A canvas for exploring the beautiful imperfections of an old machine
An electro-mechanical keyboard classic from the ’70s with 16 dynamic layers, and a set of 60 additional sound design sources created by mangling the original material using Eurorack modules and tape loops, embellished with resonators and physical modelling synthesis.
All of this is housed in an MPE-compatible sound engine with two independent looping / granular cores, designed for both slow, evolving textures and fast bursts of sound. Further expandable by loading your own samples.
Go ahead, embark on an adventure far from well-worn paths.
An exploration of a 70s classic
We’ve long wanted to capture the essence of this electro-mechanical classic – and by essence, we mean all the mechanical clicks, noises, and beautiful imperfections of a machine over 50 years old.
At first, we saw it as a natural evolution of our Cassette series, taken few steps further: 16 dynamic layers, release and mechanical samples – all still passed through tape in the end. Then, out of curiosity, we loaded the raw samples into the Tapes engine and started playing around – and it quickly became clear how we should shape its final form.
The result? A deeply sampled, expressive instrument – a playground of evolving textures, all housed in a sound engine built for discovery and experimentation.
Just the way we like it.
Two independent granular engines
While themkI builds on the engine introduced in Tap
Two independent sequencers
Each layer has its own 16-step sequencer, available in both Animated and Single mode, where it can act as a voice-specific modifier. For example, you can set it to play one sound source on notes 1–3, another on notes 4–6, shift every third note up an octave, reverse every fifth note, detune the last few notes, or set a unique sample start position per note. The list goes on.
Another example, first layer might play single notes with a classic ’70s soul vibe, while the second is faded in via the mod wheel or an MPE controller, scanning through the waveform in a granular fashion or playing micro-loops with duration and position set by the voice sequencer / modifier.
es.01, it’s not meant to be version 2. Instead, it takes things in a different direction, better suited to the sampled material.
Update 1.1
Version 1.1 brings sharper contrast for better visibility, along with new GUI colour options. Customise the look using the new menu in the top-right corner of the Options section
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