Developers have released a free major update for the Woovebox – a micro music workstation that’s designed to fit the functions of an entire ’90s studio into a battery-powered handheld device.
The Woovebox features 16-part multi-timbral synthesis, sequencing and sampling, USB and wireless connectivity, 10 hours of battery life and more.
Here’s what’s new in Woovebox firmware 2.0:
- The sampler has received a massive upgrade with double the sampling time, revamped resampling (“skip back”) feature, and more.
- Woovebox Expanded; you can now control your Woovebox from any MIDI controller, and turn a dumb controller – even a toy keyboard – into a powerful synthesizer/workstation.
(select devices only; rev. 15B2, 15B2SE, 15B2PRO markings on the back) The MIDI port can now be used as a physical MIDI IN port. - DJ FX; a completely new way of enhancing your song fragments was introduced to make your compositions sound even more rich and professional
- HiFi upgrade; the fruits of relentless optimization were reinvested in sound quality improvements across the board
- Sound design enhancements; the synthesizer engine was enhanced with some key new features such as two new filter types, a new LFO hold mode and more
- Improved preset & patch management; 170+ presets, new preset selection mechanism, improved randomization and a brand new randomization mode
- Workflow & UI enhancements; new workflow and UI enhancements make the Woovebox even faster to use, while simultaneously improving depth and capabilities
- Sequencer; new off-grid live recording, quantization and dynamic swing/quantized playback feature
- Wooveconnect 2.0; improved interface, support for uni-directional communication, freely selectable MIDI ports, more granular control over connection stability, and dynamic parameter help/docs display
- Bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements and outstanding feature requests
Here’s an overview via Free Beat:
Pricing and Availability:
The Woovebox is available in two versions, Woovebox SE for $249 USD and Woovebox Pro for $289.
The version 2.0 firmware is compatible with the OG Woovebox and is available as a free download.
I wish this guy would make a v2 hardware version that’s actually physically pleasant to use. Never liked the exposed metal bits pressing against my thumbs so I sold it.
It’s a really good groovebox though! Had full tracks running up in no time and there are some nice chord following stuff that makes it fast too 🙂
Truly impressive – a pocket operator on steroids? The demos are great, but it’s such a pity the hardware doesn’t have a better display to lower the learning curve.