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The Little Box That Does Three Things
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The Kastle 2 FX Wizard is a pocket-sized patchable stereo multi-effects unit from Bastl Instruments. With nine effects modes, 54 patch points, and an ...
DecadeBridge Albers: Drone Synthesis With a Human Touch
The DecadeBridge Albers is a handbuilt 4-oscillator drone synth from Cheshire, England, with light-dependent resistors, individual LFOs, and a low-pas...
Embodme Erae 2: The Controller That Feels Like an Instrument
The Erae 2 from Embodme is a polyphonic MPE controller with 16,000 force sensors, a built-in MIDI looper, and 24 CV outputs - a device that blurs the ...
The Chip That Defined an Era, in Your Hands
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1010music Nanobox Lemondrop: Granular Synthesis in Your Pocket
The 1010music nanobox lemondrop packs a full-blown 4-voice granular synthesizer into a device smaller than a deck of cards. With a touchscreen X/Y pad...
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