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Knobby is a remote made for discovering new music and rediscovering your own collection. It’s the perfect companion to a smart speaker, allowing you to browse playlists, see what’s playing, and control playback without interrupting anything. Preloaded with thousands of genre and country playlists from Every Noise at Once, it encourages you to explore unfamiliar music and puts all of Spotify on shuffle.
Untether music from your phoneBring music discovery into your living room with a device that’s meant to be shared and free from distracting apps or notifications. Show off your meticulously curated collection to anyone
➡️ knobby.quadule.com/setupThe Knobby setup tool can flash the latest firmware and configure WiFi credentials over USB (requires Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge for Web Serial API support).
Alternatively, you can download the latest release and flash it yourself. You will need to have Python and esptool.py installed. With the USB cable connected, run the flash script in the directory of the extracted firmware zip:
- on Linux or Mac:
./flash.sh - on Windows:
flash.batin your home, or pass it around at a party and put your guests in control.
Streaming services feed you new releases and top hits through algorithmic recommendations and branded playlists, but how do you dig deeper? Knobby is your musicological compendium — a vast index of musical expression that rewards your exploration — not a marketplace of content competing for your attention.
Control your home, computer and moreKnobby controls any Spotify Connect compatible device, like Amazon Echo or Sonos speakers. It's also open source, ready to serve as a foundation for your own remote control projects. Build your own custom game controller, assistive input device, or home automation remote with the Arduino-compatible ESP32 board inside.
Build it yourselfWire up the rotary encoder to the T-Display board according to the schematic below:
- Connect the rotary encoder A and B pins to GPIO pins 12 and 13.
- Connect one pole of the switch to GPIO pin 15.
- Connect other pole of the switch and the encoder’s remaining middle pin to ground.
The Knobby setup tool can flash the latest firmware and configure WiFi credentials over USB (requires Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge for Web Serial API support).
Alternatively, you can download the latest release and flash it yourself. You will need to have Python and esptool.py installed. With the USB cable connected, run the flash script in the directory of the extracted firmware zip:
- on Linux or Mac:
./flash.sh - on Windows:
./flash.bat
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