# Tangible Instruments

> Tangible Instruments is a small music-hardware company behind Arpeggio, a portable, battery-powered synthesizer, arpeggiator, and sequencer with a built-in speaker. Founded in 2014 by a crew of musicians, engineers, and designers, it raised $94,713 on Kickstarter in 2015, then spent nearly a decade building the thing before shipping it to backers in late 2024. The pitch is deceptively simple: a standalone melody machine you can pick up and play without a laptop, a DAW, or a manual.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Founders:** Charlie Lesoine (Co-founder, Product Designer), Viktor Metelev (Co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer), Maxfield Rosenzweig (Co-founder), Nicholas Morrow (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 2 (per public records; originally founded by a small group of musicians, engineers, and designers)
- **Products:** Arpeggio
- **Notable:** Successfully crowdfunded Arpeggio on Kickstarter in 2015, raising $94,713 from 460 backers., Fulfilled all Kickstarter backer orders in November 2024, nearly nine years after the campaign., Used 3D printing (Shapeways and an in-house Mbot) to iterate the industrial design before moving to injection molding.

## Products & services

- **Arpeggio** — A portable, battery-powered arpeggiator, sequencer, and synthesizer in one, with a built-in speaker. Features a 2-oscillator virtual analog synth with 24 presets, dual ADSR envelopes and LFOs, monophonic sequences up to 128 notes, storage for hundreds of melodies, and I/O including MIDI (DIN/USB/Bluetooth LE), CV/Gate out, analog sync, and 1/4-inch and 1/8-inch audio outs. Designed for standalone use with no computer required. Priced at $299.

## Achievements

- Successfully crowdfunded Arpeggio on Kickstarter in 2015, raising $94,713 from 460 backers.
- Fulfilled all Kickstarter backer orders in November 2024, nearly nine years after the campaign.
- Used 3D printing (Shapeways and an in-house Mbot) to iterate the industrial design before moving to injection molding.
- Brought a fully standalone synth/arpeggiator/sequencer with built-in speaker to market at a $299 price point.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Tangible Instruments fulfilled all remaining Kickstarter backer orders for Arpeggio.
- **2024-12** — Arpeggio opened for general pre-orders with shipping planned for January 2025.
- **2025-03** — Company updated its website and product listing; Arpeggio priced at $299 with limited quantities shipping.

## Links

- Website: https://tangibleinstruments.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tangible-instruments
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tangibleco
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TangibleInstruments
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tangibleinstruments
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tangibleinstruments
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tangible.co

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Last updated: 2026-08-20