Kastle - pocket modular synthesizer

[blungo2]

Cool!

[Snail]

I just got mine today and I've been having a blast with it. This little thing is so much fun and has a weird character of its own, kind of like an angry little growling demon.

I hooked it up to my pair of Moog Mothers and it was jiving along with them, making little growling snarls in tempo. Lots of fun.

Would love to see more video demos of people using them, or interesting patching ideas, if anyone cares to share.

[Sonofbatboy]

Just ordered one of these today along with a used Volca Bass for less than what the Moog Werkstatt would have cost. My girl and I wanted to see if we would have a good time with analog synth before investing in anything big. I'll post some of our experiments when we get the Kastle and then the two together.

[JayEm]

anyone else follow him? I'm looking forward to some inspiration for my own microgranny

edits : i can't embed shit, wtf?

[noisejockey]

Weird atonal but rhythmic experiment with the Kastle, in three layers.

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Layer one: Rhythmic gating with Shimmer 'verb, wiggled live
Layer two: Phased and self-modulating drone, wiggled live
Layer three: Mono, dry, a modular trigger sent into the I/O port, then LPF'd with a tempo-synced LFO

[22tape]

So for the CV in/out-- Are those limited to 1in and 1out separately? Or can you use them as 2ins, or 2outs?

And I don't suppose there are mini pin adapters to get it talking to the modular directly from Kastle's patchbay?

[euromorcego]

So for the CV in/out-- Are those limited to 1in and 1out separately? Or can you use them as 2ins, or 2outs?

And I don't suppose there are mini pin adapters to get it talking to the modular directly from Kastle's patchbay?

i do not own a kastle, but as far as i know these are simple multiplies, i.e., just several pins connected together. That is: you can use them as multiple outputs, but not as input mixers.

as for the pathbay: there are such patchbay available, see for example this one: http://www.sound-machines.it/product/ns1nanobridge/
It is also a simple exercise to make a small pcb with such a patchbay. Even I can do one, if needed.

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re the input output, you can patch from the i/o where how you want, so yes 2 ins or two outs or one of each to from wherever.

[22tape]

Perfect, thanks for the info, peeps!

[eircom]

kastle 1.5 + folktek conduit / resist / matter + wogglebug + rené -> tascam 464 (all live, no edits) =
https://soundcloud.com/sukasurok/0804wed
i'm really happy about how well kastle integrates into eurorack (folktek matter also helps with its 'dupont'-to-1/8 inch patch points).

[Technologear?]

[quote="eircom"]kastle 1.5 + folktek conduit / resist / matter + wogglebug + rené -> tascam 464 (all live, no edits) =

Damn, that is the best track I've heard in ages. I'm so glad I ordered one, your sounds is the direction I'm trying to head to. Thanks for sharing keep making legit noise techno

[eircom]

Thanks for sharing keep making legit noise techno

haha thanks, i never thought of it as techno. it doesn't even have a damn steady clock

[Technologear?]

Bought one, love it way more than anticipated. Smashed out 3 patches in the first 30mins, and it inspired the basis of a new track (work in progress). Even though patching with the mini jumpers gets fiddly for complicated patches I don't mind. Thanks for posting about this little beast MWs

[Technologear?]

4 track recording of 4 layers of kastle.
All through a fx chain.
This thing is far more inspirational to me than expected

Listen to Junkie Scum - Sickly by buttp ... cum-sickly

[two505s]

Quick question: when using external voltages as inputs, will the minus port of the Kastl act as a ground?

[clarke68]

I got a Kastle for Christmas last year...just got inspired yesterday to take a deeper dive into what could be done with it. Was really happy with what I discovered...so much so I ended up making a video.

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[Daionsavage]

Just reviving the days of donkey kong... [video][/video]

[dekemcculo]

so did anyone figure out the easter egg bastl teased yesterday on instagram? i think maybe it's on 1.5 which i don't have but depending on what it is maybe i need the upgrade

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link?

[dekemcculo]

it was their story so it disappeared – didn't screenshot it because I imagined there'd be a bunch of posts here trying to figure it out. with bastl I guess there's always the possibility it was a joke...? not sure.

[Muzone]

https://github.com/bastl-instruments/ka ... 269b14b6a4

I'm none the wiser for reading that, but it does seem to confirm the easter egg thing....

[gavechase]

https://github.com/bastl-instruments/ka ... 269b14b6a4

I'm none the wiser for reading that, but it does seem to confirm the easter egg thing....

According the the bit of code you posted, the easter egg is dependent on the position of the knobs and the selected mode when the Kastle is turned on. The comments in the code will tell you what those settings are. I’ve played around with it a bit, and it’s definitely fun if you have a dual trace oscilloscope at your disposal.

[Muzone]

so all pots fully cw and + voltage patched to MODE, then power up?
I'll give it a go tomorrow

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I'm sure I've done that before and nothing.... but I'm going to try it again now. let's see!

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It's there! follow instructions in the code.