alt Hacker NewsI'm a 44 year old man and I would love this - for years I've tried to dabble with music with much lack of success - but this looks really fun to play with. Great job.
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If you want a synth you can buy that has a similar playing style, you could check out the Modern Sounds Pluto: https://www.modernsounds.co/pluto (the original run is sold out but you can find them on ebay/reverb)
It's two of these 4-note step sequencers with some fun timing randomness. Similar to the OP's synth it uses knobs to set pitches but the knobs are picking notes from a specific key so they always sound good together. It's a lot of fun to play and doesn't require any musical knowledge!
The problem with music is you can't dabble. You need to dedicate half an hour per day for a few weeks before you reach the point where you are not terrible. You need years of dedicated practice before you can call yourself good. Finding that time is hard. Still making your own music is run and so I encourage you to press through.
There are also free software synths and DAWs available. GarageBand is the obvious one if you use macOS. I had lots of fun with that and with NanoStudio on iPad. I also own a Pocket Operator, which is fun and very mobile, but a bit pricey.
Go grab a Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator, it's definitely worth a try ! I personally recommend the PO-33 (KO!), it is fun and easy to play with :)
I've been messing around making a small web based project that does something similar if you're interested in trying a dabble: https://shantylab.com