NoraMelodies

Vault / Guitar interface & MIDI control

Your phone is the amp.
Vault is the pedalboard.

A USB audio interface, six-switch MIDI controller and phone dock, folded into one case.

Phone-based amp modelling, audio interfaces and MIDI controllers each have their place. Vault brings them into one rig: fewer separate pieces to carry and set up, with patch changes under your feet.

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Closed

235 × 155 × 69 mm closed. Ready for the gig bag.

Opening

One piano hinge. No tools, no cables to reconnect.

Flat

One continuous incline. Six footswitches under your foot, your phone in the deck.

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Signal path

Analog at the edges.
Your phone in between.

A buffered high-impedance input receives your guitar. Analog gain sets the level before conversion, and a passive volume control sits in the output path. USB carries the audio to your phone and back.

  1. 01 Guitar Your instrument
  2. 02 Buffer 1 MΩ · unity gain
  3. 03 ADC Gain before conversion
  4. 04 Phone Runs your amp model
  5. 05 DAC Back to analog
  6. 06 Amp / PA Or headphones

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Your software.
Your choice.

Two rows · six MIDI switches

Vault is also a studio audio interface. Connect it to your computer over USB and record in a compatible DAW. Standard USB Audio and MIDI also let you use a phone running your choice of modelling app.

No proprietary driver, mandatory app or Nora Melodies account. The interface remains usable independently of our software.

Specifications

The physical details.

Pre-production / Rev C
Connection
USB-C · class-compliant USB Audio + USB MIDI
Hosts
Android · iOS · macOS · Windows · Linux. Requires compatible USB audio/MIDI host and app support.
Converters
Current: 16-bit / 44.1 kHz. Planned: 24-bit / 48 kHz.
Round-trip latency
Measurement in progress.
Instrument input
1 × 1/4" TS · buffered · 1 MΩ
Input gain
Analog hardware knob into the codec preamp
Outputs
1 × 1/4" mono TS · 1 × 3.5 mm headphone
Output volume
Analog, in the signal path
Control
6 momentary footswitches → MIDI Program Change 0–5
Power
USB bus powered
Enclosure
235 × 155 × 69 mm closed · fold-flat clamshell

These specifications describe the current Rev C hardware. Production specifications are pending validation; planned converter changes are labelled above. Round-trip latency measurement is in progress.