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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.