Kalimba
Desktop hybrid instrument with twelve touch- and velocity-sensitive tines, internal microphones, an accelerometer and a combined FM and physical-modelling engine. It suits players who want an acoustic-style, expressive synth that is portable and battery powered.
- 12 touch- and velocity-sensitive tines with lights
- 6 voices: FM synthesis plus physical modelling
- Stereo mics and accelerometer excite the engine
- Looper, 5-mode arpeggiator, 16 presets, 12 scales
- Built-in speaker and USB-C rechargeable battery
- 3.5 mm MIDI in/out, clock in, USB-C MIDI
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The Kalimba is a handheld desktop instrument built around twelve tines. Plucking them is picked up by stereo microphones and touch-sensitive areas, which excite a six-voice engine that combines FM synthesis with physical modelling through stereo digital resonators. Knocking or strumming the casing can also excite the engine, and an internal accelerometer lets rotating or shaking the unit animate the sound.
Front-panel touch points handle pad behaviour, pitch glide and timbre changes (Soil and Wind), and two assignable touch points on the back can be mapped to knobs, effects, pitch bend, transpose, tempo and more. Playing aids include 12 scales with per-tine micro tuning, 16 presets, a five-mode arpeggiator, a layering looper with reverse time stretch, a tempo generator with tap tempo and clock division, and built-in effects such as bit crusher, distortion, chorus, flanger, tape, filter, reverb and delay.
It has a built-in speaker and a USB-C rechargeable battery. A 3.5 mm stereo output, 3.5 mm MIDI in and out, an analog clock input and USB-C MIDI connect it to other gear. A protective hardshell carry case is included.
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Sound engine
- Voices
- 6
- Synthesis
- FM synthesis, physical modeling with stereo digital resonators
- Exciters
- Stereo microphones, touch sensors, accelerometer
- Macro control
- 6 bipolar control knobs (interactive macro mapping)
- Tines
- 12, touch and velocity sensitive, with micro tuning adjustment
Performance
- Arpeggiator modes
- 5 (up, down, up-down, order, random)
- Scales
- 12 scales (tuning presets)
- Presets
- 16
- Sensitivity settings
- 6 levels
- Assignable touch points
- 2 (L/R, on the back)
- Looper
- Free running or tempo synced, undo/redo (1 layer)
Effects
- Distortion
- Downsampler / bit crusher / distortion (RAT style)
- Modulation
- Chorus / flanger / tape emulation
- Filter
- Soft low/high cut
- Reverb and delay
- 2 models each (day time / night time)
Outputs
- Headphone/line output
- Stereo 3.5 mm (1/8") TRS, 150 mW per channel
- Speaker
- Built-in
Connectivity
- MIDI input
- 3.5 mm (1/8") TRS (Type A)
- MIDI output
- 3.5 mm (1/8") TRS (Type A), selectable with analog clock output TS
- Analog clock input
- 3.5 mm (1/8") TS
- USB-C
- MIDI input/output
- USB-C (service)
- Firmware updates and charging
Power
- Battery
- Built-in, rechargeable via USB-C
Physical
- Dimensions (L × W × H)
- 144 × 95 × 50 mm / 5.67 × 3.74 × 1.97 in
- Weight
- 310 g / 0.68 lb
In the box
- Carry case
- Compact protective hardshell case