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| MANUFACTURER | MODAL ELECTRONICS | ||
| RELEASE | FALL 2017 | ||
| TYPE | HARDWARE |
| NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND |
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SPECIFICATION + SOUNDS 8 track drum/percussion sampler kit with a 16 step sequencer, requires no soldering or electronics skills, tools or knowledge Can store up to 64 16-bit mono samples with a sample rate of 44.1kHz, and using the CraftApp users can upload their own samples Mixer stage per track with level and pan controls Low-pass resonant filter per track with a dedicated Attack-Hold-Decay envelope Amplitude Attack-Hold-Decay envelope per track Tune control with 3 different pitch modes – SPEED, STRETCH and SHIFT SPEED alters the pitch by playing the sample faster or slower STRETCH selects the number of steps the sample will be stretched to fit into, allowing for tempo matching for looped samples SHIFT activates a pitch shifting algorithm that maintains the same sample length along with a dedicated Attack-Hold-Decay envelope, which works well with samples containing melodic content 16 recallable patterns with up to 16 part pattern chaining 8 recallable kits that store the per track parameters for sonic changes on the fly Global tempo and tap tempo with a step division for semi-quavers, quavers and quarter notes Pattern groove control that up to half way increases the swing/shuffle amount and then provides 8 preset grooves that allow for triplets and other non-conventional rhythms Live input mode that allows steps to be played in while the sequencer is running Class-compliant MIDI provided over USB connection to host computer, tablet, or smartphone Headphone and line output Powered by USB Mini-B or optional AAA battery pack (Adafruit 727, 3 x AAA pack) modalelectronics.com |
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