Meet The hapiNES 8-bit Desktop Groovebox

This NES-inspired chiptune synth is shipping in March and has USB MIDI, a plug-in for remote management and much more. Here's the details.  

Twisted Electron has unveiled the hapiNES 8-bit Desktop Groovebox. hapiNES is a multitrack chiptune synthesizer inspired by the RP2A07 sound chip found in the NES games console. The 4 voices allow you to create authentic sounding tunes in real time!

The L(arge) version offers the same features as its slimsynth counterpart, with the addition of class AB preamp, hardware MIDI and analog sync in and out connectivity and packed in a rugged metal case.

Features

  • Hardware MIDI input (sync, notes and parameter modulation)
  • Analog trigger sync in and out
  • USB-MIDI input (sync, notes and parameter modulation)
  • Dedicated VST/AU plugin for full DAW integration
  • 4 tracks for real-time composing
  • Authentic triangle bass
  • 2 squares with variable pulsewidth
  • 59 synthesized preset drum sounds + 1 self-evolving drum sound
  • 16 arpeggiator modes with variable speed
  • Vibrato with variable depth and speed
  • 18 Buttons
  • 32 Leds
  • 6 high quality potentiometers
  • 16 pattern memory
  • 3 levels of LED brightness (Beach, Studio, Club)
  •  Live recording, key change and pattern chaining (up to 16 patterns/ 256 steps)
  • Pattern copy/pasting
  • Ratcheting (up to 4 hits per step)
  • Reset on any step (1-16 step patterns)

Price: 255 Eur plus VAT and shipping

Web: https://twisted-electrons.com/product/hapines-l/

Hollin Jones was classically trained as a piano player but found the lure of blues and jazz too much to resist. Graduating from bands to composition then production, he relishes the chance to play anything with keys. A sometime lecturer in videographics, music production and photography post production, Hollin has been a freelance w... Read More

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