When tape loops met granular synthesis, something wonderfully unpredictable was born. The Spotykach is a dual-deck performance looper that treats sound like a playground rather than a tool, inviting you to feed it anything and watch what emerges. Each deck operates independently in one of three modes—tape-inspired looping, rhythmic slicing, or generative drift—giving you the flexibility to layer complementary textures or run parallel experiments. Twelve touch pads put hands-on control at your fingertips for live sampling, playback, and real-time effects manipulation.
What sets this instrument apart is its embrace of creative chaos. The Spotykach feature, available as an adjustable slider, reworks your audio in real-time, reversing passages, resurrecting buried recordings, and introducing generative variations that make each loop feel alive and slightly unpredictable. Pair this with the orbit and drift parameters that shape sequencing behavior, and you're working with a system that rewards experimentation. Built-in saturation and delay effects per deck add character, while stereo, mono, and generative panning modes expand your spatial possibilities.
Connectivity runs deep: seven CV inputs let you modulate loop size, position, volume, and mix from external gear, while MIDI in and out keep everything synchronized with your setup. Clock inputs support analog, MIDI, and Eurorack sync, and the audio path handles both line and Eurorack levels. Designed and built across Berlin and Rotterdam with meticulous care, the Spotykach is open-source and community-driven, inviting you not just to play but to shape its future.
