[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":131},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Fabout":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"article":6,"body":7,"description":122,"extension":123,"meta":124,"navigation":125,"path":126,"seo":127,"seoTitle":128,"stem":129,"__hash__":130},"pages\u002Fabout.md","About Kables",false,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":114},"minimark",[10,14,18,32,37,47,50,53,57,64,70,76,82,93,97,100,104],[11,12,5],"h1",{"id":13},"about-kables",[15,16,17],"p",{},"Kables is a modular synthesizer that runs in your browser, made for one job: helping people understand how synthesizers work by letting them patch one.",[15,19,20,21,26,27,31],{},"It has oscillators, filters, VCAs, envelopes, LFOs, sequencers, samplers and effects, all connected with cables you drag yourself. On top of that it has a guided first build, ",[22,23,25],"a",{"href":24},"\u002Flearn","guides"," that explain the why, lessons with notes right on the rack, and a ",[22,28,30],{"href":29},"\u002Fmodules","page for every module",".",[33,34,36],"h2",{"id":35},"about-the-author","About the author",[15,38,39,40,46],{},"Hi, I'm ",[22,41,45],{"href":42,"rel":43},"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002Fjakewhiteleydev",[44],"nofollow","Jake Whiteley",", and I made Kables.",[15,48,49],{},"I've always loved synths, and I've spent hundreds of hours tweaking sounds in software synths like Serum and Massive. But I never had the money for a modular setup, so I never got to learn how synthesis really works by patching it myself.",[15,51,52],{},"Kables is the tool I wish I'd had: a way for anyone to learn synthesis hands-on, without buying any hardware.",[33,54,56],{"id":55},"questions","Questions",[58,59,61],"faq-item",{"q":60},"What is a modular synth?",[15,62,63],{},"A synthesizer split into separate modules — oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs — that you connect yourself with patch cables. Nothing makes a sound until you patch it, which is exactly why it’s such a good way to learn how synthesis works.",[58,65,67],{"q":66},"Do I need any experience or hardware?",[15,68,69],{},"No. Kables runs in your browser with nothing to install. The 5-minute guided build starts from an empty rack and waits for you to do each step, and every module explains itself with a ? button.",[58,71,73],{"q":72},"Is Kables free?",[15,74,75],{},"Yes. Open the synth, follow the lessons, save patches in your browser and share them as links or files — no account needed.",[58,77,79],{"q":78},"Will this help me understand Eurorack?",[15,80,81],{},"Yes. Kables uses the same ideas and names as hardware modular: VCO, VCF, VCA, ADSR, LFO, CV, gate and 1V\u002Foct pitch. Any output can be patched into any input, just like in a real case.",[15,83,84,85,88,89,31],{},"Want the big picture first? Read ",[22,86,60],{"href":87},"\u002Flearn\u002Fwhat-is-a-modular-synth"," or look up a word in the ",[22,90,92],{"href":91},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary","glossary",[33,94,96],{"id":95},"your-data-stays-with-you","Your data stays with you",[15,98,99],{},"Kables has no accounts. Your rack, saved patches, lesson progress and any samples you record or load are kept in your own browser. Sharing a patch is something you choose to do, as a link or a file.",[33,101,103],{"id":102},"tips","Tips",[105,106,107,111],"ul",{},[108,109,110],"li",{},"Use headphones, and mind your volume — synths can get loud quickly.",[108,112,113],{},"Kables works best in a recent desktop browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari).",{"title":115,"searchDepth":116,"depth":116,"links":117},"",2,[118,119,120,121],{"id":35,"depth":116,"text":36},{"id":55,"depth":116,"text":56},{"id":95,"depth":116,"text":96},{"id":102,"depth":116,"text":103},"Kables is a free modular synthesizer in your browser, made for learning how synthesis works by patching it yourself.","md",{},true,"\u002Fabout",{"title":5,"description":122},null,"about","vwYpl16-MrhQxNGIqOMDR_pt3mwJKdq3k9TkUuunN7g",1792599837965]