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One other contender I could have thrown on to my big pile of comparisons is the Kaleidoloop - I have the original model and always enjoyed it as a tactile “sound collector”, and there’s certainly a bit of Kaleidoloop in Chompi. The original KL is limited by its single loop workflow - you need two units to do any kind of advanced tape-style transformation - but the new model addresses this (though owning an Organelle makes it less compelling).

“Fodder machine” is an apt term for the KL - it’s always great to come back to it after a while and rediscover loops you captured years ago still sitting on the card - and Chompi gives you tools to take this concept and run with it - I expect that like the 404 MK2, it’ll turn out to be a rabbit hole of resampling. The main issue there is likely to be the limited sample slots - two sets of 3x14 is a bit of a downer when you have six hours available, and the no-screen UI doesn’t really lend itself to sample or project management, so I suppose swapping SD cards is the current fix (in which case I’d rather they were full-size).

But re. wanting one - I suspect that Chompi might be one of those cases where if you think it’s going to work well for you, it will - whereas if you have doubts, they’re probably worth listening to. I watched all the videos, including Ricky Tinez’ rather frustrated one (still very fair, and updates have addressed some of his key complaints) and arrived at the conclusion I was going to end up buying one eventually, so if I could afford it I might as well take the option of a discount.

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