The VS-1 Vintage Edition reimagines the VS-1 with black knobs topped in aluminum styled after the legendary synths of the 1970s. It’s the same boutique controller at heart — rugged aluminum body, walnut sides, and uncompromising build — but with even more retro aesthetic that feels instantly at home next to your classic analog gear.
This is a real-deal MIDI instrument — solid, responsive, and made to be played. And yes, I said instrument. You’ll get it the second you map it into your rig.
 
Not a toy. Not a fad.
 
Just clean design, instant response, and hands-on control that sparks creativity — the way a controller should. Vintage inspiration drawn from the legends — Moog, Sequential Circuits, Oberheim, ARP — reimagined for the modern musician.
 
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The 10 fully‑mappable potentiometers give you total, intuitive control — no screens, no menus — just you and the machine, shaping your VSTs and DAW in real time.
 
And those knurled aluminum knobs? Perfect grip and resistance. Built to feel right when you're riding filters, dialing LFOs, tweaking modulation — or anything else that needs a human touch.
 
You also get a clickable endless rotary encoder — map it to faders, balance, sends, click track, whatever chaos you want. Twist it. Push it. Map it to hell. It’s addictive — you’ll find excuses to use it.
 
Three mappable buttons stand ready for whatever your DAW or plugin demands. (I recommend Play, Stop, and Record transport control.) And these aren’t rubber chicklets — they’re solid metal, with real mechanical feedback. You’ll feel it in your bones.
 
Need more? Flip the A/B toggle switch and those same 10 pots, buttons, and encoder jump into a second bank — 30 total controls, instantly accessible. Control two separate VSTs at once. Twice the control, twice the madness.
 
The build:
Anodized aluminum enclosure that feels like it would survive a drop from orbit
Handmade solid walnut side panels — warm to the touch and look mean as hell
Knurled aluminum knobs — rugged, solid, ready to twist
Precision-engineered PCB — clean, reliable, quality, no wired mess
High-speed microprocessor for rock-solid performance
 
Plug-map-and-play, no nonsense:
 
Connect via USB Micro-B — it shows up as "Tempest VS‑1", just like it should. Class-compliant USB MIDI. No drivers. No software. No hoops.
 
(90-degree top-angle USB cable included.)
 
Vintage-inspired control with modern precision — drawing on the tactile feel of classics from Moog, Sequential Circuits, Arp, and Oberheim.

Built in small batches. No factory. No backorders.
 
Covered by a 1-Year Limited Warranty. I don’t just build this gear — I stand behind every unit I ship.