Zoot™️ is an easy-to-play yet highly expressive electronic wind instrument about the size of a soprano recorder, and using a similar layout of finger sensors. It connects via Bluetooth (BLE) to a tablet, phone, or laptop to control virtual instruments, like the clarinet included with the free Zoot Link app.

Expressive & Easy to Play

• Captures the subtleties of breath and articulation
• Uses ergonomic and reliable touch-sensor fingering
• Supports motion gestures for pitch vibrato, octave control, and more
• Includes a high quality, physically modeled virtual clarinet

Versatile & Powerful

• Uses your iPhone, iPad, or MacBook for sound production and instrument settings
• Selectable and customizable fingering systems
• Flexible pitch controls to play easily in any key
• Strumming feature for guitar-chord accompaniment
• MIDI output for playing a world of virtual instruments

Compact & Portable

• Connects wirelessly via Bluetooth (BLE)
• Lightweight (~120 g) and small (300 mm x 30 mm x 15 mm)
• Rechargeable battery lasts up to 10 hours

High Quality Design

• Simple, minimalist construction for durability
• Engineered and assembled in Newton, MA, USA by Computing Explorations, LLC
• One-year warranty
• Fast technical support is an email away

Guarantee

We’re so confident you’ll love Zoot that we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. If, for any reason, you’re not completely satisfied with your Zoot, simply return it in its original condition within 30 days of purchase, and we’ll refund your purchase price. Please note that you are responsible for the cost of return shipping, and the original cost of shipping will not be refunded.

Please contact us for return instructions.

More Details

Zoot™️ is a highly expressive yet easy-to-play electronic wind instrument that uses the tablet, smartphone, or computer you already own for sound production and to provide powerful features and flexible controls. Zoot responds to the subtleties of breath and articulation, while motion gestures can be used for pitch vibrato, octave control, and other effects.

Zoot includes seven ergonomic and reliable touch- and proximity-sensitive finger pads as well as a thumb pad. With standard recorder fingering by default, recorder players can simply pick up Zoot and play. If you’re new to wind instruments, try Zoot’s easy-to-learn simplified fingering system. Or choose whatever fingering system you’re already familiar with — you can even invent your own. Zoot is for everyone who wants to have fun expressing themselves musically!

Hardware

• Seven finger touch / proximity sensors
• Thumb-position sensor
• Breath pressure sensor with option to adjust air resistance
• Accelerometer for sensing instrument motion and orientation in space
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio
• Rechargeable lithium-polymer battery that lasts for up to ten hours of operation
• Low-battery detection
• Standard USB-C connector for charging
• Easy power-on and automatic shutoff
• Lightweight (~120 g), small (300 mm x 30 mm x 15 mm), and durable
• Firmware updates via USB-C connector

Zoot Link app

• Compatible with iPhones (iOS 14.0 and above), iPads (iPadOS 14.0 and above), and Macs (macOS 12.3 and above)
• High quality physically modeled clarinet synthesizer
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity for Zoot sensor data
• Recorder fingering by default, and other fingering systems selectable
• Touch display to show finger positions
• Motion gestures for vibrato, octave control, and more
• Multiple options for easily setting base pitch and transposition of instrument
• Chord strummer using motion gestures only
• Named presets for saving and restoring all app controls
• MIDI output to control other virtual wind instruments
• MIDI input to play Zoot’s virtual clarinet using a different controller
• Built-in fingering reference

Warranty

Computing Explorations, LLC provides this 1-Year Warranty (“Warranty”) for your Zoot electronic wind instrument (“Instrument”). This Warranty covers defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. It does not cover damage due to abuse, misuse, accidents, or unauthorized repairs.

During the warranty period, we will either repair or replace the Instrument if it exhibits defects in materials or workmanship. We will choose between repair or replacement based on the nature of the defect.

You are responsible for shipping the Instrument to us for warranty service. We will cover the return shipping costs for repaired or replaced Instruments within the continental United States. Outside the continental U.S., you will be responsible for all shipping costs.

Please contact us to make a warranty claim.