Chompi

[Laser]

Looks interesting. Considering it for my son.

Anyone know how it would compare to an Organelle M?

Can an Organelle M do everything it did in the video?

[DannyO]

if there is a script, then: yes, of course.
https://www.critterandguitari.com/tags/sampler

[jdaddyaz]

I wonder if I’d be so intrigued had it different key. I wish more of my gear had them. Love 909 style keycaps. Wonder if the handle can be removed without too much fuss. It’ll get in the way.

[shigginpit]

looks like it’s just plastic bolted onto the chassis. probably can be removed with a hex key.

[bibenu]

@jdaddyaz

Wonder if the handle can be removed without too much fuss. It’ll get in the way.

See above

@onthebannedwagon

“To answer your question: Yes… the handle attaches with two Allen screws, and can easily be removed.”

[CHOMPI]

Hello everyone My name is Tobias… creator of CHOMPI. A couple of you asked if I could jump on here and field some questions you might have around the platform. Let me first start off by saying thanks so much for all of the interest in our little instrument! As an artist, I’m a die hard Octatrack user… and have a special place in my heart for this community
Couple things straight away:

• CHOMPI is designed to feel a little bit like a video game. You can think of this first “hello” video as the intro tutorial mode when you first start the game. Once you get a sense for the overall workflow and controls… you move into the next “level”, etc… The current firmware has a total of 4 operating modes (aka: levels) & we have many more modes/engines planned for the future. (Ex: Wavetable Synth, Simple FM Synth, Percussion Synth, etc…)

• Additionally, the instrument is built on the Daisy Seed platform by ElectroSmith. This allows us to offer a wide array of firmware options, ranging from beginner to expert! It also opens up the possibility for folks to program their own firmware features using a wide array of language options (pure data, Max MSP, C++, etc…)

• Regarding price: We hear you… but hopefully when you start to frame CHOMPI as a USB-C powered, stand alone, eurorack sampler/looper (6hrs of dynamic stereo sampling time)… with user configurable (free) firmware options and customizable hardware… it starts to make more sense? If not… that’s ok too

[Doug]

@CHOMPI

Additionally, the instrument is built on the Daisy Seed platform by ElectroSmith. This allows us to offer a wide array of firmware options, ranging from beginner to expert! It also opens up the possibility for folks to program their own firmware features using a wide array of language options (pure data, Max MSP, C++, etc…)

Well that sounds…really dope

[alexbuga]

Yeah. You can think of it like a hardware platform for Daisy.m if you wanna build your own stuff

[OldmanChompski]

Ok…. Price is starting to make more sense now. This seems to be more of an organelle competitor then.

I love my organelle m and love how fun the simple sequencer (more of a midi looper) is, so a tape looper makes it pretty interesting. Will definitely be scouting the Kickstarter page on the 28th.

[myrtorp]

Looks fun for sure!

[muzka]

Not sure if its for me but love those keys

[snakegoat]

Would definitely like to know what kind of feel the knobs have. Makes a big difference in a device like this. Personally I prefer the slower feel of the Bluebox or LXR-02

[shigginpit]

I understand he’s probably using a prototype device and I respect someone who does their own pr and comes on here and makes an account just to answer our questions so I’m hesitant to say what I actually think, but when I watch people use things that I would consider paying for - I look for certain benchmarks of quality - when I see the knobs being turned, I look to see if they seem loose. I really like the way my rocket sounds but the knobs are unbelievably wobbly and it’s offputting, it makes it feel like waldorf was not concerned with making a quality product. So when I watch a demo, I look to see if there is any visible play in the knobs/encoders when a device is being demo’d.

[DannyO]

yes, i agree. but this seems to be a prototype, so let´s hope there aren´t wobbly knobs in the final product (like in the roland sh-d4 )

[wolfgangschaltung]

@CHOMPI Congrats for designing this instrument! The one thing that keeps me wondering if Chompi will be for me is that your website says “Unique SCREENLESS WORKFLOW w/ RGB LED”: As I am red-green color-blind (like 10% of the male population), I am wondering if I will be able to discern the various states of Chompi.

I have been using both the Elektron A4 and OT from the moment they have been available, but always struggled with their red-orange-green LED color scheme. Luckily most states were also communicated via the display, so I was able to work around my disability. But the moment the A4 MkII and OT MkII appeared with the blue-capable LEDs (as introduced with Digitakt), I sold my first generation instruments and bought the MkII versions.

So my question is if there is a chance to have user-adjustable LED color states? Thanks much in advance for your answer – I keep my fingers crossed for the campaign going well!

[Zjenji]

I’m definitely in. When is the KS going live?

[snakegoat]

28th March

[hausland]

Looks cool but even at 499€ kickstarter pricing it‘s too pricey for me for what it is/I can see it is.

[CHOMPI]

CHOMPI uses a very similar type of encoder as the Elektron boxes: PEC11R-4020F-S0024
However, they have a metal D-Shaft instead of the plastic.

Hopefully that helps

[CHOMPI]

I’ll post my email response here for others to see:

“Ironically, I also struggle with my vision (especially with the tiny screens). To answer your question directly, yes the LED States will be user adjustable… but we’re also considering offering a firmware that would remove the “color” gradient and use a “dimming” control over the brightness level of the LED’s for folks with color blindness. Either way, there should be a fairly easy way to customize CHOMPI to fit your needs.”