In 2024 I was invited to play a few shows with The Long Winters in Seattle. The only problem: I’d sold my B3, Rhodes, and other classic keyboards I’d played years ago.

So it was time to build a new keyboard rig from the ground up. The Crumar Seven drew me in with its style and sound. Italian design with a classic keyboard aesthetic — and actual legs (instead of the dreaded X stand!). The stellar Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and Clavinet sounds covered most of my piano needs. The Seven worked great for the gigs.

But style and sound only go so far — the tedium of backing up patches, editing the deeper settings, and connecting to the browser-based app proved to be a royal pain. The Wi-Fi dongle was hard to connect and no sooner had I got it working than I’d forget how. Mostly I wished for software that made sense to me and was a pleasure to use.

After successfully building JP Patches, an app for my JX-3P, I began talking to Claude about my dream software for the Crumar Seven. Ecco: This Seven Goes to Eleven!

What 7/11 can do today

• Connect via USB-B to USB-C cable
• Back up all 32 presets over USB
• Edit FX and parameters
• Build your patch from a gallery of available models and samples
• Load patches from the software back onto the Seven
• Organize patches into setlists for different shows
• Create custom patch and setlist names
• See which sounds your Seven has installed
• Dark / light mode

Windows may warn you the first few times — click More info, then Run anyway. It’s signed; the warning fades as more people download.

This Seven Goes to Eleven is free. Donations help cover code signing and hosting. Thanks from Seattle! - Daniel