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The Bastl Kalimba is a wild synth that thinks it’s a thumb piano
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The Bastl Kalimba is a synthesizer designed to be played like a traditional thumb piano, using touch-sensitive tines to trigger a synth engine rather than produce acoustic sound; the crowdfunding campaign has already exceeded $700,000 on Kickstarter.
The Bastl Kalimba is a wild synth that thinks it’s a thumb piano
It’s already raised over $700,000 on Kickstarter. | Image: Bastl
Make no mistake, the Bastl Kalimba is a synthesizer, you just play it like a kalimba. Its tines don't really make much sound. There is an internal mic that you can blend in for a little acoustic spice, but it's mostly driven by the synth engine that combines physical modeling and FM. The tines are actually touch and velocity-sensitive triggers. And, while it can sound somewhat like a real kalimba, it's a lot more sonically versat
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