Imagine a groovebox where the sequencer actually degrades over loops, like a living analog memory that evolves your beats in real time—that's the magic of this Italian handmade gem from L.E.P.
At its core, it's a compact analog powerhouse packing two oscillators with triangle, square, sawtooth waves and white noise, plus a gritty kick drum with distortion, two VCAs, dual AR envelopes, an LFO, and a 24dB/octave diode ladder filter for sculpting sounds. Sequencing comes via a unique 16-capacitor analog PWM step recorder—digitally clocked but with natural signal decay for organic shifts—paired to a 4-track digital rhythm engine handling up to 64 steps per track, splittable into sub-patterns, all stored in EEPROM across 16 banks of 10 patterns each. Hands-on control shines through 16 LEDs for step visualization, metal-shaft pots, dedicated keys for live tweaking, and a 4-channel mixer feeding stereo outs (plus individual Cassa kick, VCO2, and VCO mix), with MIDI in for clock/notes, CV/gate I/O (5 CV outs like S&H and envs, 3 gates, 2 gate ins, 3 CV ins), and clock out. Sized at 210x160mm in a sleek black panel—now with upgraded V2 stability like better oscillators, linear/expo VCA modes, and gate/CV inputs for LFO/env—it's powered by 15V DC center-positive at 500mA, perfect for pedalboard or desk jams.
Players love its raw, hands-free evolution for acid-tinged techno and IDM, praising the tactile sequencing and CV expandability, though some note the need for careful power handling and its steep live-learning curve rewards dedicated tinkerers.
