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🚀Getting Started
start here- ⭐What is Playtronica?
A 60-second overview. Everything can sing.
Open → - 🤔Which Playtronica do I have?
Five Playtronica devices exist. This page helps you tell them apart and explains what each one does.
Open → - 🔌Your first 5 minutes
From box to first sound, in five minutes.
Open → - 🎁Got it as a gift?
Someone gave you a Playtronica. Here is how to hear your first note in five minutes.
Open → - 📦What is in the box?
What you find inside the box, and what each piece does.
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🎛️Your Device
5 instruments- 👐TouchMe — the touch-to-MIDI instrument
A small instrument that turns touch into music. Play alone, with a friend, or on water and flowers.
Open → - 🍉Playtron — the clip-anything MIDI instrument
Clip the wires, ground yourself, touch anything that conducts.
Open → - 🌿Biotron — your plant as a MIDI instrument
Clip the leaf-pads to a houseplant and let it play itself.
Open → - 🌀Orbita — rotating MIDI sequencer
Orbita is a rotating MIDI sequencer with coloured magnets and four tracks.
Open → - ⚖️Scales — the weight-to-MIDI instrument
Place objects on the plate. Heavier objects play higher notes. Five modes turn the same gesture into melodies, drones, and arpeggios.
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📦Orders & Support
most-asked- 🔍Track your order
Where your package is now, when it should arrive, and what to do if tracking has gone quiet.
Open → - 🧾Invoice and VAT
How to get an invoice for your order — for customs, your accountant, or your company.
Open → - 💸Pricing and discounts
What things cost, how discount codes work, and what to do if you missed one.
Open → - 🚚Shipping and delivery
How long shipping takes, by region and carrier.
Open → - 🛠️Warranty and repairs
1-year warranty, the repair flow, and what is covered.
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🎵Sound & Software
DAWs · synths · mobile- 🎹Online synth library
The web synths that work with TouchMe, Playtron, and Biotron.
Open → - 💻Connect your device to a computer
Plug a Playtronica device into a Mac, Windows PC, iPhone, iPad, or Android phone.
Open → - 🎛️Use Playtronica with Ableton Live
Set up a Playtronica device as a MIDI input in Ableton Live.
Open → - 🎵Logic Pro and GarageBand
Use Playtronica devices with Logic Pro and GarageBand.
Open → - 🖥️FL Studio and other DAWs
Setup steps for FL Studio, Reaper, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, and Reason.
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🔧Not Working?
interactive triage- 🔧Troubleshooting hub
Something is not working. Start here.
Open → - 🔌Device will not connect — denied access to MIDI, USB not detected
Your computer does not see the device, or the browser shows 'denied access to MIDI'. Work through this checklist.
Open → - 🔇No sound or MIDI not detected
The device is plugged in but you do not hear anything. Work through this checklist.
Open → - 🍉Playtron — common issues and fixes
Common Playtron problems — pin corrosion, USB, missing MIDI signal, weak grounding.
Open → - ⚡Firmware reset (Nuke) — TouchMe, Playtron, and Biotron
Wipe and reinstall the firmware when the device is unresponsive.
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🌿Sound & Materials
grounding · objects- 💡Grounding — how and why
Why Playtron needs you to be grounded, and four ways to ground yourself. A short physics explanation for anyone curious.
Open → - 🍊What objects can you play?
Anything that conducts a little electricity. Each device favours different objects. Plus the world of conductive materials you can buy.
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🎨For Professionals
B2B · education- 🏢B2B and institutional orders
Bulk pricing and formal quotes for schools, museums, studios, festivals, and corporate buyers.
Open → - 🏫Playtronica in education
How to bring Playtronica into classrooms and workshops.
Open → - 🎨Creative and installation use
Art installations, exhibitions, and performance pieces.
Open → - 🦺Safety and health information
Playtronica devices are safe for typical creative use. This page explains the limits.
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