This is Zero!
Multi-Track Mixing, Playback and Recording for DJs, Hybrid DJs and DAWless Creators.
Playback
2 Deck DJ-Style Playback System.
High-Fidelity Tempo-Stretch and Beat-Sync.
On-Board Music Library - No Laptop Required.
Mix
Familiar 2-Channel DJ-Mixer Layout.
Tactile Controls for Precise Mixing.
Mix External Gear with DJ-Style Playback.
Sync
Clock and USB MIDI I/O: Send and Receive Tempo and Transport.
Sync with Grooveboxes, Synths, Drum Machines.
Record
Configurable Recording Bus to Capture Mixes, Stems and Jams to Internal Storage.
Edit Recording Metadata, Add Cuepoints and Beatgrids.
Load and Play Recordings on the DJ Decks.
Flexibility for Modern Music-Makers
Intuitively connect, mix and sync your entire setup. Effortlessly re-route, add effects and post-process your signal chain. Record your ideas and build them into full performances.
Check out our YouTube and Instagram channels for tutorials, information and inspiration.
Superbooth 2026 coverage! Dean from SequencerTalk dropped by the table for a session with Zero.
Superbooth 2026 coverage! A nice chat with Let’s Play Synths during a calm moment before the show’s chaos kicked in…
Check out a recent interview with Synth Anatomy at SynthFest France. We get into the SDK and how Zero can be extended into other functionality.
Specs
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2x Stereo TRS Input
Can be split and routed as 4x mono input channels
2x Stereo TRS Output
Can be split and routed as 4x mono output channels
Dedicated headphone cue output bus
32-bit float 44.1kHz recording bus
Up to 4 additional aux signal routing busses
32-bit 44.1kHz DAC/ADC interface
+-3V DC-coupled output
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Class-compliant USB-C port
Audio I/O
Host-mode for other audio devices
Device-mode for sending audio to DAWs
USB Midi
Host other devices
Full mapping customization system
HID
Host mode for external control surfaces
USB Serial TTY port
Connect to host computer for root access to Linux
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MP3
WAV
AIFF
FLAC
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Internal 32GB eMMC drive
Hosting for USB thumb drives
Hosting for external hard drives (via USB-C)
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3000 mAH LiPo pouch cel
JST connector to PCB
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128×64 pixel OLED
60 Hz refresh rate
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Quad-core ARM64 Processor
600 MHz ARM Cortex M7 Co-Processor
1GB DDR3L RAM
Mainline Linux kernel
Open-source SDK available on GitHub
Developer-friendly software stack
Root-level TTY shell over USB
ZModem USB serial upload/download
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6.2” x 3.2” x 1.43”
0.234 kg
8.2 oz
ABS high-impact enclosure, knobs, fader caps
Psst… Developers…
Zero is an Open-Source Audio Powerhouse
Quad-core ARM64 Linux processor + 600MHz Cortex M7 coprocessor.
1GB DDR3L RAM, 32GB eMMC built-in file storage.
C-based GUI and audio processing SDK available on GitHub.
Support for GCC and Clang cross-compile, with scripted ZModem binary loader.
USB tty, dual UART ports, on-board USB-Serial re-flash hardware.
User-friendly app and plug-in installer UI, including launch-at-boot selector.
Zero is a serious, developer-focused audio processing platform with an open SDK, and a no-fee software distribution model.