Ahead of Superbooth 2021, Dutch MIDI tool developer Retrokits shared this sneak preview of their new RK008, a compact MIDI sequencer that looks like an old-school calculator, but provides a compact solution for recording and sequencing MIDI.
Here’s a short video demo:
Details are to come. Check out the video and share your thoughts on the RK008 in the comments!
Love the retro desktop calculator styling.
Can you do your taxes on it? I have to admit.. given the next post “is the the Worst Eurorack Module ever”. … I seriously saw that calculator and thought to myself… “I think someone has hijacked Synthtopia”!
Can you do your taxes?
Imagine losing this at the gig and trying to explain why you’re so bent out of shape about a missing pocket calculator.
Is this exactly what I’ve been looking for? Seems like a modern MMT-8 style sequencer that will fit on the empty space of old midi keyboards.
Would love to see the ability to set quantize grid by typing a ratio of steps:beats–i.e., two, 2-digit values. That would cover lots of possibilities. Also good to see a a reasonably high resolution event clock. Not 96 ticks per beat (as some older hardware sequencers had), but more like 480- or that you could set the resolution in system preferences.
Would be cool if you could save phrases as clips that you can move around and use in other sequences. I like this physical format, though. Very relatable.
i love it.
want it.
Love the design, hopefully the UI doesn’t compromise function to fit the form.
Sheesh, some actual specs would be great.
Can it spell 80085 and if you look upside down 58008 like Thompson Twins said “The Bigger the Better”
I’m the operator with my pocket calculator
If this has mmt-8 specs I NEED IT. It was a about time for this to happen. Amazing!
this looks super i must say.