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CHOMPI

CHOMPI is a cute looper with mechanical keys – as inspiration.

KBD.news
Published March 17, 2023

Sure, this is a different kind of keyboard, but some of you may like it anyway.

CHOMPI is a sampler and looper from the two-person team of Tobias and Chelsea.

As electronic music enthusiasts, they try to make the world of sound design more accessible to a larger audience. More than 10 years into the hobby, their passion has evolved into a unique musical instrument platform.

CHOMPI is built around the Daisy platform which, as of my understanding, is a set of controller boards and an Arduino-like ecosystem made specifically for audio projects.

Resources

• chompi.club
• Daisy platform by electro-smith.com

Published on Fri 17th Mar 2023. Featured in KBD #116 (source).

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