Bastl, the small team of synth enthusiasts from Brno, Czech republic, did it again…
Their new product, Kastle, is a pocket size modular synthesizer that runs on batteries and produces unique modulations and lo-fi sounds. Kastl is great on its own but it also plays nice with with other gear and greatly enhances modular systems of any size. With its ridiculously low price point ($65 or $79, DYI Kit or assembled) it is perfect for anyone – especially beginners!
Kastle Synth combines complex oscillator and LFO with stepped waveform generator.
Features
- mini patchbay with 16 different patch points
- complex oscillator
- 3 synthesis modes: phase distortion, phase modulation and track & hold modulation
- pitch control with offset and CV input with attenuator
- timbre control with offset and CV input with attenuator
- waveshape control with offset and CV input
- voltage controllable LFO with triangle and square outputs and reset input
- stepped voltage generator with random, 8 step and 16 step loop mode
- 2 I/O CV ports are available and can be routed to any patch point
- the main output can drive headphones
- 3x AA battery operation with power switch
- open source
- possibility of exchanging different LFO and OSC chips
- comes with patch cables
- the pattern on the sides vary and every unit is an original
See this little guy in action:
Price & Availability
Kastle Synth Assembled:
street price $79.00 (excl. tax)
€79.00 (incl. tax)
order here today
(ships in less than a month)
Kastle Synth DIY KIT:
street price $65.00 (excl. tax)
€65.00 (incl. tax)
Available in November
Expect more from these guys, apparently Bastle is going to be coming out with more than one version!
For more information check out the website!
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