2026-09-21SY-1000 Control Center
SY-1000 Control Center: Getting Closer
Development on SY-1000 Control Center has moved forward considerably over the past week, with the application now getting much closer to release-candidate territory.
Vaultnaemsae · Luke Doyle
Tools for guitarists with complex gear setups.
Independent audio and MIDI software for macOS, Windows and iPadOS — plus one-to-one online guitar tuition and digital rig consultation. Every tool here started as a problem that existing software solved badly.
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What are you trying to do?
Pick the sentence that sounds most like your week.
“My DAW throttles my hex guitar system's capabilites”
Six string signals plus D.I. channels, delivered to a multichannel plug-in inside Logic, Live or Bitwig.
Hex Inception →
“I can't tell what my MIDI is doing or where it's going”
Visually clear channel-separated monitoring for MIDI notes, velocity, bend, aftertouch, CCs and PCs — in real time.
MIDI Matrix Monitor →
“I want a plug-in that nails Allan Holdsworth's legendary eight-line delay system”
Eight independently controllable delay lines, inspired by the Yamaha UD-Stomp and Magicstomp.
Prism Delay →
“I need to insert an additional audio device into my DAW without adjusting my project's audio I/O settings”
Pull a secondary Core Audio device straight into a track. No aggregate device required.
Audio Inception →
“I want control volume more naturally in my DAW via a MIDI controller”
A virtual volume pedal with real curve shaping, MIDI assign and automation.
Volume Pedal →
“My SY-1000 doesn't integrate as well as it should with my DAW sessions”
Visual signal-flow editing for the BOSS SY-1000, standalone or in your DAW.In development
SY-1000 Control Center →
“My rig is a confusing mess and I'm stuck”
One hour, one-to-one, screen shared. MIDI guitar, routing, latency, plug-in config — whatever is broken.
Rig consultation · AUD$100 →
“I want to play better”
Improvisation, harmony, phrasing and fretboard knowledge — built around your playing, not a predefined syllabus.
Guitar tuition · AUD$100 →
“I'm not sure what I need”
Start with a free 15-minute call. Tell me where you are and we'll work out if I can help.
Free intro call →
01 — Software
Five tools, shipping now
Each one does a single job properly. All desktop editions have a 14-day trial — try before you buy.
AUD$199.99
Hex Inception
Get all hex guitar audio channels into your multichannel audio plug-ins — no matter what DAW you have.
Conventional DAWs may stop at mono or stereo inputs relegating your multichannel audio input plug-ins inaccessible.
macOSView →
Desktop from AUD$59.99iOS $14.99 USD
Prism Delay
Eight delay lines. One instrument. Sonic nirvana.
Conventional delays don't give you the Holdsworth sound as found in the Yamaha UD-Stomp and Magicstomp.
macOS, Windows, iPadOSView →
AUD$49.99iOS $9.99 USD
MIDI Matrix Monitor
See your MIDI split into channels.
A single scrolling event list can be hard to follow when multiple MIDI channels are active at once.
macOS, iPadOSView →
AUD$49.99
Audio Inception
Bring in a device your DAW project doesn't expect — or allow.
You need one more input but building an aggregate device breaks your session — and your flow.
macOSView →
Desktop from AUD$39.99iOS $9.99 USD
Volume Pedal
A real volume pedal, inside the DAW.
Fader automation doesn't always move the way your foot volume does.
macOS, Windows, iOSView →
Also in development: SY-1000 Control Center and Scale Demon.
02 — Coaching
Modern guitar isn’t just about the notes.
I’m Luke — a music graduate, guitarist, teacher and music-software developer with more than 30 years of playing behind me. I work with players who want to deepen their musicianship, sharpen their improvisation, or make sophisticated digital guitar technology actually work.
LessonsAUD$100 / 60 min
Guitar technique & improvisation
Advanced improvisation, fretboard knowledge, applied harmony, phrasing, jazz and fusion concepts — built around your playing, not a syllabus.
ConsultationAUD$100 / 60 min
Digital rigs & guitar synthesis
Guitar synthesis, GK pickup systems, MIDI Guitar 3, DAW routing, latency, plug-in configuration, MIDI controllers. Share your screen and we’ll fix it together.
03 — From the lab
What’s happening
Not sure which of these you need?
Start with a free 15-minute video call. Tell me where you are with your playing or what you’re trying to get your rig to do, and we’ll work out whether I can help.