Kastle 2 Wave Bard

Bastl Instruments

Compact patchable stereo sample player

Welcome, Wanderer!

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

 
See the product page for instructions/downloadable content.

One pack of 10 short jumper wires included

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€160
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Bastl Instruments
24BI013

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 (up to 32) 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

TECHNICAL DETAILS

  • USB-C (firmware updates, sample upload, power)
  • 3x AA battery power (both rechargeable and non)
  • Power consumption approx. 100-150 mA, should last up to 15-18 hours on 3x AA batteries.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

  • Kastle 2 Wave Bard unit
  • quickstart guide
  • 10 patch cables
  • sticker
  • for environmental reasons, we are excluding the batteries from the package

DOWNLOADS

See the product page for instructions/downloadable content.

SOUND

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