Bela Products

Since 2016, the Bela team has been developing and releasing products to meet the needs of our maker community. Along with our Bela and Bela Mini boards, we offer a range of accessories for expanding Bela’s capablities, along with limited-edition products.

Bela boards

Bela

The original Bela board has everything you need to start creating beautifully interactive applications. With 8 16-bit analog I/O and 16 digital I/O you can hook up all your favourite sensors and devices, and get programming with our browser-based IDE. Bela is compatible with our multiplexer and audio expander capelets, and has on-board stereo amps, making this our most fully-featured system. Bela is available as a starter kit (full system including Bela cape + BeagleBone Black, USB cable, Bela cape and two audio adapter cables), or as a stand-alone cape.

  • 2 audio input and output channels
  • 8 channels of 16-bit analog input and output
  • 16 digital I/O
  • 2 on-board speaker amplifiers
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Bela Mini

In 2018 we condensed all the most popular features of Bela into one tiny system that fits in more places than ever before. The Bela Mini is 1/3 the size of the Original Bela, but still powerful - it has 8 16-bit analog inputs, 16 digital I/O and stereo audio I/O. Bela Mini uses the same Bela software as the original, so you still get access to our browser-based IDE in a much smaller form factor. Bela Mini is available as a starter kit (fully assembled system including soldered Bela Mini cape + PocketBeagle, USB cable, SD card and 2 audio adapter cables), or as a stand-alone cape.

  • 2 audio input and output channels
  • 8 channels of 16-bit analog input
  • 16 digital I/O
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Accessories and extras

Trill Touch Sensors

Trill is a family of touch sensors designed to make it easy to bring high-resolution touch sensing to your interactive projects. There are five Trill types, all designed by the team that brought you Bela but compatible with a wide range of systems.

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Bela Mini Multichannel Expander

This add-on for Bela Mini allows you to combine powerful interaction with multichannel audio, opening up new frontiers in instrument design, interactivity and sound installation. It expands your audio input and output channels from 2 to a whopping 8 in and 8 out at 44.1kHz.

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CTAG Multi-channel system

CTAG is a Bela-compatible multi-channel Linux audio system, developed in collaboration with CTAG Audio. Choose from CTAG FACE (4 channels in, 8 channels out) or CTAG BEAST (8 channels in, 16 channels out). Both are available as fully assembled kits, or standalone capes. Add a Bela cape to make your multi-channel system interactive!

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Multiplexer

If 8 channels of analog input aren't enough, expand up to 64 channels with the Multiplexer, an add-on accessory for Bela. (Not compatible with Bela Mini.)

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Audio Expander

Turn your 8 analog intputs and outputs into 4 additional audio input and output channels with the Audio Expander, an add-on accessory for Bela. (Not compatible with Bela Mini.)

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Modular

GLISS

GLISS is an elegant and intuitive synthesizer module for touch control which is now live on Crowd Supply. This Eurorack (4HP) module lets you draw waveforms directly into your system so you can add a human touch to your control signals. It also can act as a LFO, envelope generator, signal visualizer, attenuator, slider, or expressive capacitive keyboard.

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PEPPER

PEPPER is a kit for building a module to integrate your Bela unit with the world of Modular and Eurorack synths. PEPPER includes a custom-designed, bare PCB that comes with a list of common through-hole components for you to source, as well as a black faceplate. Solder it together, attach PEPPER to your Bela system and you can start prototyping and experimenting with Bela and your modular synth.

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SALT (limited edition)

SALT is a fully programmable Bela synth module created in collaboration with Rebel Technology. This module has 4 CV and 4 trigger, expandable up to 8 of each with the SALT+ expander. Comes fully assembled and ready to use, including an embedded Bela system.

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