This looks and sounds great. The world needs an affordable OP-1 alternative and I hope your company will some day iterate this product into what an OP-2 should have been. :)
Yes! For about 400 or 500 bucks, especially given existence of KOII, P6, and LoFiXT, anything like that with a two octave velocity and two-octave pressure sensitive keyboard will obviously sell like cupcakes. KOII is awesome but flawed because of its limitations, the Sonicware XTs are too powerful and miniature, the Roland P6 is desperately crying out for a song mode and sensitive keyboard...
I am amused at the idea that a music device like this could be added to the whole “internet of things” concept and would be thrilled to see it succeed and thrive, as well as lead the way to other likeminded innovations. I am surprised to say that after reading your kickstarter page I am a fan of the concept. Not that my opinion matters. But I think it actually is not at all gimmicky but actually quite innovative in a playful way. Hopefully you all can make your product as successful as you envision.
The very most important question about this project, is can you transfer samples over wifi even if the service is down? Can it be done directly from a PC, or over a self-hosted network? Otherwise there will always be the risk of the cloud platform going under.
You had me when I found out you are a group of IT developers. Now if you can survive the moronic commentary that is social media you will be quite successful. Rock on! Bien fait!!!
@@kiviakinstruments9665will there be a speed corrected option possible in the future? I imagine that's quite a lot of work to implement but it would be great to have
Great set of features, lovely layout and graphics on the screen. This feels like a real instrument and not just an instagram toy. Could be a really useful studio and live tool and would definitely consider it if microfreak didn't get its latest update. Gotta show some appreciation to french synth innovators!
I know, it also seems to be able to manipulate samples in much more complex ways than the microfreak, not to mention the wireless transfer as well as that beautiful screen display and the shimmer reverb!! I just can't justify getting a 4th sampler for the moment, other than that WOFI is top! @@kiviakinstruments9665
Is it just me or is 10 note polyphony and 2 octave keyboard a weird combination? How many of those 10 notes are we realistically going to utilise via a 2 octave keyboard?
You had me at 10 note polyphony. You lost me at monophonic sequencer. Also using a bespoke format for memory is a shameless cash grab that could have been delivered using off the shelf / cheaper components.
Hello, the memory card is more a gimmick to retro gaming than something very mandatory. We can't used SD-Card cause we need high performance and to use SD-Card at full performance company like us have to pay very expensive royalties. But to be honest we don't make any profit on memory card, and it was not motivated by money. You still the availability to use local USB connection with your computer to transfer your samples or mywo.fi Cloud platform.
@@kiviakinstruments9665 PLEASE stereo. And a re-sample feature!! :D This makes it a modern VSS30, my favorite Sampler (if not the most frustrating) of all time. I can live with mono.. BUT.
Cannot wait to get mine! BUT!!!! PLEASE stereo. And a re-sample feature!! :D This makes it a modern VSS30, my favorite Sampler (if not the most frustrating) of all time. I can live with mono... But my dream of a future VSS30 with stereo sampling and hands-on control has been a dream of mine forever! I went so far as to attend NAMM three times to talk people into such a thing! LOL ... ruclips.net/video/pLxB1YvQ8Vs/видео.html
I have a Marantz CD 50n cd player and an old collection of music from my family, talking about tens of thousands of CDs ps: all sample libraries are 24 bit now so no need to do any conversion, plus some of us feel the small difference especially in a context of a track with more samples played in the same time@@atagen2186
@@kiviakinstruments9665 yes but the thing is you cant simulate a vibrato with a ribbon Controller/touch stripe. While you can do that with a real wheel or stick. Funk Players really do that Kind of playing a lot. I Hope you understand what i mean here
I understand that having only a tiny amount of space, 100mb, is like the OP1, trying to inspire creativity by limitation. What I don't like is having proprietary memory cards to back up your samples. Wouldn't it be better to just include an SD slot so that people can decide if they want to conform or not?
actually, we do not support multisample, but it will be probably available in a future firmware release and for sure with chopping and probably auto sampling too ;)@@givemhades
Why is it that we have all this new hardware - every crazy sound you could dream up - but somehow ever since this stuff came out our "music" is now a lot less "musical". Why is that? You would think it would get better - but no.
It's great. The only things I don't like are the lack of stereo sampling (at least a mode with half polyphony) and the 2 octave keyboard. Who needs this shitty speaker? Take it out and add another octave. Oh, and the sequencer is not polyphonic
Hello, Stereo sampling could be implemented later, and it will be probably done, but why it's so important for you? (we are very interested to have your feedback) The philosophy of WoFi is more to use very short and dirty sample to sculpt your sounds with a very intuitive workflow, than to have long and beautiful multisample / multilayer sample.
@@kiviakinstruments9665 Thanks for your reply. Good to know you're considering stereo sampling. Stereo is just great as an audio enhancer. I have a lot of samples that lose all their charm when I play them in mono. It happens to me all the time with my Digitakt, which is an exceptional machine but with that important limitation. I also sample a lot from other gear, and the stereo effects make a big difference. I know that stereo can be generated with the Texturer, but I don't think it's the same as having a stereo sample as a start. And of course it would be great when we just want to play the sample in stereo without using the Texturer
@@kiviakinstruments9665 I can live with that... I think it would be great to have the option of mono or stereo playback... even better, you could choose between stereo or a stack of 2 mono samples ;)
as we have explained, cloud is optional and not needed by WoFI to work, it's a "plus" and it's not mandatory at all, we have designed WoFI to be used without the Cloud Platform in 30 years ;)
it's not the plan, we know how it's important to have a free service accessible for everybody, so no worries about that ;) and you can still use the machine locally if you're not fan of Cloud service.
Sample-based synthesisers are so wack. Play with one for longer than 10 minutes. They all sound the same: like the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack. This is just a vst in a chassis
People are starting to wake up to the con that is anything cloud based where you have to pay for hardware. This crap is getting tired. Even the memory cards are not standard. Fools and their money...
controversial statement I guess but at 44.1k sample rate 16bit stereo wav audio you'll have about 10min. I dunno just seems like it would have been easy to add a little more.
When I was a kid this is how I imagined Casio would be in the 2020's. Bravo!
Finally a worthy successor to the Casio sk1
All about it. This is looking fun and sounding useful. I’ll pull the trigger tomorrow morning.
Definitely interested!
Thank you for this great demo.😀 I can't wait for my Wofi to arrive. 🤗
This looks and sounds great.
The world needs an affordable OP-1 alternative and I hope your company will some day iterate this product into what an OP-2 should have been. :)
Yes! For about 400 or 500 bucks, especially given existence of KOII, P6, and LoFiXT, anything like that with a two octave velocity and two-octave pressure sensitive keyboard will obviously sell like cupcakes. KOII is awesome but flawed because of its limitations, the Sonicware XTs are too powerful and miniature, the Roland P6 is desperately crying out for a song mode and sensitive keyboard...
Looks like a fun little sampler. Like the SK-1 brought into the modern day.
This is very versatile instrument in its price range. Love it
Picking up where the Microsampler left off - awesome 👏🏽
I really want this looks perfect for lo-fi type melody's 🙏🏼.
Great! Another amazing new instrument I will never be able to afford.
Chill. It's neither that deep or that expensive
J'entends "wolf eye"
Super machine , ça fait envie
Merci !
Great demo showcasing a genuinely useful feature set 👍🏽
I am amused at the idea that a music device like this could be added to the whole “internet of things” concept and would be thrilled to see it succeed and thrive, as well as lead the way to other likeminded innovations. I am surprised to say that after reading your kickstarter page I am a fan of the concept. Not that my opinion matters. But I think it actually is not at all gimmicky but actually quite innovative in a playful way. Hopefully you all can make your product as successful as you envision.
Looks cool
The very most important question about this project, is can you transfer samples over wifi even if the service is down? Can it be done directly from a PC, or over a self-hosted network? Otherwise there will always be the risk of the cloud platform going under.
Hello, you can do it locally using USB, so WoFi is totally useable without mywo.fi if one day the platform is not online anymore.
you can find answers here in our Q&A video => ruclips.net/video/M-aWqE-gNL4/видео.html
@@kiviakinstruments9665 Thanks, in that case this looks awesome!
Awesome! After trying this out at Superbooth 23 I am super hyped for this one! 🔥🔥
This is super awesome. Hopefully one day I will be able to afford it
Very cool. Hope you all continue to make interesting stuff at a decent price
Sounds good and what an incredible interface design.
looks and sound awesome ! good luck !
Sounds and looks great 🙌🎹
Thank you so much !!
A true marvel.
Looks dope 🙂
Take my money !
Very well made, but you should try to use like compact flash or a physical format for future proofing
Storage isn't made for convenience but to push users to their cloud.
Amazing!
Thank you !
Very cool device! Is there a chance that sequence length will be increased?
probably in a future firmware release :)
love it!
All my home studio equipment are black, any plans to make a blqck version?
You're not the only person to ask, maybe a full black edition will come in the future... who knows ;)
why a flash chip instead of a normal sdcard tho
Very cool
I spotted moogulator in one of the pics 🎉
This is remarkable! Very cool.
excellent!!
Does the cloud app work via safari on iPad OS?
Yes and from any modern Web browser, Desktop or Mobile
@@kiviakinstruments9665 thanks 🙏 very interested in this one
You had me when I found out you are a group of IT developers. Now if you can survive the moronic commentary that is social media you will be quite successful. Rock on! Bien fait!!!
Can the sample be played at the same speed when hitting different keys ? Or does the pitch automatically makes the sample slower / faster ?
It change the speed (old school way)
@@kiviakinstruments9665will there be a speed corrected option possible in the future? I imagine that's quite a lot of work to implement but it would be great to have
Great set of features, lovely layout and graphics on the screen. This feels like a real instrument and not just an instagram toy. Could be a really useful studio and live tool and would definitely consider it if microfreak didn't get its latest update. Gotta show some appreciation to french synth innovators!
Thank you ! It's really a different approach than Microfreak and WoFi could record Sample on the fly ;)
I know, it also seems to be able to manipulate samples in much more complex ways than the microfreak, not to mention the wireless transfer as well as that beautiful screen display and the shimmer reverb!! I just can't justify getting a 4th sampler for the moment, other than that WOFI is top! @@kiviakinstruments9665
Bjr, question un peu neuneu? Je commence le mao sur logic pro? Est ce que sa sera compatible ?
Oui bien sur !
Did I miss something? you can’t install a high capacity sd card? You need to buy a proprietary wofi storage card ?
loved it until you said cartridges;
you say we'll only be able to load samples to the woFi via flash using these?
or is usb also a chance?
you can do it using USB or mywo.fi
Is it just me or is 10 note polyphony and 2 octave keyboard a weird combination? How many of those 10 notes are we realistically going to utilise via a 2 octave keyboard?
Sequencer, hold or midi plus enveloppe and played notes with your hands, that’s why we need 10 voices of polyphony 😊
Much success to you. This what many keyboards should have been. I've been looking for something like this the past 4 or 5 years.
Thank you !! We need support !
Dacci?
is there a way to adjust the sensitivity of the filter knob? so as it does the full sweep on say just one whole turn like most other synths ..?
You had me at 10 note polyphony. You lost me at monophonic sequencer. Also using a bespoke format for memory is a shameless cash grab that could have been delivered using off the shelf / cheaper components.
Hello, the memory card is more a gimmick to retro gaming than something very mandatory. We can't used SD-Card cause we need high performance and to use SD-Card at full performance company like us have to pay very expensive royalties. But to be honest we don't make any profit on memory card, and it was not motivated by money. You still the availability to use local USB connection with your computer to transfer your samples or mywo.fi Cloud platform.
Kinda makes it half baked for me
If it’s not motivated by money for good of mankind and stuff just give them out for cost of postage that’s really what life’s about man ..
@@sullycliftona888I approve this message.
The MicroGranny is A lot Cheaper....and maybe More FUN.@@kiviakinstruments9665
Back n forth (alternate ) is what roland samplers made great, sorely missed on most samplers
Can you chain patterns/sequences on this?
sampling rate is max. 16 bit? How long is sampling time?
16bit / 48 Khz / 18 Minutes internal total sampling time
can recording be set to be quantised, e.g. in different bar lengths?
What type of sample files can u load on the cloud software
Any common file format is supported, and will be automatically converted.
Looks amazing :) Can it sample in stereo? And can it play Stereo samples?
actually, samples are recorded and stored in mono, but it's not impossible to implement at all in a future firmware.
@@kiviakinstruments9665 PLEASE stereo. And a re-sample feature!! :D This makes it a modern VSS30, my favorite Sampler (if not the most frustrating) of all time. I can live with mono.. BUT.
Cannot wait to get mine! BUT!!!! PLEASE stereo. And a re-sample feature!! :D This makes it a modern VSS30, my favorite Sampler (if not the most frustrating) of all time. I can live with mono... But my dream of a future VSS30 with stereo sampling and hands-on control has been a dream of mine forever! I went so far as to attend NAMM three times to talk people into such a thing! LOL ...
ruclips.net/video/pLxB1YvQ8Vs/видео.html
Why just 100mb? In times where a 32GB sdcard is just about 10euro,
ruclips.net/user/liveM-aWqE-gNL4?si=M8TvffzgiBqC2hGb
Essentially a Korg Microsampler with better interface and looks. Probably better specs. Nice synth-like features.
Interesting. Not sure it’s compelling over purchasing a Roland SP404 Mk2 or Akai MPC One+ and a controller. Interesting nonetheless.
Nice but we can't buy it?
you can preorder one here => kiviak-instruments.com/resellers/ it will be available in quantity by the end of October ;)
pitty is 16 bit, 24 bit is the normal sample format these days, is there a possibility to change that by firmware?
what are you sampling that you need such dynamic range?
I have a Marantz CD 50n cd player and an old collection of music from my family, talking about tens of thousands of CDs ps: all sample libraries are 24 bit now so no need to do any conversion, plus some of us feel the small difference especially in a context of a track with more samples played in the same time@@atagen2186
why do they have to be usb power tho
add slot for micro sd cards or with those 100mb it will flop
I am begging you how can this Little Dream machine have no pitch bend Wheel 😢
Hello, you can assign the ribbon to the pitch and have a pitch / bend like ;)
@@kiviakinstruments9665 yes but the thing is you cant simulate a vibrato with a ribbon Controller/touch stripe. While you can do that with a real wheel or stick. Funk Players really do that Kind of playing a lot. I Hope you understand what i mean here
Divino! Es multitimbrico?
no :( but it's not the concept of this machine
Shame the filters are not analog
You're true, it's not analog, but, we can change the filter model we used, on the fly ;)
No FLANGER, no Phaser fx 😓😓😓. How can i get FX with this sampler easy? Pedals or what?
I like this product, but i need FX for fast editing. Thankyou
WoFi has PORTAMENTO?
You can use external FX like pedals or plugins@@HeatWheels
@@kiviakinstruments9665 Protamento for mono leads?
Chompi except it has more features and doesnt make you feel like a child
Not really that practical if your cloud access is down.
Cloud is rarely down but if you're not a Cloud enthusiast we will provide a Mac / PC software to transfer your files directly and locally.
I understand that having only a tiny amount of space, 100mb, is like the OP1, trying to inspire creativity by limitation. What I don't like is having proprietary memory cards to back up your samples. Wouldn't it be better to just include an SD slot so that people can decide if they want to conform or not?
Hello, that's why we offer unlimited storage on mywo.fi our cloud platform ;)
@@kiviakinstruments9665.. which is, I assume, a subscription service.
Why only 100mb memory? Seems totally absurd to me and the mem card thing is just another slap in the face to the clients for a near $1000 synth.
Ne farete anche una versione da adulti? 5 ottave, tasti standard, multitimbrica? 😊❤
Can you slice samples?
Yes you can edit waveform, trim your sample, and change your loop point directly on WoFi display, or on mywo.fi.
@@kiviakinstruments9665 awesome. How about chopping? 1 part of the sample to each key?
actually, we do not support multisample, but it will be probably available in a future firmware release and for sure with chopping and probably auto sampling too ;)@@givemhades
@@kiviakinstruments9665 alright. Take my money.
these memory modules are serious nono
Why is it that we have all this new hardware - every crazy sound you could dream up - but somehow ever since this stuff came out our "music" is now a lot less "musical". Why is that? You would think it would get better - but no.
It's great. The only things I don't like are the lack of stereo sampling (at least a mode with half polyphony) and the 2 octave keyboard. Who needs this shitty speaker? Take it out and add another octave. Oh, and the sequencer is not polyphonic
Hello, Stereo sampling could be implemented later, and it will be probably done, but why it's so important for you? (we are very interested to have your feedback)
The philosophy of WoFi is more to use very short and dirty sample to sculpt your sounds with a very intuitive workflow, than to have long and beautiful multisample / multilayer sample.
@@kiviakinstruments9665 Thanks for your reply. Good to know you're considering stereo sampling.
Stereo is just great as an audio enhancer. I have a lot of samples that lose all their charm when I play them in mono. It happens to me all the time with my Digitakt, which is an exceptional machine but with that important limitation. I also sample a lot from other gear, and the stereo effects make a big difference.
I know that stereo can be generated with the Texturer, but I don't think it's the same as having a stereo sample as a start. And of course it would be great when we just want to play the sample in stereo without using the Texturer
The only consequence of Stereo will be the polyphony, in this case, it will be 5 instead of 10 voices ;)@@liantrosretrospectiva4134
@@kiviakinstruments9665 I can live with that... I think it would be great to have the option of mono or stereo playback... even better, you could choose between stereo or a stack of 2 mono samples ;)
Oh yes, user will have the choice ;) @@liantrosretrospectiva4134
yeah, but only 16 steps sequencer... come on.
Maybe more in a future firmware, who knows ? ;)
@@kiviakinstruments9665 nah, I'm done with buying products for what they may be. Never happens, almost.
So, this thing is going to be harvesting everyone's efforts to create music?
Cloud connected? Good to know it wont be working in 3 years when the company goes under 🎉
as we have explained, cloud is optional and not needed by WoFI to work, it's a "plus" and it's not mandatory at all, we have designed WoFI to be used without the Cloud Platform in 30 years ;)
A marvel till the service became "premium" and ask you a monthly fee.
it's not the plan, we know how it's important to have a free service accessible for everybody, so no worries about that ;) and you can still use the machine locally if you're not fan of Cloud service.
Cloud is cancer, you no longer own the gear, it’s at the whim of the current times, i bet this will be in landfills in 20 years max
Cloud platform is not mandatory at all.
Wofi could be used without the cloud, so you’re not totally true :)
@@kiviakinstruments9665you're missing the point.
That makes no sense. Cloud facility is bonus. The thing is pretty cool as a sampler.
god why did it have to be cloud connected and doomed like every live-service product. E-waste.
Wofi is totally autonomous and doesn’t need the cloud to work, it’s a plus and even in 30 years it will be totally usable.
Sample-based synthesisers are so wack. Play with one for longer than 10 minutes. They all sound the same: like the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack.
This is just a vst in a chassis
😂VST in a chassis is the definition of a digital hardware synth.
People are starting to wake up to the con that is anything cloud based where you have to pay for hardware. This crap is getting tired. Even the memory cards are not standard. Fools and their money...
Why don't people get that the hardware is cool without the cloud. I mean it's a sampler. Sample.
100mb is a joke
Volca sample has 8mb.
i don't like this thing either but resourceful musicians have made full arrangements with much less than 100mb just to be clear lmao
controversial statement I guess but at 44.1k sample rate 16bit stereo wav audio you'll have about 10min. I dunno just seems like it would have been easy to add a little more.
100 MB haha
unlimited storage on mywo.fi cloud platform ;)
That's more than 12 x the amount a volca sample has.
@@kiviakinstruments9665 The crap storage is not what's preventing me from buying your underwhelming product
@@big-smoke-rc Low bar
@@3rdGen-Media not really. The volcas are wildly successful and popular instruments. If I was making an instrument, I would consider them a high bar.
Free cloud for a year then pay subscription...
This is not the plan at all 😂