Wildwood Soundworks is a small independent producer of electronic music devices. Our products include Flex, Lightning and Express. All products feature a digital sampler, sequencer and synthesizer. All devices share the same firmware and offer a similar set of features, differing mainly in form factor.
Wildwood Soundworks products are available for sale at the Wildwood Soundworks storefront on Etsy.
September 5th, 2025: Wildwood Soundworks is pleased to announce Wildwood Flex.
Flex consists of five new devices. Each device can be used by itself or connected together with other Flex devices to create unique and versatile systems.
Flex uses magnetic connectors to instantly assemble your new device. The magnetic connectors provide power and a network connection.
Flex devices run the same firmware as Wildwood Express and Wildwood Lightning. This includes both sample-based and FM synth engines, multiple views and menus, popup softkeys and more.
The firmware features one-button WIFI setup that starts WIFI and a web server so you can use all of the features from a standard web browser running on your phone or other device.
Flex devices have USB input and output capabilities, including USB MIDI, USB Audio (UAC1.0) and USB Flash Drive. You can control an external DAW with Flex, or plug in an external USB MIDI device and use Flex as a synthesizer.
Flex devices feature WIFI-based over-the-air firmware update so that you can keep your device current with new features and bug fixes.
Wildwood Flex devices measure 100 mm x 100 mm (about 4 inches by 4 inches).
Flex Keyboard is a one octave keyboard with eight octave range, inspired by Wildwood Express. It features 12 capacitive touch sensors and buttons to select the octave and the channel. There is also a small display for status and configuration.
Flex Wheel is a chord wheel inspired by Wildwood Lightning. It has 14 capacitive touch sensors. Like Flex Keyboard, it has four buttons and a small display.
Flex Control features eight knobs that you can use to use as MIDI channel controls. It has buttons to select the control bank and channel, plus a small display.
Flex DIY lets you create your own input device. It has 14 capacitive touch sensors that can be configured as a one octave keyboard or a chord wheel. You provide the touchable surface and connect it to Flex DIY using its builtin screw terminal block or 14 pin header. It also has four buttons and a small screen.
Flex Main features a larger color touch display, like Wildwood Lightning, as well as eight MIDI channel control knobs, plus a 3.5 mm TRS line out for use with external amplifier or mixer and CV+GATE TS outputs for integration with analogy synths (0 to 5 volts at 1 volt per octave).
All Flex devices feature magnetic connectors on the left and right side. These connectors hold the devices together and provide power and network.
You can connect multiple Flex devices together to create new devices with a broad range of capabilities, including multiple octave keyboards, multiple chord wheels, combinations of keyboards, chord wheels and controls, DIY units with controls, etc.
When you connect two or more Flex units together, the network becomes active and the devices exchange information across the network. The network requires Flex Terminators on the left and right of the combined device. The Flex Terminators also have micro USB power connectors that you can use to power the assembly.
Lightning features a unique note wheel interface that makes it possible to play across multiple octaves with just seven capacitive touch sensors. Express features a color touch screen with popup softkeys. It measures 100 mm x 138 mm (about 4 inches by 5.5 inches).
For more information on Wildwood Lightning, see Lightning Overview.
Express has a capacitive touch sensor based interface featuring a one octave keyboard (eight octave range) plus chord and strum sensors. It measures 100 mm x 200 mm (about 4 inches by 8 inches).
For more information on Wildwood Express see Express Overview.
Wildwood Soundworks devices are compact audio systems that provide everything you need to record, play and edit your own music as well as standard MIDI music files:
Asterisk (*) denotes a feature available in Express. Plus (+) denotes a feature available in Lightning.
Lightning and Express include metal touch pads, a hand-stained hardwood base and protective rubber feet.
Flex devices include metal touch pads, a 3D printed base and protective rubber feet.
All devices feature both sample-based and FM synth engines.
The sample-based synthesizer works with both custom samples created using the sampler feature as well as a builtin general MIDI sample set of 128 instrument and 56 drum/percussion sounds.
Wildwood Soundworks provides regular firmware updates as new features become available. New devices ship with the latest firmware and you can upgrade your existing device to the latest firmware using WIFI-based over-the-air update.
For a description of the latest features, see updates.
For information on how to use Lightning or Express, see Detailed Documentation.
For information on setting up and configuring Express, see our Express Quick Start Guide. For more information on using Express, see our Express Quick Reference Guide.
For information on setting up and configuring Lightning v2.2, see our Lightning Quick Start Guide. For more information on using Lightning v2.2, see our Lightning Quick Reference Guide.
For information on the previous version of Lightning, visit Older Documentation.
The Wildwood Soundworks aesthetic features exposed electronics on a hardwood base. If you would like an enclosure for your device you can make one using our 2D and 3D Models.
For videos that show how to use Wildwood Lightning, see Lightning Videos.
For videos that show some of the key features of Wildwood Express, see Express Videos.
Lightning and Express are powered by a standard 5V USB adapter and produce sound through a 3.5 mm AUX audio output jack or USB UAC1.0 audio device.
The 3.5 mm AUX audio output jack is a standard line-level two-channel (stereo) three conductor Tip-Ring-Shield (TRS) connector intended for use with a mixer or amplified speakers.
We do not recommend plugging headphones directly into the AUX jack, especially Tip-Ring-Ring-Shield (TRRS) audio headsets (e.g. with microphone) where the extra ring conductor can cause a short-circuit.
Unless noted otherwise in sales material, you will need to provide the power source and mixer or amplifier as well as cables.
For more information on Wildwood Soundworks, see About Wildwood Soundworks.
To provide feedback or contact Wildwood Soundworks, see Contact Wildwood Soundworks.