Chase Bliss – maker of high-end effects pedals – has announced that CHOMPI Club, the makers of the CHOMPI sampler, are joining their team.
The CHOMPI is currently sold out, but a new version is in the plans.
Here’s what Chase has to say about it:
- Nothing changes for now – All support (questions, repairs, etc.) are being handled by CHOMPI Club as usual, the Discord is still active, and CHOMPI Club are continuing to work on resources and ways to make the CHOMPI sampler even better.
- This isn’t the end of the CHOMPI Club, they’re just combining resources.
- There will be more CHOMPI – They’re working on another run of the CHOMPI sampler, and it will have some firmware surprises (available for free to existing CHOMPI customers). These will be sold through the Chase Bliss website. The new run is expected to be available later this year.
- Chase Bliss will take over support – Once the next batch of CHOMPI goes up for sale, Chase Bliss will take over support of the device. This means CHOMPI owners will now have international support. This will apply to all existing and future CHOMPI owners.
Would be cool if they made a new groovebox that used their effects. I was disappointed in their collab since it was just new color, stickers, and a sample pack/
fun. it’s a good fit for them. i ‘need’ one. 🙂
Call it OCD if you like, but I can’t stop looking at the bottom row of keys. There are um… 15? It’s like a big F U to my 16 step thought process. I don’t even think the Chompi has a sequencer so it shouldn’t matter but any firmware updates involving sequencing will require some ingenuity.
I really like the concept behind the CHOMPI sampler and how it is presented.
Hopefully they elevate the capabilities and features to make it more an instrument (expression options, number of keys) and less of a cute sampler.
@goudron – maybe we all need to start writing songs in 4/15
I know there’s a market for these “cozy” type synths and boxes, i just dont think its very large
OP-1 is the only exception and i wonder if people are trying to recapture that lightning in a bottle
They already have. Chompi is nearly impossible to lay hands on ATM.
Since its not mass market and widely distributed, like OP1, the fact that its “sold out” is much less impressive
However im sure it’s good for their business so that’s a success for them
Sadly there is a large market for such drivel.. the moustachioed ‘Omnipresent’ community. Chompi is an atrocious and absurdly priced proposition for a musician, but clearly very desirable indeed to place upon a coffee table alongside whatever potted plant is currently en vogue.
Given the price and demand Chompi will continue to laugh their way to the bank for the foreseeable future.
You should check the Kickstarter page for the original Chompi campaign.
“2,289 backers pledged $1,240,290 to help bring this project to life.”
And that’s just the initial batch.
2200 people is good… Its not Roland or Korg numbers so you may need to recalibrate your conceptual apparatus