Launched in late 2024 after a buzzworthy Kickstarter, this sampler draws straight from the spirit of 80s keyboards, but packs modern tricks like WiFi cloud sharing that let you swap sounds with friends worldwide in seconds.
At its heart sits a sample-based player running at 48kHz/16-bit with direct streaming and 10-voice polyphony, feeding into a signal path with ADSR envelope, versatile LFO offering triangle, saw, and square waves, and a resonant state-variable filter switchable between 12dB/oct and 24dB/oct lowpass modes. The star is the Texturer engine—a granular processor with 8 grains that self-mixes into multi-tap harmonizer effects, alongside pitch shift, time stretch, bit crusher, and granular delay for turning any captured audio into dreamy, lo-fi textures. Record via built-in mic, dynamic mic input, or stereo 1/4" line ins (Eurorack levels supported), then tweak on the high-res display with a 16-step sequencer for notes and automations, two-octave keybed with velocity and poly aftertouch, and a touch strip. Effects and parameters modulate from LFO, envelope, CV/MIDI, clock sync, or aftertouch, with arpeggiator, polyphonic aftertouch, and full MIDI/CV/Gate/USB connectivity including clock I/O. It's battery-powered for about 4 hours, has a built-in speaker, 100MB internal plus SD card storage, and measures a portable 520 x 230 x 70mm at 2.5kg—perfect for sketching ideas anywhere.
Players love how it nails that vintage sampler grit without needing a computer, praising the intuitive workflow for quick glitchy beats and ambient washes, though some note the mono recording keeps things raw and focused on creative mangling over pristine fidelity.
