Back in 2015, this little beast brought genuine analog drum vibes to the desktop with its chromatically tunable Disco Toms, letting you pitch those retro toms across the full scale for wild, melodic percussion riffs that nod to 70s disco while slamming into modern beats.
It packs five analog voices—kick with pitch envelope, snare featuring a high-pass filter and separate tune/decay controls, open/closed hi-hats, claps with ambience spread, and those pitchable toms—each driven by a single VCO with saw and square waveforms, shaped by a 2-pole 12dB low-pass filter with resonance and simple decay envelopes. Hands-on knobs give real-time tweaks to tuning, volume, and envelopes for every voice, plus six velocity-sensitive MPC-style pads, 16 step switches with tri-color LEDs, and a 32-step sequencer holding 16 patterns with dual sequences, fills, swing, and tempo control. The Maul distortion circuit dirties up the whole mix, and connectivity includes stereo out, headphone jack, MIDI I/O/Thru, USB, plus 1/8" gate trigger in/out for syncing with gear like the Rhythm Wolf. At 315 x 221 x 51 mm and 2.1 kg, it's a compact, road-ready slab with a basic 3-digit LED display and 12V DC power.
Folks dig its authentic all-analog growl, simple workflow, and unique Maul grit for house, hip-hop, or experimental stuff, though some note the sequencer lacks polyrhythms, pads can feel stiff, and no individual outs limits processing options.
