yes. Over USB-C it is a class-compliant MIDI device, so anything that can MIDI-learn can use it. The native integrations add per-plugin profiles and the labels on the knob’s display.
Where exactly is the unity bump?
Wherever your DAW puts 0 dB on the fader. The bump is a firmware detent, not a notch in the metal, so it moves to match the fader law of the app you are in.
What is software-defined haptics?
Instead of a mechanical click, a small brushless motor pushes back on your fingers. Firmware decides where the clicks are, how strong they feel, whether it springs back or stops dead, and it can change that per app in about a millisecond.
How does the $20 reservation work?
A $20 deposit holds your place and locks the $299 launch price on Detent One. The Founders Edition is always $449; its $50 deposit holds one numbered serial. When your batch is ready we email a ship date and a link to pay the rest; the deposit comes off the price. Cancel any time before it ships for a full refund, one click, no questions.
What if I do not love it?
Use it for 60 days. If it has not earned its spot on your desk, send it back with the prepaid label for a full refund.