OHLA — Feel What’s Next

The Origin

> bringing the data to life.

O —

Opto (n.) optics of or relating to light and its properties

H —

Haptic (adj.) haptikos of or relating to the sense of touch

L —

Linear (adj.) linearis arranged in a line; sequential and direct

A —

Attenuator (n.) attenuare a device that reduces signal strength without distortion

Every control surface ever made knows nothing about the sound passing through it. OHLA gives them the ability to communicate — light under the glass and movement you can feel, arriving at the exact point where your hand is already working.

The Source

> why it exists.

"For my whole life I've had to create new sets of instructions just to get the same things done as everyone else."

That is exactly what happened with OHLA — and why it will never stop trying every sensory output.

The Output

> who it reaches.

Everyone and anyone who needs to receive data differently. OHLA reduces cognitive load and expands inclusion — not as an afterthought, but as the entire point.

Cross-sensory. Multi-modal. Built for every body.

The Spectrum

> where it goes.

Cross-modal design is not a niche accommodation. It is a more accurate model of human perception — and every industry that delivers data to a human body is in range.

Audio Production Consumer Electronics Automotive Medical Devices AI Interfaces

The Signal

> in the world.

Podcast Sound Mind Game With Dr. Angie Brumett · August 2026 Article Montco Today June 2026 Profile MCCC Student Stories 2026

The Echo

> what came back.

Finalist MIDI Innovation Awards MIDI 2.0 category · The MIDI Association · 2026 Exhibited TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 Disrupt 2026 · San Francisco · October 2026 Entry James Dyson Award 2026 The Opto-Haptic Linear Attenuator Finalist TiE Women’s Business Competition TiE Philadelphia · July 2026 Award Road to LionCage Second place · April 2026 Speaking SoundGirls Conference Presenting · details coming

The OHLAgorithm

> in our own words.

The OHLAgorithm Everything OHLA makes — in spoken words. Follow on Spotify

Episode 01 OHLA, World! Aired August 8, 2026 · 30 min What is OHLA? Who is OHLA? Why is OHLA? How is OHLA? When is OHLA? A look into the workings of the inventor’s mind, process, and production.

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Interviewed by

Zig Wheitsel playing electric guitar on stage

Zig · Zachariah Wheitsel Co-president and manager of Montco Radio, selected for the inaugural residencies at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and FAME Studios. A guitarist with multiple produced projects, he also produces other artists and bands.

The Instrument

> what it feels like.

OHLA Console concept render: one continuous glass surface with a full-spectrum rainbow analyzer running beneath five glowing channel pucks and a master pan puck

Concept render · one continuous surface under sealed glass · patent-pending

One board, one piece of glass, no tracks and no lanes — just a full-spectrum curve rising and falling with the mix in real time. Rainbow is frequency. White glow is volume. Red ignition marks the exact frequencies where two sounds are fighting for the same space.

Every pan knob is its own miniature analyzer, and panning pours that light out of the knob in the direction you send it — the feedback lives under your fingertip, not on a screen across the room.

Full-Surface Spectral Display 360° Pan Pucks Touch-Lock Safety Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 <2ms Latency

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Bench-validated <2ms fader-to-MIDI latency, independently verified. Reference hardware built and demoed in Philadelphia.

The Release

> what you can have.

Available now $49.99

OHLA Orbital EQ

A spectral analyzer that is also the EQ. Colour tells you where energy sits in the spectrum, and you reach into the membrane and pull the band you want — so the edit happens where you are already looking. Cross-track masking lights the frequencies two sounds are fighting over. Arm the pitch map and it writes what you sing as MIDI, pitch bend and all.

AAX VST3 AU Standalone

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macOS 13 or later, Intel and Apple Silicon. Pro Tools, Logic and any VST3 or AU host. Signed and notarised. Your download opens right after checkout; lost it? Email info@OHLAmix.com with your receipt.

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