If Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 sparked a cult following for its compact creativity, the Wunderkammer WoO.1 seems able to allure a brand new era of moveable music makers. Sufficiently small to hold wherever, this battery-powered sampler packs looping, sampling, and a handful of playful extras right into a splendidly versatile bundle.
The WoO.1 (pronounced “woo one”) marks Wunderkammer’s first instrument, and it’s what the model calls a “moveable inspiration machine”. That includes a slim, rectangular body and daring, retro-inspired controls, it affords an approachable workflow with out sacrificing options.
At its core, the WoO.1 is a looper and sampler. Customers can seize sounds immediately utilizing the built-in mic or import samples by way of USB, tweak them utilizing the front-panel controls, and play them again on the button keyboard. Loops could be layered with out restrict, saved as Grooves, and chained into longer preparations, with easy resampling to shift pitch or tempo. Results embrace low-, high-, and band-pass filters, in addition to a pitch shifter.
Past looping and sampling, the WoO.1 additionally affords 5 different operational modes: Music Composition (which helps you to join as much as 16 Grooves); Finger Drums by way of its scissor-switch keys; Keyboard with 140 built-in devices and 14 preloaded grooves; a Music Recreation mode for play-alongs; and MIDI mode to be used as a controller.
The machine additionally comes with 161 built-in sounds, an arpeggiator, and sufficient versatility to make it really feel like a whole miniature studio in your arms. Further options embrace a headphone jack, USB-C for charging and MIDI, a built-in speaker, and a quite spectacular 50-hour battery life once you’re utilizing headphones (or 5 hours with the speaker engaged).
If all this has obtained your gear senses tingling, Wunderkammer is presently taking preorders on its web site with a $3 deposit that locks in 35% off the eventual retail worth – a saving of $150 – and grants entry to a VIP neighborhood in addition to an “further thriller present”. The WoO.1 additionally makes its official debut on Kickstarter later at this time.
Try a demo of the WoO.1 beneath.
Be taught extra on the Wunderkammer web site or go to Kickstarter to remain up to date on the WoO.1’s launch.
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