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CHOMPI portable sampler instrument is now open-source (hardware and software)

108 points · 35 comments · lashkari

ElijahLynn · 1790798966 · focus · HN ↗
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!
1. blltprfmnk · 1790799045 · focus · HN ↗
  Open source but production of the hardware was discontinued so you would either need to buy used or build one from the specs.
  1. stavros · 1790809577 · focus · HN ↗
    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 · 1790816369 · focus · HN ↗
    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.

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