The CHOMPI is a very fun project.. have considered building one myself over the years, but I think I have a bit more motivation to build a FundamentalFrequency LMN-3, which is in a similar form factor but is, imho, a bit more open ended with regards to what it can be used for ..
Either way the time has come for open source projects of this nature and form factor .. the world tires of overpriced junk from boutique vendors, and wants more DIY music making toys for the kids to rock out ..
NDlurker 17 hours ago [-]
I wanted one of these but never thought it was worth hour much they charged. I guess that's how most people felt.
bzzzt 14 hours ago [-]
It was priced very high, even for a boutique musical instrument. There are a lot of samplers on the market on (or even under) that price point and some simple ones that cost a fraction of it.
ahoka 12 hours ago [-]
But 700 euros almost gets you a microfreak and an sp404.
NDlurker 9 hours ago [-]
I already have both of those, a Bastl Microgranny, Polyend Tracker, and Polyend Play. So I really don't need another sampler. But it does look fun and has a unique workflow.
bzzzt 9 hours ago [-]
That's the competition I was talking about: SP-404, (used) OctaTrack, MPC live or sample, EP-133 KO 2. All cost about the same or less and do a heck of a lot more.
liotier 14 hours ago [-]
Electronic toys that are not mass produced are always too expensive for the mass market. Chompi is awfully cute though.
ElijahLynn 1 days ago [-]
I've had my eye on one of these little musical wonder boxes for a long time!
I'm still hoping to try one soon. Maybe this is my time!
blltprfmnk 1 days ago [-]
Open source but production of the hardware was discontinued so you would either need to buy used or build one from the specs.
onemoresoop 22 hours ago [-]
I liked this instrument but could never get one. Actually I was bombarded by scam accounts on Facebook(no longer a user) pretending to be Chompy. I'll be lookign for a used one.
Wildly, severely not, honestly. They're going about retail second-hand on Reverb, with thin supply. You might do better having a look in the Chase Bliss Audio Discord.
dnoberon 22 hours ago [-]
Check out reverb and see if there are any selling.
onemoresoop 21 hours ago [-]
Thanks. Whats a good price for these used?
prmoustache 17 hours ago [-]
The price you are willing to pay for it.
onemoresoop 2 hours ago [-]
Just wanted a baseprice, don’t want to be fleeced by a seller who’s taking advantage this is discontinued.
stavros 23 hours ago [-]
Now that it's OSS, I'm sure plenty of people will build and sell it. Hell, you might be able to just get it off Ali, as well.
blltprfmnk 21 hours ago [-]
It’s always possible. There’s definitely been a market for Eurorack clones of open designs like Mutable Instruments modules.
The main thing would be how you market it since one of the provisions is that you can’t use that trademarked name, and I imagine that would apply to marketing it, not just the product name itself.
onemoresoop 22 hours ago [-]
Yeah, me too. Too bad they're discontinued but I'm glad they open sourced it.
jrm4 11 hours ago [-]
I love people making little things like this and so one hates to throw rocks from the sidelines.
But I literally laughed out loud, HARD, at the price.
peteforde 8 hours ago [-]
I'm not saying that you've clearly never built and shipped a hardware device as a small team in North America; maybe you have, and maybe that's what you do all day.
However, I have noticed that the only people who look at a product like Chompi and think "overpriced" are people who have never built and shipped a hardware device. Perhaps you'll be the one to prove me wrong.
I'm not saying that Chompi wasn't expensive, or that you couldn't get a mass-produced device like a Roland SP-404 for less on Reverb. I am saying that that is not a fair comparison, however.
brendoelfrendo 7 hours ago [-]
That's pretty much what I would expect from Chase Bliss. They make very cool, high quality, and often niche audio products. Small production runs made in North America come with a high price tag.
micromacrofoot 9 hours ago [-]
unfortunately that's the cost of supporting small businesses, no one can really compete with competitors who benefit from scale pricing
phoghed 8 hours ago [-]
afaik they sold out and then never made more. I was trying to buy one for my kids.
Oh cool, I haven't checked on it in quite a long time.
I ended up getting them a Dato Duo, which we enjoy quite a bit. Got that for $229, price on it is way up now. Been eyeing the Dato Drum, but it's pretty steep at $500.
stigi 11 hours ago [-]
HN Marketplace? I've got a Chompi in Berlin which I'd be willing to pass on. Contact in Profile
gkhartman 20 hours ago [-]
Glad to see stuff like this. I'm willing to pay quite a bit more for products supporting oss/osh.
johnwheeler 18 hours ago [-]
Hey Yall!
I’ve adapted it to run in your DAW as a VST, Audio Unit, and AAX plugin for Pro Tools.
https://github.com/FundamentalFrequency
Either way the time has come for open source projects of this nature and form factor .. the world tires of overpriced junk from boutique vendors, and wants more DIY music making toys for the kids to rock out ..
I'm still hoping to try one soon. Maybe this is my time!
Does this look legit to you?
https://www.acoguitar.com/product/chompi-sampler/
The main thing would be how you market it since one of the provisions is that you can’t use that trademarked name, and I imagine that would apply to marketing it, not just the product name itself.
But I literally laughed out loud, HARD, at the price.
However, I have noticed that the only people who look at a product like Chompi and think "overpriced" are people who have never built and shipped a hardware device. Perhaps you'll be the one to prove me wrong.
I'm not saying that Chompi wasn't expensive, or that you couldn't get a mass-produced device like a Roland SP-404 for less on Reverb. I am saying that that is not a fair comparison, however.
I ended up getting them a Dato Duo, which we enjoy quite a bit. Got that for $229, price on it is way up now. Been eyeing the Dato Drum, but it's pretty steep at $500.
I’ve adapted it to run in your DAW as a VST, Audio Unit, and AAX plugin for Pro Tools.
Check it out: https://www.temeculadsp.com/nibbi
Code: https://github.com/temeculadsp/nibbi
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6m-woOQfqc