I likes it!
Although it doesnāt do anything that canāt be done in traktor, both quicker and more in sync, I would actually like to see this in use with a synth, grrovebox or drum machine.
I feel in that environment it could be an interesting device. If itās being pitched as a DJ tool, as the video suggests, then it feels a little pointless.
Iām always on the hunt for some hardware version of āThe Fingerā or āBeatLookUpā for my Elektron rig.
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definition of ātosserā in uk
Noun. tosser (plural tossers) (Britain, slang, pejorative, vulgar) A male who masturbates. (Britain, slang) An objectionable male, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour. That bloke who ripped me off was a right tosser.
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Latest version of this.
(Notice the cameo in video by the Elektron Machinedrum !)
Itās look like theyāve been doing their homework on this.
It will be going on Kickstarter June 1st.
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YES!!! I need this exact thing
I do wish theyād try some different names for the device
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how is this any better than a Kaoss Pad for example?
Itās newer ?
If itās cheap it might compete , as mentioned kpad is under Ā£200 2nd hand , audio into a cheap tr8 will do scatter and octatrack can do this stuff though itās towards Ā£600+ 2nd hand
But itās small and convenient , sometimes thatās enough.
Time tumbler
Time twister
Time tamer
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Timetosser is the greatest name for anything ever.
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Too me just having buttons as opposed to an xy pad in a tiny device to do beat jumping makes it more appealing than a Kaoss Pad.
If the signal is louder than a Kaoss Pad, even better.
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I like the form factor, other than that it seems a bit limited IMHO
Wish we could have something similar in format, but for transitioning between patterns on Elektron machines:
sampler with different time lengths (say 1/2/4/8 bars), crossfader to shift from input to loop, EQ (lo/mid/hi) for both the input and the recorded loop.
Iāve pitched this idea so many times nowā¦ hehe
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Missed opportunity not having a tosspot knob.
And they could have had fun with a bypass switch too, tossoff.
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why do the eight buttons trigger the same slice all the time, it makes no sense to have 8 buttons do the same, instead it would have been nice if every button would trigger a different slice in the loop and the ability to record patterns is missing too.
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I thought thats what it was doing, maybe I missed that.
I basically want BeatLookUp functionality in a tiny hardware device
Using it too often makes you go blind
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Hi Dibek, Tim here (from alter.audio).
The 8 buttons donāt do the same thing really. Timetosser is basically a quantised audio delay. For every button you move further to the right gives you one extra step of delay in your audio signal (with the steps being selectable to 1/4(T), 1/8(T) and 16(T)). The sound you will hear when pressing a button on the top row depends on when you press it. This way, by playing patterns, youāre able to reconstruct the incoming music rithmically. There will be patterns that you can you can trigger when holding down a button, Iām currently working on a nice way to make these user programmable / recordable. You can always use the MIDI input to sequence it though.
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Hi Tim. I like your product, I think thereās probably a pretty good market for it too but you do know what tosser means in the UK and quite a few other territories, right?
This isnāt me having a dig, I actually really like the name, but Iām quite an edgy bastard. Just making sure weāre all on the same page.
Again, genuinely not trying to take the piss. Iād hate for you to put hard work and care into making a product, only to find a bunch of dickheads from the UK, Australia and the like taking the piss because we canāt hear the word tosser without losing our shit.
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Oh man, I read the thread, then afterwards watched the video. The one with the young lass saying ātimetosserā is pure gold!
Sorry @timistof , but Jazz Jerker, Warp Wanker or Funk Fapper are probably not a good idea eitherā¦ 
It looks very nice, are there other fx planned for it, like delay with phaser/filter/flanger/decay/reverb/srr etc? Also does it have handling to avoid clicks and pops where the non zero crossing occurs?