SnapBeat: Simple Lo-fi Sampler

Samplers are incredibly affordable and portable nowadays, compared to the rack mounted beasts of the 1990s anyway! Here we have a simple sampler, from a seller in Vietnam, for sale on Tindie - as a fully assembled unit or a kit. It certianly looks the part, and has some very simple sampling features. Here are the specs:

Main functions

• sample and truncate sound
• live play
• compose rhythm patterns
• compose track (song)
• connect headphones and speakers

Main spec.

• main chip : Nuvoton ISD1720SY (voice recorder IC) x 8
• number of voice channels : 8
• sampling frequency : about 20kHz (high quality sampling) / about 12kHz (low quality sampling)
• maximum sample length per channel : about 6 sec. (high quality sampling) / about 12 sec. (low quality sampling)
• maximum number of rhythm patterns : 8
• maximum track (song) length : a song consists of 64 rhythm patterns maximum and a pattern consists of 2 bar

Interfaces

• Line in (3.5mm stereo jack)
• Line out (RCA stereo jack)
• Headphone out (3.5mm stereo jack)
• volume (headphone)
• volume (metronome in rhythm edit mode)
• USB type C (5V power)
• USB mini-B (for upload firmware to Arduino Nano)

More info  on the SnapBeat website https://snapbeat.net/

Get the assembled version here: https://www.tindie.com/products/hiro_akihabara/snapbeat-the-simple-lo-fi-sampler-full-assembled/

The Kit is here: https://www.tindie.com/products/hiro_akihabara/snapbeat-the-simple-lo-fi-sampler-pcba/

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