The Kastle 2 Wave Bard is an experimental, patchable stereo sample player that empowers you to discover new rhythms and riffs through modulation and modularity.

• Samples are organized in banks, which can be selected and sequenced using knobs or CVs from the built-in Pattern generator and LFO.
• Reverse your sounds with the LENGTH knob and the Wave Bard’s unique reversing envelope.
• Play melodic samples in quantized scales, and spice up the sound with built-in filter, delay or chorus/flanger effects.
• You can load not only your own samples, but also rhythms and scales with the web-based app

The Kastle 2 Wave Bard is a compact, portable instrument that runs on 3 AA batteries or USB-C, so it can inspire you anywhere, anytime. It loves to jam with your other portable gear—sync it with the sync in/out ports, and use the audio input to mix external signals with the Wave Bard’s output or run them through its built-in effects.

All main parameters can be modulated and tightly sequenced by the surprisingly powerful CV and GATE pattern generator. Create groovy off-grid beats using the built-in LFO, which can be synced, reset, or left to run freely.

 

Features

• 8 samples per bank (adjustable from 3 to 32 samples in the editor)
• 6 factory-loaded banks (up to 32 banks in the editor)
• user samples can be loaded via web-based app
• 89 seconds sample limit (mono), 44s (stereo) at 44kHz, or combination
• even more sample time available at lower sample rates
• stereo audio processing at 44kHz/16-bits
  
  
• PITCH knob with range of ± 2 octaves (4 octaves total)
  — PITCH MOD attenuverter knob for modulating pitch
  — NOTE input: quantized pitch with selectable scales (updates on trigger)
  — FREE input: continuous, unquantized pitch modulation
  — user-defined scales via web-based app
  — BANK+PITCH MOD to change quantizer scale
  — BANK+SAMPLE MOD for root note adjustment
  — BANK+LFO MOD for fine tuning
  — BANK+PITCH to change and preview octave
  
  
• SAMPLE knob to select 1 of 8 samples
  — hit the SHIFT button to trigger the selected sample
  — TRIGGER input to trigger sample playback
  — SAMPLE MOD input with attenuation and two modes:
  — PLAY: CV modulation directly trigger samples
  — CUE: CV aims at samples and playback waits for a trigger
  
  
• BANK input with attenuation to change sample banks using CV
  
  
• LENGTH envelope knob
  — turn right to adjust decay
  — turn left to reverse samples and add attack
  — during attack, samples don't retrigger
  — LENGTH MOD input with attenuverter
  — LENGTH MOD updates only at trigger
  — patchable ENV output of the envelope
  
  
• stereo delay or chorus/flanger FX
• resonant FILTER with Lowpass/Highpass modes
  
  
• LFO with triangle and pulse output, reset input, attenuverting modulation, synced or free
• Tempo generator with tap tempo, divider, and external clock input
• Pattern generator (tempo synced) with GATE and CV output, patch-programmable
• GATE generator contains RHYTHM patterns user-programmable via web-based app
  
  
• stereo input with input gain (up to +12db), accepts up to 6 Vpp signal
• input can be mixed at the output or run thru the built in effects
• stereo output capable of driving headphones up to 250 Ohm
• analog sync input
• analog sync output
• modular I/O connections via right channel of the sync jacks