MOD Audio develops the open modular audio platform MOD with hardware effect pedals and an ecosystem of over 300 plugins.
MOD Audio Limited
Dublin (Ireland) · Berlin (Germany)New on Amplifa
About MOD Audio
MOD Audio (formerly MOD Devices) is a provider of an open-source modular audio platform for musicians, tinkerers and sound enthusiasts. The portfolio includes the standalone multi-effect pedal MOD Dwarf, the MOD Duo X, and the free, open-source desktop application MOD Desktop. At its core is a modular audio graph interface with which effects, amps, synths, utilities and neural models can be wired into arbitrary signal chains via drag-and-drop. In addition, the company operates the MOD Plugin Shop with over 300 plugins from professional developers as well as the MOD Cloud Builder for plugin creation. The platform is openly designed: MOD OS is available as an open-source operating system, and the community contributes to development via forum, GitHub and Wiki. The registered office is in Dublin (Ireland), while the operational address and office are located in Berlin (c/o MotionLab, Bouchéstraße 12, Halle 20). Products are distributed in Germany, Austria, the UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal as well as in the USA and Asia. The company is not suitable for industrial manufacturing orders in the B2B sense; its presence on Amplifa serves solely to provide a complete market overview.
- Site
- Berlin
- Processes
- Modular audio platform (hardware & software), MOD Dwarf (standalone multi-effect pedal), MOD Desktop (free open-source app), Plugin Shop with 300+ plugins (effects, amps, synths, utilities, neural models), MOD Cloud Builder for plugin creation, Community platform (forum, GitHub, Wiki)
- Materials
- MOD OS (Open Source), Plugins (LV2), Plugin creation (FAUST, Pure Data, Max gen~, AI)
- Certificates
- Open-source development (GitHub, release channels)
- Industries
- Music/audio equipment, Musicians/live performance, Software/plugin development (open source)
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Product development (hardware & software)
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Plugin ecosystem and Cloud Builder
- 03
Assembly by partner (Schleicher Electronics, Berlin)
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Distribution and community platform
Technology & Platform
MOD OS (Open Source)
Open-source operating system with COMMUNITY, TESTING and STABLE release channels.
Plugins (LV2)
Over 300 effects, amps, synths, utilities and neural models in the Plugin Shop.
Plugin creation (FAUST, Pure Data, Max gen~, AI)
The MOD Cloud Builder converts described effects into plugins for the devices.
Sites
Dublin
IERegistered office (MOD Audio Limited)
Berlin
DEOffice / Mailing Address (c/o MotionLab, Bouchéstraße 12, Halle 20)
Products & Assemblies
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Quality & Openness
As an open-source project, MOD OS and its development are maintained publicly via GitHub, releases and community channels; approved release candidates can be tested and fed back by users.
| Evidence | Dublin | Berlin |
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| Open-source development (GitHub, release channels) |
History
- 2013
Launch of the MOD Quadra at Expomusic in São Paulo, Brazil
- 2014
Kickstarter campaign for MOD Duo successfully funded (127% of goal)
- 2015
MOD HQ moves to Schleicher Electronics Berlin (assembler of MOD products)
- 2016
Shipping of the first Kickstarter Pioneers units begins
- 2017
Launch of the MOD Duo at the NAMM Show; XF4 footswitch and Arduino Shield at the Frankfurt Musikmesse; win at the Wallifornia Music Tech start-up acceleration program in Liège
- 2018
Seed round secured, team expanded; plugin sales in the MOD Plugin Shop; MOD Duo X presented at Sónar+D; distribution opened in DE, AT, UK, IE, ES, PT
- 2019
Coverage of all major European territories; second seed round; launch of MOD Duo X Limited Edition
- 2020
MOD Dwarf Kickstarter funded in under 24 hours; MOD Duo X on the market in Europe, USA and Asia
- 2021
MOD Dwarf goes on sale