Hello everyone 
My name is Tobiasā¦ 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, Iām a die hard Octatrack userā¦ and have a special place in my heart for this community 
Couple things straight away:
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CHOMPI is designed to feel a little bit like a video game. You can think of this first āhelloā video as the intro tutorial mode when you first start the game. Once you get a sense for the overall workflow and controlsā¦ you move into the next ālevelā, etcā¦ 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, etcā¦)
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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++, etcā¦)
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Regarding price: We hear youā¦ but hopefully when you start to frame CHOMPI as a USB-C powered, stand alone, eurorack sampler/looper (6hrs of dynamic stereo sampling time)ā¦ with user configurable (free) firmware options and customizable hardwareā¦ it starts to make more sense? If notā¦ thatās ok too
