Benjamin is a new physical control surface and adjustable iPad stand built for musicians who learn through YouTube and online video, a category of interface designed for watching, not practicing.
Key features include:
- The ability to loop any passage in two presses — tap IN and OUT, and Benjamin starts repeating the section instantly. Boundaries can be nudged or adjusted frame by frame with the rotary wheel.
- The ability to navigate by chapter down to individual frames — no more overshooting a moment by dragging a small on-screen seek bar.
- You can adjust speed in 5% increments — standard controls jump in large steps that make music feel unnaturally slow; Benjamin lets musicians dial in a workable tempo and build up gradually.
- There are 14 tactile switches, a rotary scroll wheel, and a physical volume slider — designed to be learned by touch, so musicians stop looking away from their instrument.
- The Benjamin has nine days of battery life on typical use, works while charging, and pairs over Bluetooth Low Energy with any iPad running iOS 16 or later.
Benjamin is available on Kickstarter. Early backers will have access to a Super Early Bird price before full retail availability.
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