CHOMPI is now Open Source

CHOMPI arrived on the scene to a chorus of approval, with it's lo-fi sampling capabilities, cheeky cartoon adornments, and quick live looping workflow. Sadly, the time has come for the unit to be discontinued ,but if you bought one fear not, the unit is now open source - meaning anyone in the music tech community can program the unit as they see fit. Along with the announcement, they've released a new beta firmware called WAVE, which is a wavetable synth, available free for everyone to play with.

Here's more from the video:

Our little pal CHOMPI is officially being discontinued. That's the bad news. The good news is that we've decided to make it open source as a result. You now have everything you need to edit firmware, create your own firmware from scratch, and even physically build a DIY CHOMPI of your own. We're also releasing a new beta firmware called WAVE - a wavetable synth - that's available for everyone to play with, and an ideal starting point for open source work. You can find everything you need to get started on the CHOMPI website.

Open source info here: https://www.chompiclub.com/opensource

WAVE firmware here: https://www.chompiclub.com/firmware

Here's our coverage of the unit from Superbooth this year: 

We spoke to Chelsea who creates the wonderful artwork back at Superbooth 2024: 

• NOFX's DIY Trick for Clean Octaves 01-Oct-26
• 'Listening Glossary' from Hannah Kemp-Welch 29-Sep-26
• Free Custom Firmware for Mvave FM-1 29-Sep-26
• Korg Triton – Famous Songs and Sounds 29-Sep-26
• Chipsynth OPMZ from Plogue 29-Sep-26