Kadabra® Music Workstation
Core Features & System Highlights
Expressive motion control for playing, producing, and performing.
Kadabra is more than a wireless MIDI controller,
It is a 9D wearable music workstation that turns
motion, touch, and musical intent into expressive musical control.
Kadabra gives you a powerful new way to create, shape and perform sound.
Expression beyond keys & knobs
Powered by a professional 9-axis motion system and pressure sensing, Kadabra lets you shape sound with movement, gestures, touch, and pressure, with zero-perceived latency, so performance feels more physical, intuitive and alive.
9D Motion
Shape up to 10 parameters at once using 9-axis motion sensing for a level of expression static controllers cannot match.
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Controlling 10 parameters at once using your motion and the PRS*. Combined with the intuitive full-body engagement that is deeply connected to the sound, provides an unparalleled range of expression.
* PRS
Kadabra® has 2 pressure-based input zones (button-like silicone sensors) that light up at the intensity of your thumb pressure, and provides controls of velocity, pitchbend, volume and other Midi parameters, by mapping touch and tension to any parameter – for a broader scope of expression.
Dual adaptive keyboards
Play two sounds, scales, or harmonic roles at the same time on separate keyboard rows.
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Kadabra® MW’s adaptive design enables musicians to assign multiple virtual instruments to each row, and infuse their sounds during playing while staying in perfect sync with the key and scale. Each row can even have different scales or harmonic variations
Stage-Ready Reliability
Handcrafted, ergonomic, and refined for stage use, Kadabra is designed to feel comfortable in the hands and strong on stage.
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Kadabra® MW was tested and refined through extensive live performances, developed for durability, responsiveness and confidence on stage.
A complete system, not just a controller
Kadabra gives you the software, sound tools, and connectivity to start immediately or plug into the setup you already love.
Start immediately
Kadabra OS, bundled samplers, player software, synth tools, and ready-made projects help you begin fast without buying extra software.
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Included purpose-built software environment designed specifically for Kadabra’s unique features for music creation and live play.
Kadabra OS – the Main Program that controls the Kadabra
KPlayer – Kadabra’s dedicated VST/AU Player for Sounds, Effects and Recordings
5 KSamplers – from Drums to Electric Piano, Acoustic sounds to use in music making.
Freeware VSTs– some virtual instruments (like the versatile “Surge XT” synth and effects) have integrated controls inside the Kadabra
Guided learning built in
Interactive lessons, hover tips, tutorials, and KAI (Kadabra AI) help you learn Kadabra step by step.
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Kadabra is a deep instrument, so guidance is built into the software. Interactive lessons walk you through the core workflow, hover tips explain controls in context, tutorials help you expand into new modes, and KAI helps you find answers while you work.
Works with major DAWs
Connect with Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, FL Studio, Bitwig, and other professional workflows through Kadabra’s virtual MIDI workflow.
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Kadabra® MW adapts to your workflows, enabling you to work with your existing setup. Serving as an expressive MIDI controller, it can sync and control over 50 knobs per channel in any DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), and virtual instruments or plugins.
You can also export and import MIDI sections from its Looper into your DAW’s song arrangements.
Smart musical tools that keep you in the flow
Kadabra helps you stay in key, in harmony and on the beat, so advanced ideas feel easier to play live.
Built-in musical intelligence that makes complex theory more playable, intuitive and performance-ready.
Stay in key
Scaler and Harmoner keep your playing musically aligned while letting you move through different scales and harmonic colors.
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Whether in the studio or on stage, easily set your tone and scale, and start jamming on any instrument you like, adding layers and expression to your music. Kadabra can help keep you in key when you want it to.
Scaler – Remaps the playing surface to different scales and modes so you can play more freely with less technical friction
Harmoner – Generates rich harmonic output in real-time while staying locked to your selected musical framework
Sampler – Mapping Kadabra’s keyboard to a chromatic scale (all posible notes).
Shape-shifter workflow
Move quickly between creative functions such as FXer, Viber, Arper, Quantizer, Sounder, harmonic tools, and the Master Shape.
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Kadabra is a shape-shifter, there are assignable Shifter-buttons that lets you change the whole Kadabra into different working modes in a flick of a button.
those shapes are an extensive palette of production functions like Viber, Arper, Looper, FXer, Sounder and more, all easily accessible, arranged and controlled directly from your Kadabra®.
Build rich layers
Split or layer up to 16 sound channels across the two keyboards – from drums and keys to harmonies and textures – without losing musical control.
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Kadabra controls different layers of sounds in two separate touch surfaces so you can create layered musical ensembles of sound.
Several Midi channels can be set to one of the Keyboard rows, then a different set of Midi channels (while some can be Arpeggiated or Vibered for example) assigned to the 2nd keyboard row.
Imagine simply laying your wrist on the pearly keyboard row and generate harmonies/chords for a pad sound, while playing a melody with your fingers on the other keyboard row… then move, and change all those sounds in the desired sensitivity of each channel.
Create faster in the studio
Kadabra speeds up composition and keeps your hands on the music, so ideas move quickly from first spark to production-ready results.
Shape, route, layer, and control your music in real time without leaving the instrument.
16-channel multitrack capture
Record up to 16 separate channels at 32 bit / 96 kHz.
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Kadabra’s KPlayer is a 16 channel sound mixer for VST/AU instruments for the Kadabra to reach highest quality production sound, each channel can be set to be recorded separatelly in upto 32 Bit / 96 KHz datarate.
Keep composing from the instrument and let the arrangement grow naturally around what you play
Looper-to-DAW MIDI workflow
Move MIDI between Kadabra’s Looper and your DAW, then reshape, layer, and expand ideas with less friction.
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Import MIDI into Kadabra’s Looper to reinterpret written parts through Kadabra’s expressive playing surface, or export looped ideas back into your DAW to keep building the arrangement. It is a fast, musical way to sketch, refine, and turn grooves into fuller sections without losing momentum.
Having a Kadabra® MW in your studio, speeds up and ignites the composition step and the whole rhythm section.
Built-in creative tools
Viber, Arper, Quantizer, and other dedicated shapes turn small ideas into rich rhythmic and harmonic movement.
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Holding a Kadabra opens several creative paths at once. Viber and Arper can turn natural harmonics into rich, evolving sequences – on the beat or intentionally off the beat – while other shapes add motion, timing, texture, and variation. Kadabra helps build the musical background intuitively, so inspiration becomes playable content faster.
Perform with freedom on Stage
Take that same workflow live with low setup friction, wireless confidence, custom song scenes, and expressive control for vocals, audio, and sound shaping in production quality. Kadabra can also be at the center of a wider live rig!
Master Shape scenes
Build song-specific control scenes from the functions you use most, then trigger them instantly during performance.
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Master Shape lets you combine functions from multiple Kadabra shapes into one custom performance surface for a track, set, or DAW project. Instead of rebuilding your project for the stage, you can pull the controls you actually need into a fast, playable layout and call them up while you perform.
Live FX and sound control
Control over 50 parameters per channel and shape multi-layered sounds in real time, from the instrument itself.
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FXer turns Kadabra into a hands-on live control surface for filters, delays, reverbs, dynamics, sends, and custom mappings across your set. Rather than reaching for a mouse or staring at a screen, you stay inside the performance and shape the sound directly from your hands.
Vocal & Audio-In control
Bring vocals and external audio into your live workflow and shape them with the same expressive control.
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Route a microphone or any external audio source through your setup and control its effects from Kadabra. This makes it easy to blend voice, instruments, loops, and live processing into one expressive performance environment.
Wireless freedom, long battery life, strong visual feedback, and the Master Shape help you stay focused on the music and the crowd.
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Kadabra’s pro wireless system delivers long-range, low-latency performance, long battery life, and screen-free control, so you can move confidently across large stages and even step into the crowd.
Add a wireless microphone to the top holder and shape vocal effects live with the FXer.
Digital Highlights
Scale & harmony intelligence
Play blues, pentatonics, and advanced harmonic modes intuitively, from day one!
Complete software bundle
Kadabra OS, KPlayer, KSamplers, plugins, maps, and presets included.
Technical Highlights
Ergonomic, Intuitive Design
Wearable, easy to carry, lightweight, comfortable hand positioning.
Pro-grade low-latency wireless
Perform wirelessly with over 8 hours of battery life.
Simple Installation
Simple setup. Guided learning.
Install Kadabra OS
Download the bundle for Mac or Windows and complete a simple installation.
Connect your Kadabra
Plug in Kadabra or connect the wireless K-Box and you’re ready to go. (USB cables included)
Start playing!
Kadabra OS opens a dedicated DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), filled with Samplers and synths, ready to play.
Learn as you go with interactive lessons, tips, tutorials, and KAI (Kadabra AI).
Minimum Requirements
Windows
Windows 10 or 11
Windows 10 (Build 1909 and later)
Intel i5 or higher
Intel® Core™ i5 processor or an AMD multi-core processor
4GB RAM
8GB+ recommended
2 GB Free space
Approximately 2 GB system drive space for the Full installation (8 GB free disk space recommended for new K-Samplers and updates)
macOS
macOS 11 Big Sur
Third-party plugins may require macOS 12 or later.
M1 or i5
Apple Silicon M1 or Intel® Core™ i5 processor
4GB RAM
8GB+ recommended
2 GB Free space
2 GB Drive space for the Full installation (8 GB free disk space recommended for new K-Samplers and updates)
Premium Wooden body
Each Tribal-Tools Kadabra™ MW is a handcrafted wooden instrument, designed to be beautiful, sturdy, robust, ergonomic and natural to the touch, a one-of-a-kind piece that is only yours!
