Pikoloops Lo-Fi Sample Mangler (Desktop)

Open sourceDesktopDigitalMonophonic

Born from the open-source Pikocore project by Infinitedigits, this desktop lo-fi sampler takes gritty 8-bit audio destruction to your pedalboard or desk, powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico for endless glitchy experimentation.

It packs 8 minutes of 8-bit, 33kHz mono samples into its compact custom enclosure, running on standard 9V center-negative pedal power. A hands-on button interface lets you jump playback positions with single presses or unleash beat-synced effects like stutter, retriggers, tunneling, and gate via double-taps, all tempo-locked from 60-300 BPM. Dive into 8 parameter menus for real-time tweaks on its resonant lowpass filter, timestretch, wavefolding, and volume, while the 128-step sequencer records sequences with probability for unpredictable rhythms. Mono audio input mangles external sounds, with clock in/out and trigger out for syncing to your setup, plus USB-C for loading custom samples or firmware.

Players love its immediate tactile chaos for breakcore and experimental beats, though some note the raw lo-fi grit demands a taste for digital dirt over pristine audio.

Released

Unknown

Status

In Production

Synthesizer

Format

Desktop, Experimental

Type

Sample-based

Battery Powered

Open source

Yes

Voice

A/D

Digital

Polyphony

Monophonic

Oscillators

Oscillator Type

Voices

Filter

Lowpass

Envelopes

LFO

Effects

beat-based effects, filter, timestretch, wavefolding, stutter, retriggers

Expression

Aftertouch

Velocity

MPE

Additional

Software

I/O

Audio In

1 mono

Audio Out

1 mono

Headphone

MIDI

MIDI Type

Ports

USB-C, Clock In, Clock Out, Trigger Out

Wi-Fi

Workflow

Arpeggiator

Sequencer

Yes

Mod Matrix

Memory

8 minutes samples

Measurements

Dimensions

Weight

Last updated Feb 26, 2026

Maneco Labs

Uruguay

Maneco Labs is a Uruguayan manufacturer specializing in experimental electronic instruments, including Eurorack modules and effect pedals. The company produces unconventional delay effects like the Nimbus, a Clouds-inspired pedal, and the Holistic Delay, alongside drone synthesizer voices such as Grone and Grone 2, and reissues of classic designs like the EHX 16 Second Delay. Their designs emphasize wild, cross-modulated sounds, as seen in recent modules like the Grone Manecolin with its dual oscillators, MS-20-style filter, and integrated effects.

Pikoloops Lo-Fi Sample Mangler (Desktop)

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