dAisy

KT-0827 · audiologo engine

KT-0827 · Firmware updates

Firmware 2.0Oct 14, 2026

Daisy remembers you

  • Every Daisy is now one of a kind. Yours has its own unit number and serial, printed right on the sticker. No two alike. No swapsies.
  • Your takes stay in History between visits. Close the tab, come back next week, and they're still there, humming quietly to themselves.
  • Trinkets are now collectible. A different handful drifts by on each visit, and every one that shows up joins your collection. The manual's trinket plate fills in as you go. 28 to find. We believe in you.

Firmware 1.6Oct 14, 2026

Read the manual (seriously)

  • Daisy now ships with a full owner's manual: safeguards, parts, troubleshooting, and a warranty that lasts exactly as long as your tab.
  • Lisez le manuel. Lea el manual. It's in French and Spanish too.
  • The drawings are black and white, because real manuals never had the budget for colour either.

Firmware 1.5Oct 13, 2026

Squashed a few bugs

  • For real

Firmware 1.4Oct 12, 2026

Snack break

  • The hot dog bun finally wraps the hot dog. On both sides. It took longer than we'd like to admit.
  • The peanuts are still a pair, but no longer glued together. Each one drifts on its own now, like a healthy relationship.
  • Trinkets loaded into the remote shrink to fit the battery slot. The remote runs on them just fine. Please don't ask how.

Firmware 1.3Oct 10, 2026

Know your limits

  • Daisy can now burn out. Four short circuits or fourteen new takes, and both units go down. Double-tap the screen to bring them back.
  • Right before the end, the screen glitches and says things. Some of them are a little concerning. We're looking into it. (We're not.)
  • Spin the flower past a full turn for a crunchy glitch replay. Spin the remote past a full turn and, well, don't.

Firmware 1.2Oct 8, 2026

New look, new snacks

  • Everything on screen now speaks one pixel font, in capitals, with feeling.
  • New trinkets: peanuts, wheat and a milk carton. The sticker on the back has been updated accordingly. Please check it if you're allergic to fictional food.
  • A small cat now lives on every battery. It has no function. It is very important.

Firmware 1.1Oct 6, 2026

Sparks!

  • The circuit board now shorts out every now and then: a crackle, a bolt across the traces, sparks out of the rim. Totally normal. Probably.
  • Press and hold a petal to hear its vibe on its own.
  • Every new take blooms a little flower that joins the orbit. Tap one to hear its take again.
KT-0827 · Owner's manual
Model KT-0827 · Audiologo engine

Owner's manual

Thank you for choosing Daisy. Daisy is a desktop audiologo engine: a flower-shaped synthesizer that turns a handful of moods into a short, named sonic signature of up to 5 seconds, ready to play back, replay, or save as a sound file. It works with a detached spherical remote that talks to the flower over the air, and with a ring of trinkets that orbit both units.

Read this manual in full before first use. It explains how the flower and the remote are put together, how to make, replay and save takes, how to look after both units, and what to do if either one stops responding. Keep it for future reference, and pass it on with the product.

  1. 01Important safeguards
  2. 02Parts and features
  3. 03Assembly
  4. 04Operation
  5. 05Care and cleaning
  6. 06Troubleshooting
  7. 07Specifications
  8. 08Limited warranty

01Important safeguards

When using Daisy, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following. Failure to follow them may result in short circuits, a fallen remote, or the loss of both units for the rest of the session.

  1. Read all instructions

    Read every section of this manual before using the flower or the remote for the first time. Several of the behaviours described here, including the limits in safeguards 4 and 5, cannot be undone without restarting both units.

  2. Do not over-spin the remote

    The remote can be turned freely by dragging it, but a single drag that carries it past one full turn will overload it. The remote gives a falling power-down tone, lets out a few puffs of smoke, loses its status light and drops to the floor, where it rolls to a stop. Turn it in short strokes, and let it settle between them.

  3. Never close the battery door on an empty slot

    When a battery is swapped for a trinket, the slot stays empty for about one second while the trinket travels in. Closing the door during that time throws the trinket clear and stops the remote. Wait until the new part sits fully in its slot before closing the door.

  4. Short circuits

    The petals, the [REGEN] button and the maker's sticker on the back of the flower can each cause a short circuit now and then. A short is shown by a crackle, a bolt of light across the main board and a spray of sparks around the rim. Sparks vary from a small fizzle to a loud bang. They are harmless to you and are a normal operating characteristic. Both units together withstand three short circuits. A fourth short circuit ends both the flower and the remote.

  5. Rated output

    The flower is rated for fourteen new takes per session. When the fourteenth new take finishes playing, the remote fails first and the flower follows. Replaying an existing take from History or from its orbiting take flower, previewing a single vibe, and glitch replays do not count toward this limit.

  6. Small parts

    Daisy contains small parts (trinkets) that can be picked up, thrown and loaded into the remote. Not suitable for children under 3 years.

  7. Allergen notice

    May contain milk, wheat and nuts. See the maker's sticker on the back of the flower.

  8. No user-serviceable parts

    For on-screen use only. The clear back panel of the flower and the shell of the remote are sealed. Do not attempt to open them. The circuit boards visible through them are not user-serviceable.

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02Parts and features

Daisy is supplied as two units, the flower and the remote, together with a set of 28 trinkets. The figures below show the flower and the remote from the front and from the back. Numbers in the figures match the parts list that follows.

1 2 3 4 KT-0827 ★ ★ ★ 5 6 Flower · front Flower · back
8 7 AAA ×2 OPEN ▸ 9 Remote · front Remote · back
  • 1
    Petals ×12

    One vibe per petal. Tap to select or deselect; press and hold to preview. A selected petal glows and sinks slightly into the flower.

  • 2
    LCD screen

    Shows the status line, the take's two-line name, its waveform, tempo and length. Tap it to play, pause and resume.

  • 3
    Jelly ring

    The soft yellow ring that holds the screen at the heart of the flower.

  • 4
    Wheel body

    The puffy disc behind the petals, carrying the main board. It turns slowly at rest and faster while a take plays.

  • 5
    Clear back panel

    A transparent pillow through which the main board, its two chips, power stage and copper routing can be seen. Short circuits happen here.

  • 6
    Maker's sticker

    Carries the model number, batch, origin and allergen notice. Tapping the printed disc gives a tick and a flicker on the board beneath it, and occasionally a short circuit.

  • 7
    [REGEN] button

    The large pink dome on the front of the remote. Makes a surprise take from random vibes at a random length.

  • 8
    Power button

    The small dome above and to the right of [REGEN]. Lit green when the remote is on, dark when it is off or has failed.

  • 9
    Battery door

    Moulded into the back of the remote's shell, marked AAA ×2 and OPEN ▸. Opens and closes with a double-click.

  • 10
    AAA cells ×2

    Pre-installed behind the battery door, one lime and one pink, each printed with a small cat face. Either can be replaced by a trinket.

Trinkets

Daisy comes with twenty-eight trinkets. Each is moulded in the same soft satin finish as the petals, and most are puffed like small vinyl pillows. Trinkets are accessories: they do not change the sound of a take, but they can be grabbed, thrown, tapped and loaded into the remote in place of a battery (see section 03).

Seven trinkets orbit at a time, and a different handful arrives with each visit. Every trinket that drifts into orbit is added to your collection. Trinkets you have not found yet appear below as grey silhouettes, and your unit remembers every find from one visit to the next. Each new find is confirmed by a short line of text at the bottom of the window.

  1. 01Lightning boltYellow, puffed, softly rounded corners
  2. 02DonutPink frosting on a golden ring
  3. 03HeartHot pink, the puffiest piece in the set
  4. 04StarFive points, yellow
  5. 05GemCyan, a stretched octahedron with melted edges
  6. 06PlanetLilac, with a thick pearl ring
  7. 07Crescent moonYellow, puffed, rounded tips
  8. 08CloudFive pearl puffs
  9. 09PillPink two-part capsule
  10. 10CherriesA red pair on one stem, with a leaf
  11. 11SmileyYellow face
  12. 12DieDark, rounded, flat pips on all six faces
  13. 13Hot dogSplit bun, sausage and a mustard zigzag
  14. 14Peace signMint
  15. 15Eight ballBlack, with a round 8
  16. 16Salmon nigiriMarbled fish on a bed of rice
  17. 17MushroomRed cap, white spots, cream stem
  18. 18CassetteLight brown shell, label and two reels
  19. 19EyeballLooks back at you
  20. 20DiamondLight blue brilliant cut with soft facets
  21. 21PencilBlue, sharpened, pink eraser
  22. 22Hot sauceRed bottle, mint cap and label
  23. 23SurfboardWhite, with pink and blue stripes
  24. 24High-top sneakerRed, with white sole and toe cap
  25. 25PeanutsAlways a pair; each drifts on its own
  26. 26WheatA golden ear on a curved stalk
  27. 27Milk cartonGable top, blue roof, MILK on the front
  28. 28Ice creamChoc mint scoop and a cherry on a cone

Vibe keys

Each petal carries one vibe: a bundle of musical instructions covering tempo, register, scale, melodic shape, instrument voices, space and texture. Selecting several vibes mixes them. Numeric settings such as tempo and reverb are averaged, while each vibe's signature textures (grit, bit-crush, stutter, shimmer, percussion, wobble and hiss) are kept partly intact so they survive the mix. Scales, melodic shapes and voices are pooled, and the take picks among them. The key next to each vibe is its keyboard shortcut.

Sunny1

Bright and upbeat, around 118 BPM. Bells, soft triangle tones and plucks in major, Lydian or major pentatonic scales, with melodies that climb or arch toward the end. Light echo and a touch of shimmer.

Playful2

Bouncy and swung, around 132 BPM. Square-wave and plucked voices skip between high and low notes in zigzags and leaps. Short notes, lively dynamics, a little bit-crush and the occasional stutter.

Energetic3

Fast and driving, around 150 BPM. Saw-wave leads over heavy percussion and a strong bass, in Mixolydian, Dorian or minor pentatonic. Rising lines and leaps, with some grit and very wide dynamics.

Glitch4

Broken and digital, around 140 BPM. Heavily bit-crushed squares and saws, notes that stutter into rapid repeats and jump octaves, pitch wobble and hiss. Dorian, Phrygian or whole-tone scales.

Metal5

Low and heavy, around 110 BPM. Distorted saw and square voices in a deep register, hammering percussion, strong bass and hiss. Phrygian and minor scales, with lines that leap and fall.

Future6

Sleek and spacious, around 124 BPM. Saw and bell voices that glide from one note to the next, long echoes, rich shimmer and lush chords. Lydian, whole-tone or Dorian, rising or arching.

Minimal7

Sparse and quiet, around 96 BPM. A few sine and bell notes with plenty of silence between them, almost no percussion, no pad and gentle dynamics. Major or major pentatonic.

Ambient8

Slow and enveloping, around 60 BPM. Sine and triangle tones that swell in slowly over a full pad, deep reverb, drifting pitch and shimmer. No percussion. Melodies hover or arch.

Ethereal9

High and weightless, around 70 BPM. Sine and bell voices in a high register, very long reverb, heavy shimmer and lush chords. Lydian, whole-tone or major pentatonic, floating in arches.

Moody0

Dark and wistful, around 64 BPM. Triangle, sine and saw voices in minor, Dorian, minor pentatonic or Hirajoshi, mostly falling melodies, a soft pad and a slow wobble.

Intimate-

Close and warm, around 76 BPM. Soft sine and triangle tones with very little reverb or echo, as if played in the same room. Quiet dynamics, lush chords and a faint hiss.

Nostalgic=

Worn and warm, around 88 BPM. Bell, triangle and square voices with heavy tape wobble, hiss and bit-crush, a gentle swing and lush chords, like a well-loved cassette.

03Assembly

Daisy ships fully assembled. Both AAA cells are already installed in the remote, the flower's board is sealed behind its clear back, and the trinkets are placed in orbit at the factory. No tools are needed. The steps below cover first use, choosing a comfortable view, and installing a trinket in the remote.

First use

  1. Unpack

    Open the page. The flower and the remote float in the centre of the window, with the trinkets circling them. The screen stays dark until the picture is running smoothly, then sweeps in from the corner as a diagonal wave of pixel blocks and says HELLO! A take is already prepared, so its name and waveform appear as soon as the greeting ends.

  2. Check power

    Look at the small power button (8) on the front of the remote. A green glow means the remote is on and ready. If it is dark, tap it once: it lights, chirps, and the screen greets you again. The remote must be on for anything to play.

  3. Set the volume

    Turn your device volume up to a comfortable level and make sure the tab is not muted. Browsers hold back all sound until you first interact with a page, so the first tap on a petal, the screen or a button also switches on the speaker. All takes pass through a gentle compressor, so loud and quiet vibes play back at similar levels.

  4. Choose a view

    Drag any empty part of the window to move the whole scene. Scroll, or pinch on a touch screen, to zoom between half and nearly double the normal size. Double-click empty space to glide back to the default view. Dragging on or right next to the flower or the remote turns that unit instead of moving the view; the flower drifts back to face you after six quiet seconds.

Installing a trinket in the remote

The remote runs equally well on AAA cells or on trinkets, in any combination. Swapping a cell for a trinket is purely a matter of taste. A trinket is shrunk to fit the slot as it flies in; long or tall pieces lie down along the slot like a cell would. The cell that comes out does not disappear: it takes the trinket's place in orbit and can itself be loaded back in later.

OPEN ▸ A · Double-click door 10 B · Tap a cell C · Trinket in, cell out
  1. Turn the remote around

    Drag across the remote in short strokes until the battery door (9) on the back of the shell faces you. Keep each drag well under one full turn; see safeguard 2.

  2. Open the battery door

    Double-click the door (two taps in quick succession on a touch screen). It clicks and slides open along the curve of the shell, revealing the two slots. A single click does nothing, which prevents the door from opening by accident.

  3. Tap a slot

    Tap the cell (10) or trinket you want to replace. Whatever is in the slot flies out at once and joins the orbit. The trinket that was orbiting closest to the remote then flies in along an arc, shrinking as it goes. A piece that has just been ejected will not be picked again for about nine seconds, so repeated taps cycle through different trinkets. Take flowers are never loaded into the remote.

  4. Wait for the trinket to seat

    The slot stays empty for about one second before the new piece arrives, and the trip itself takes nearly another second. Once seated, the trinket turns slowly in its slot.

  5. Close the door

    Double-click the door again. It slides shut with a slightly deeper click. Batteries and trinkets are equally good conductors; the remote's power and behaviour are unchanged.

CautionClosing the door while a slot is still empty stops the remote at once. The incoming trinket bounces off the shell and flies free, the remote powers down and falls to the floor. To restore it, double-tap the screen (see section 06).

04Operation

A take is a short musical phrase of up to 5 seconds, generated live from the vibes you select. Every take has a two-word name drawn from its vibes' vocabularies, followed by a number, such as HALO HYPER45 or RAIN NEON07. A take is stored as a recipe (its vibes and a random seed), so replaying it reproduces it exactly, note for note.

Reading the screen

The screen is a yellow pixel display divided into four bands. The status line at the top tells you what the flower is doing: TAP TO PLAY when a take is ready, PLAY NEW MIX when the selected vibes no longer match the current take, > PLAYING, || PAUSED, or PICK A VIBE when nothing is selected. Below it, the take's name is shown on two lines of up to ten characters each. The waveform in the middle is drawn faintly until the take is heard, fills in from left to right as it plays with a blinking playhead, and stays solid afterwards. The bottom line shows the tempo in BPM and the length in seconds.

Making a take

  1. Select vibes

    Tap one or more petals (1). Each tap gives a short chirp and pops the petal forward; a selected petal glows in its own colour and sits slightly lower. Tap it again to deselect. There is no upper limit, but two to four vibes usually give the clearest character. Each petal tap has about a one-in-eight chance of shorting the flower's board and a one-in-sixteen chance of shorting the remote; see safeguard 4.

  2. Play

    Tap the screen (2). If the selection has changed since the last take, Daisy composes a new take with a fresh name, adds it to History and blooms a take flower for it. If the selection is unchanged, the current take is replayed exactly. With nothing selected, the screen flashes pink, shows PICK A VIBE! and the petals shiver.

  3. Pause and resume

    Tap the screen during playback to pause; the status line shows || PAUSED. Tap again to resume from the same point. Selecting a petal or starting another take while paused discards the paused take.

  4. Watch it play

    While a take plays, the wheel body turns faster, the jelly ring glows with the music's level, and the unselected petals pale to white, leaving the take's own colours on the flower. Each take ends on a held note over a soft chord, with room left for its echo to ring out inside the 5-second limit.

Functions

Regen
Press the pink [REGEN] button (7) for a surprise take. The remote picks two or three vibes at random, selects them on the flower, and composes a take of a random length between 1.4 and 5 seconds. Each press sends a burst of signal pulses from the button to the screen and flashes the remote's board, and the press has about a one-in-seven chance of shorting the flower and a one-in-fourteen chance of shorting the remote. Every Regen take counts as a new take toward the rated output.
Preview
Press and hold a petal for about half a second to hear its vibe on its own: a short phrase of about 2.4 seconds, with the vibe's name shown between tildes on the screen, such as ~ SUNNY ~. Release to stop at once. Previews do not change your selection, do not appear in History, and do not count toward the rated output. Previewing needs the remote to be on.
Glitch replay
Drag the flower around past one full turn in a single motion. The screen tears and flickers through the take's colours, the status line stutters between GL!TCH and G1ITCH?, and three to five words from Daisy's glitch vocabulary appear across the display. Meanwhile the current take loops back crushed, warbling and chopped, for between 2.4 and 5.6 seconds. Glitch replays are harmless and do not count toward the rated output.
Take flowers
Every new take blooms a small flower that joins the orbit, its petals in the colours of the take's vibes. There are eight kinds, used in rotation: cosmos, tulip, lily, pompom, sakura, bells, rose and daisy. Tap a take flower to hear its take again; the flower hops and the petals on Daisy switch to that take's vibes. Take flowers can be thrown like any trinket.
Trinkets
Grab any trinket and drag it about; release while moving to throw it, or hold still before releasing to drop it in place. A quick tap gives it a playful hop. Thrown trinkets tumble, knock into each other, and bounce off the edges of the window, then drift back to their orbit on their own. The peanuts always travel as a pair, but each one drifts independently.
History
Select HISTORY at the top right to open the history panel. It lists every new take made on your unit, newest first, up to the 30 most recent, and keeps them between visits. Each entry shows the take's name, its length and a dot for each of its vibes. Tap an entry to return to that take: its vibes are reselected on the flower and it plays. Hover an entry, or select the current one on a touch screen, to reveal the download icon, which renders the take and saves it as a WAV file. Close the panel with ×.
Power
Tap the power button (8) to switch the remote off or on. Switching off stops any take that is playing, plays a short falling three-note chime, and darkens the button. Nothing plays while the remote is off, but the flower keeps your selection and current take. Switching on lights the button and the screen greets you again.
Maker's sticker
Turn the flower around and tap the printed disc of the sticker (6). It answers with a tick and a flicker on the board beneath it. About one tap in twelve causes a short circuit.

Keyboard

All main functions can be operated from a keyboard. Shortcuts are disabled while this manual is open.

1 – =
Select or deselect the twelve vibes, in the order shown under Vibe keys: 1 to 9, then 0, minus and equals.
Enter P
Play, pause and resume, exactly as tapping the screen.
Space
Regen, exactly as pressing the [REGEN] button.
O
Switch the remote on or off.
Tab
Reveals a panel of on-screen buttons for each vibe, play and pause, Regen and power, for keyboard and screen-reader use. Every action is also announced to screen readers.

05Care and cleaning

Daisy requires very little maintenance. Following the points below will keep both units responsive and extend their working life within a session.

  1. Screen

    Wipe the screen with a soft, dry cursor. Do not use abrasive clicks or rapid repeated taps; the screen treats two taps in quick succession on a failed remote as a restart request.

  2. Liquids

    Do not immerse the flower or the remote in water or in other tabs. Keep both units away from pages that play their own audio, which may mask Daisy's output.

  3. Handling

    Turn the flower and the remote with smooth, short drags. Avoid flicking either unit: both carry momentum and keep turning for a moment after you let go.

  4. Pacing

    Space out petal taps, [REGEN] presses and sticker taps. Every one of them carries a small chance of a short circuit, and short circuits accumulate over the session.

  5. Rest

    When not in use, switch the remote off with the power button (8). The flower keeps your selection and current take. Daisy also rests automatically: it pauses its animation while scrolled out of view or while the tab is hidden.

  6. Storage

    Store at room temperature, in a current desktop or mobile browser with WebGL enabled. On a browser without WebGL, the flower cannot float and a notice is shown instead. Users who prefer reduced motion receive calmer animation automatically.

06Troubleshooting

Before concluding that either unit is faulty, check the table below. Most problems can be resolved in a few seconds without reloading the page.

ProblemPossible causeSolution
No soundSound not yet started by the browser, tab or device muted, or remote switched offTap a petal or the screen to start sound. Unmute the tab and raise the device volume. Check that the power light (8) is green; if dark, tap it.
Screen reads PICK A VIBE! and flashes pinkNo vibes selectedTap at least one petal, then tap the screen again.
Screen reads PLAY NEW MIXSelection changed since the current takeNormal. Tap the screen to compose a new take from the new selection, or select a take in History to return to it.
Petal taps do nothingFlower has failed (see below), or a drag was detected instead of a tapTap without moving the pointer. A movement of more than a few pixels is treated as turning the flower.
Remote is dark and lying on the floorSpun past one full turn, or battery door closed on an empty slotDouble-tap the screen. The remote rises, its status light returns, and any empty slot is refilled with a fresh cell. The failed remote can also be picked up and thrown while it is down.
Flower lies face down or on its back, screen blank yellow, petals do nothingFour short circuits, or fourteen new takes, in one sessionDouble-tap the screen. Both units are restored, the short circuit and take counters reset, and the screen greets you. Reloading the page has the same effect.
Sparks around the rim, crackling soundA short circuit on the flower's or the remote's boardNormal operation; no action needed. Keep count: the fourth short circuit of the session ends both units.
Screen tears, flickers colours and shows wordsFlower turned past one full turn in one dragNormal operation. The glitch replay ends by itself within 2.4 to 5.6 seconds.
Battery door won't openSingle clickDouble-click the door: two clicks, or two taps, in quick succession. The door works whether or not the remote is powered.
Trinket does not go into the slotDoor closed, or no eligible trinket nearbyOpen the door first. Trinkets that were just ejected and take flowers are not loaded; wait a few seconds or move another trinket closer.
Flower or remote out of viewView moved or zoomed awayDouble-click empty space to return to the default view.
Trinkets have flown offThrown or knocked by a falling unitNo action needed. Trinkets bounce off the window edges and return to orbit on their own.

07Specifications

Model
KT-0827
Batch
06/1000
Unit
0001 of 1000
Serial no.
KT0827-06-0001
Type
Audiologo engine
Vibes
12
Tempo
About 56 to 159 BPM, set by the vibe mix
Notes per take
2 to 9, plus a closing chord
Take length
Up to 5 seconds
Synthesis
Live, in the browser: sine, triangle, square, saw, bell and pluck voices, with percussion, pad, echo, shimmer, crush and tape wobble
Output
Stereo WAV, 16-bit, at the device's native sample rate
History
30 most recent takes, kept between visits
Remote power
AAA ×2, or trinkets
Rated life
14 new takes or 4 short circuits per session, whichever comes first
Trinkets
28, plus one take flower per new take
Origin
USA
Allergens
May contain milk, wheat, nuts

08Limited warranty

Daisy is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for the length of your browser session, from the moment the screen first says HELLO! until the tab is closed. During this period, both units may be restored to working order as many times as needed, free of charge.

This warranty does not cover damage caused by over-spinning the remote, closing the battery door on an empty slot, exceeding the rated output of fourteen new takes, or more than three short circuits in one session. It does not cover wear to trinkets from throwing, collisions between trinkets, or trinkets lost temporarily beyond the edges of the window. Take names are generated at random; the maker accepts no responsibility for their meaning.

Closing or reloading the page ends the warranty period, but not the unit: your History, your trinket finds, and your unit and serial numbers are kept for your next visit. To keep a take outside Daisy, save it as a WAV file.

Serial no. KT0827-06-0001