KVR Audio

kimpotter · Post by **kimpotter** » Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:57 am

Hi

I'm looking for a super compact portable sample player or midi trigger.

I need a wearable system that allows me to trigger sfx, that outputs to a battery powered speaker that I'm also wearing.

Ideally something the size and design of the Livid Minim (who don't seem to be contactable at all), or novation dicer triggering iphone audio (beatmaker 2, garageband... still looking at software options)

Any suggestions or advice would be welcome.
Cheers,
Kim

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:46 pm

wouldn't a mobile phone or tablet do it?
is it to be hidden from sight?
rather than a controller, just use a music player and set up a playlist to scroll through?

is this part of a comicon costume?

kimpotter · Post by **kimpotter** » Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:29 pm

Not comicon... this: www.kiwicomedy.com/fun-police
I'm wanting to trigger sfx and music from a physical controller on my belt. Physical, rather than touch screen, so I can select them by feel, without needing to visually locate each pad.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:37 pm

If you knew someone a wee bit technical, a raspberry pi could be built into something to do it... or even one of these

https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/wav-trigger

or these

https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/adaf ... gg-trigger

kimpotter · Post by **kimpotter** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 3:43 am

Yeah, that is an option... I'm hoping to find a plug & play solution though.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 5:50 pm

kimpotter wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:29 pm Not comicon... this: www.kiwicomedy.com/fun-police
I'm wanting to trigger sfx and music from a physical controller on my belt. Physical, rather than touch screen, so I can select them by feel, without needing to visually locate each pad.

ah that makes sense then.
finding something small enough is going to be the main issue i guess.

the roli lightblock is small, but im not sure how "mountable" it might be and they are not the cheapest of items.

the korg nanopad2 has 16 midi pads, but its quite long, also not sure how many sfx samples youd be hoping too trigger, although, im sure there would be a way to transpose the pads so theyre triggering different notes?

but then im not sure you could connect it to a phone or wearable sample "player"?

Sound Together · Post by **Sound Together** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:20 pm

Have you thought about the range of mini devices from teenage engineering? The PO-33 K.O has a memory of 40 seconds. Is it necessary that the samples be memorized on your phone?

elxsound · Post by **elxsound** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:05 pm

Sound Together wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:20 pm Have you thought about the range of mini devices from teenage engineering? The PO-33 K.O has a memory of 40 seconds. Is it necessary that the samples be memorized on your phone?

Was just gonna mention this...

It’s not only small, but it’s affordable and highly customizable. Oh yeah... very useable.

kimpotter · Post by **kimpotter** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:07 am

It would be great to be a self contained device... So doesn't necessarily need to involve the iphone.

But, one of the samples needs to be a full song, so 40 second storage won't cut it.

Sound Together · Post by **Sound Together** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:49 am

I'm sure you can play a whole song in 40 seconds. You time stretch it to reduce it to 40 sec and with your sampler you change the speed to get back to the initial speed. If you need to find the original quality again, it's a failure however.

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:36 am

If you have an iPhone, you are set up. There are many samplers available that will do exactly what you want. Furthermore, you could use a bluetooth speaker and not have to have any wires connected. You could strap the phone to your wrist or arm with the same thing joggers use for listening to music or tracking their medical data, or make one yourself.

Ultra portable sample player?