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Mystrix

Name: Mystrix
Brand: 203 Systems
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Introducing Mystrix

Elevate Your Controls

Mystrix is a revolutionary smart grid controller with an open and innovative OS.

Designed for all tasks from professional music control to streamlining everyday workflows like gaming, streaming, and creative automation.

Mystrix is engineered to redefine the possibility of what controllers can do.

See What You Can Do With Mystrix

Create & Performing Breathtaking Lightshows

With Mystrix's industry-leading LED technology and highly optimized designs, it’s the top choice for create and performing stunning lightshows.

Features like built-in flicker reduction, customizable palettes, and native rotation make it a product like no others.

Get Creative with Your Creative Tools

Mystrix is highly customizable controller designed for creative artists. With powerful features like polyphonic aftertouch and configurable musical interfaces.

You can tailor Mystrix to fit your artistic vision with no host software or coding needed! Most thing are controlled via on board UI!

Seamlessly integrate Mystrix into your setup with Bluetooth MIDI and TRS MIDI (optional adapters available).

Take Control of Your Setup

Mystrix delivers versatile control options that work seamlessly at home or on the go

Mystrix is capable with both highly customizable and extremely powerful host managed controls using BitFocus Companion or native configured customize control map.

Have Some Fun

Mystrix isn’t just for serious work!

Matrix OS came packed with a lot of interesting and fun apps like a Dice app for tabletop games, gamepad and keyboard emulations, lighting app to set the scene, and more to explore!

Start Experimenting

Mystrix is fully open-source, from hardware design to Matrix OS and all available tools. Develop your own apps or experiment with new ideas—Mystrix is a playground for developers.

We welcome you to collaborate with our community, and together, let’s push the boundaries of what's possible

Mystrix Media Reviews

It’s thrilling to imagine the potential of a completely customisable grid controller, particularly if there are a plethora of mods to freely download and tinker with. Such mods and maps are what make the Launchpad a desirable option.
MusicTech
Mystrix’s open-source design means that you can customise it as you wish. It ships with the Matrix OS, with all features supplied as applications within this. Because the OS is open-source, you can create your own apps to suit your needs.
MusicRadar
The slimline, easy-to-use grid controller measures just 13.2mm and is designed with accessibility in mind for "a straightforward box experience for all types of players without any required knowledge."
DJMag

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Mystrix Design

Magic with in 13.2mm

Despite as one of the thinnest and most portable MIDI devices available, the Mystrix is packed with a variety of hardware features such as wireless capability, polyphonic aftertouch. RGB underglow, and a magnetic module connection port for future expansions...

Illuminate Beyond

The redesigned Mystrix keypad is bigger and brighter to our previous version. It boasts 64 bright RGB LEDs and 32 additional 32 underglow LEDs for the Mystrix Pro.

This makes the Mystrix significantly brighter than its competitors and optimized for outstanding visibility.

Hidden Complexity

We achieved the minimalist look by hiding the complexity rather than removing power.

The Mystrix is equipped with a hidden control button at the center and two hidden touch strips (8 capacitive keys on each on the sides) that allow for more powerful control.

Mystrix Features

Plug-N-Play

Our in house app, Amethyst Player, significantly simplify the process of performing lightshow projects.

Amethyst Player offers an easy. out-of-the-box experience for all types of users, regardless of their level of knowledge. It allows users to quickly begin learning and playing without any trouble.

Amethyst Player

Perform like Never Before

Mystrix is compatible with a wide range of lightshow performances from the community.

Mystrix allowing you to experience and perform them in an even more impressive way thanks to its advanced performance capabilities.

Freedom of Control

In additional to music related feature. We have also broadened the use case of Mystrix to support everyday workflows.

You can use Mystrix to emulate keyboard, mouse, gamepad outputs using customizable keymap.

Or Intergrated Mystrix even closer into your workflow using powerful intergrations via Bitfocus Compaion

Connect Your Way

Mystrix offer various connectivity options including USB-C, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 2.4GHz, allowing you to connect to your device in the way that best suits you.

With millisecond level Bluetooth Midi, Mystrix is giving you more freedom to focus on your performance.

Mystrix Customizations

Mystrix is Your Hardware

Mystrix is designed to be as customizable as possible.

Project Mystrix is fully open-sourced, allowing you to modify it to your heart desires.

Replacement parts are also available for purchase, in case you need to replace any component.

Replacement Parts

Your Device Your Rules

Mystrix comes with our custom designed Operating System for controller devices, the Matrix OS.

We will continually ship new features and new apps in the future.

The entire OS is open sourced and hackable, giving users the ability to create their own applications and customize the system to their preferences.

Documentations

Learn More About Mystrix

Dive into Mystrix OS
Want to learn more about our innovating Mystrix OS? Let’s take a deeper look!
See Mystrix in Action
Check out how the community has been using Mystrix!
Meet the People and Our Story
Get to know the people behind Mystrix and hear about our journey!

Mystrix Version Differences

Mystrix Standard
Great Options for Macro Pad, Streaming Control, and Average Tasks!
- High Performance & Cutting-Edge Micro Controller
- Wireless Connectivity (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, MatrixLink)
- Powered by 203 Systems' Matrix OS
- 64 Ultra High Brightness Flicker Free RGB LEDs
- Silicon Binary Matrix Keypad
- Same Software Experience with Mystrix Pro
Mystrix
Mystrix Pro
Great Options for Professional Live Performance and Lightshows!
- High Performance & Cutting-Edge Micro Controller
- Wireless Connectivity (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, MatrixLink)
- Powered by 203 Systems' Matrix OS
- 64 Ultra High Brightness Flicker Free RGB LEDs
- Velocity Sensitive Silicon Matrix Keypad with Poly Aftertouch
- 32 Ultra High Brightness Flicker Free RGB Underglow LEDs
Mystrix Pro

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should you buy a Mystrix over other grid controller like Novation Launchpad?

There are a few grid controllers out there on the market already, notable Novation Launchpad and Monome.

First, credit where credit is due. Mystrix has taken a lot of inspiration from Novation Launchpad and Monome. It would not exist without those prior arts.

Lets' compare Mystrix to Launchpad as the most prominent example.

Launchpad is a very focused music controller. Mystrix started as an alternative for visual performance since Novation Launchpad isn’t really designed for those tasks. The support from Novation was inconsistent at best and Mystrix is here to target this specific category.

Mystrix obviously isn’t going to replace Launchpad for music creations, the Ableton integration on Launchpad is superb and it will be very hard for Mystrix to match up with that. We want to focus on more customizable controls, more creative options, and more community-oriented supports. We don't just do serious stuffs here, also some fun and dumb stuffs.

	Mystrix Pro	Novation Launchpad X
LED	96 High Brightness & Flicker Free RGB LEDs	81 RGB Low Brightness and Flickering LEDs
Interface	USB C and MIDI TRS (with optional adapter)	USB C
Wireless Capabilities	Bluetooth, WiFi, and Matrix Link	None
Standalone Capabilities	Highly customizable note app, host managed control surface, natively configured custom control, and more standalone apps	Fixed midi mapping, 4 Custom Map and Note Mode
Software Intergration	Ableton Live (Lightshow), Midi Enabled DAW (Communlity intergrations), Amethyst Player, Apollo Studio, BitFocus Companion	Ableton Live (Native Intergration)
Open Sourced	Yes. Fully Open Sourced	No
Firmware Update	Actively Updated	Not actively updated (1 minor feature update after 3 years)
Hardware Capability	12x Compute Power*, 8x RAM, 80x ROM	1x (as baseline)
Other features	Keyboard Emulation, Gamepad Emulation, Streaming Control, Macro Pad, Lighting Control, Dice APP, and more official or community made features...	None

What is the difference between a Mystrix and a Mystrix Pro?

Mystrix Pro have velocity-sensitive keypads and RGB underglow. The standartd Mystrix doesnt have velocity-sensitive keypads and RGB underglow.

Everything else will be the same, including software features, wireless capability, material, build quality, etc.

We will not constrain the capability of Mystrix’s software to a more advanced model.

What's the weight and size of Mystrix?

Mystrix has a weight of roughly 800 grams or 1.75lbs

Dimension of Mystrix is 205 * 205 * 12mm or 8.07 * 8.07 * 0.47 inches.

How is the wireless latency?

Mystrix currently only supports Bluetooth Midi. (More wireless modes are under development). The latency we tested is pretty good and mostly imperceptible, but we don't have a precise number we can provide or for you to compare to right now.

Here's a demo video show casing the wireless capability. (Tested by our community member, so this isn't a "lab environment" or something like that! Also note lightshow is a very stressful form of midi stream. So if you are just playing note, it will be even better!)

What sort of software support and after sales hardware support can potential customers expect and for how long?

We are committed to supporting Mystrix as long as possible we can!

A lot of our resources are going into community support and will continue so post-launch. We will not be releasing a Matrix 2 anytime soon and axe all supports for Mystrix. We built the Mystrix with all the cutting features to make sure it won't be obsolete anytime soon.

Another commitment we will be making is that we will not constrain the capability of Mystrix’s software to a more advanced model. (All software open sourced, someone will be able to do them anyways).

Mystrix that every user has will always be as capable as the hardware can handle until we can’t support it officially. To put our commitment into perspective, even though the new generation Matrix comes with a brand new Matrix OS that comes with a lot of great software features, we spent a lot of effort to make the very same OS run on the now almost 6-year-old and very limited Matrix Founder Edition without the advanced capability like wireless and velocity sensitive keypads. Even if we will not be able to support it anymore both hardware and software-wise, everything about this project is open-sourced and we welcome the community to step in.

What's the long-term plan to develop for the music creator side for Mystrix?

We have a lot of music creators working with us to work on more professional features that are suggested by them directly. Matrix is designed as generic as possible to allow it to do a lot of different tasks, unlike other midi devices designed to be strongly opinionated and linked with DAW. Two things that are in the works on right now are the sequencer/tracker app and DAW integrations (Mainly Ableton live due to that’s what most of the user base uses). We don’t want to release features that are not final or might be changing in the future, but we do release a lot of testing firmware for everyone to test and help us iterate on.

Who are the main target audience of Mystrix?

Visual performers are still the primary audience because this is an area we know well and have a lot of community support going on.

The secondary targeted audience is the tinkering community, Mystrix is a very complete package as a non-professional & open-sourced project, and we worked hard to promote community development. Tinker community has a lot of room to work with Mystrix. We want to see people creating experimental features on Mystrix using it's very generic design and powerful hardware capability. We want Matrix to be a supercharged and affordable Monome for those people.

The third audience will be professionals who are interested in adding dynamics to their setup. Mystrix gives a lot of freedom and flexibility to a music gear setup with the capability of a customizable control panel and wireless connectivity. We still don’t have many professional features ready for release yet but we love more music creators to help us make the ultimate creative controller.