# Gills

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## [About the Gills category](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/about-the-gills-category/63)

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**Author:** [@Ksoloti](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/u/Ksoloti)\
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**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/about-the-gills-category/63 "2024-08-14T12:49:52Z")

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Discussion about the hardware side of Ksoloti Gills. Mods, hacks, and feature requests welcome! Gills is a standalone desktop unit around the Ksoloti Core. https://ksoloti.github.io/6-gills.html

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## [CAD project and Gerbers for Ksoloti Gills v0.6](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/cad-project-and-gerbers-for-ksoloti-gills-v0-6/409)

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**Author:** [@Ksoloti](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/u/Ksoloti)\
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**Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/cad-project-and-gerbers-for-ksoloti-gills-v0-6/409 "2025-11-19T17:05:56Z")

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Here’s the full Kicad project (Kicad 9+) you can use to manufacture your own Gills, or use as a starting point to design your own variant!

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## [Touchscreen controller for Gills](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/touchscreen-controller-for-gills/282)

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**Author:** [@chemie](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/u/chemie)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/touchscreen-controller-for-gills/282 "2025-04-09T14:29:52Z")

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Do you think it is possible to connect a touchscreen controller to Gills to have some sort of enhanced control over parameters? Or better yet, have a different way of playing it? What does it take to do it? Change the w…

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## [Using gills button to set a value](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/using-gills-button-to-set-a-value/269)

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**Author:** [@Odilon](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/u/Odilon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/using-gills-button-to-set-a-value/269 "2025-03-23T14:09:29Z")

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Hi all, ksoloti/gills noob here, please forgive me if this is a very basic question, but my Max/MSP practice is getting in the way. I want to use button one on the gills to set a filter’s resonance to, say, 50. I then w…

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## [Gills - power query](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/gills-power-query/160)

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**Author:** [@BJG145](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/u/BJG145)\
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**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/gills-power-query/160 "2025-01-03T08:09:29Z")

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Hi - I’m interested in creating a DIY board inspired by Gills. I was just looking at the schematic, and I have a couple of beginner questions. Firstly, is there any particular reason for including the 9V input instead of…

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## [Gills Very Noisy Audio With USB Power + MIDI Controller](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/gills-very-noisy-audio-with-usb-power-midi-controller/125)

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**Author:** [@toneburst](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/u/toneburst)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://ksoloti.discourse.group/t/gills-very-noisy-audio-with-usb-power-midi-controller/125 "2024-11-29T12:58:09Z")

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Hi, I’ve noticed an excessive amount of noise on the audio output of my Gills when it’s powered by USB power from the PROG port, and has a USB MIDI controller connected to the other USB-C (host) port. Most of the noise…