Synthux is back with a dual looper that looks really fun to play with 3 différents modes, patch points, modulation and effects.
After releasing weekly videos about the project progression from design to manufacturing, they are ready to take pre order.
Shipping in June 25. I took the plunge!
HARDWARE CAPABILITIES
12 touch pads
2 recording decks (both stereo)
Three modes per deck (tape, slicer, ???)
7 CV inputs (3 per deck and 1 for crossfader)
Clock input
Clock tap button
2 gate inputs (one per deck)
2 gate outputs (one per deck)
2 modulation sources, each with a dedicated attenuator and 3 modes (envelope follower per deck and various waveforms)
Midi I/O
Stereo headphones output
USB-C power
15V DC power
-Stereo audio IO - 96kHz / 24-bit audio hardware (AC-Coupled)
-ARM Cortex-M7 MCU, running at 480MHz
-64MB of SDRAM (up to 10 minute long audio buffers in mono)
2 patch cables included
1 Midi TRS converter cable included
1 USB-C cable included
Spotykach is designed and built in Europe & USA. Design and development are done in Berlin, DE (Vlad Livinenko) & Rotterdam, NL (Roey Tsemah), and electronics engineering in Colorado, USA (Nick Donaldson). The aluminum enclosure will be made either in the Netherlands, or Latvia. Assembly is done by Roey Tsemah in Rotterdam, NL.
This looks like it may be euro-height. Is it? If so, it would be like perfect to add to my Make Noise semi-mods stuff.
Ah. Looks like it’s not. Their excuse of the whole touch thing being better outside of the rack would be legit if it weren’t for all the touchstuff I already have IN my euro… bah.
Spotykach just landed !
Already lots of fun with my EMF receiver and my noise box. Can’t wait to loop anything and everything!
The box is sturdy and look amazing, a joy to manipulate. Having modulation on bord is great and although there is a lot going on on the panel, it’s easy to start looping something.
Some functions are missing (FX, sequencer, 3rd mode, manual, led reflecting the loop speed…) but I’m confident they’ll add all that step by step.
i’m not into this kind of gear — but since i’m Ukrainian, my attention was instantly caught by the name.
Spotykach (cyrillic: спотикач) is traditional Ukrainian drink, kind of liqueur (about 30°), and the word «spotykach» means «something that makes one stumbe»
Just watched the latest video of Spotykach. This looks super cool. Seems like a cool company.
I’m liking how some smaller companies are doing videos talking about their thoughts behind some of the design choices and difficulties they’ve had with development.
I really love it too. I might have to sell it for money reasons, but it has a world of potential, and it’s already dope. It’s beautiful, feels good, and has open potential for years to come. Highly recommended!
