Oh my god, this is exactly what I was looking for. I just bought this keytar for myself and been looking at sound modules when this video came up. Do you have a video or how to for uploading your own library? I'm very interested in purchasing one of these.
If by library you mean your own collection of soundfonts, it's pretty easy! One of the menu options lets you automatically copy soundfonts from a USB stick - folder structure and all - onto the SquishBox. You can also use the browser-based file manager to copy things over. I'll make a short how-to video - coming soon. Fair warning: there is currently a space limit of 30GB on the device, and individual soundfonts bigger than ~700MB will not load. We might be able to put together a custom device if this is an issue. Thanks for your interest!
I'm 72 and my wife and I are starting a Soul/Motown band and this might be what we need! She plays: 1st keyboard- piano, 2nd Hammond M solo-organ (awsome sounds), 3rd ? We really need great R&B horn sounds. I've got a Nektar SE 25 midi controler, can this all joyously come together?
Synthesized guitars are hard to get right because IMO a big part of guitar sounds is the effects, and tweaking things to get just the right tone. You can use LADSPA effects in the SquishBox to add distortion, compression, etc., so I think it should be possible - just haven't found the right mix yet 😉 Once I do or someone does we can provide a nice guitars bank right out of the box!
awesome. questions: are both audio input and output restricted to mono? is the demo using a midi or audio looper (external or running inside the squishbox)
The SquishBox only has audio output at the moment - with only the left plugged in as I did in this video it outputs mono. If you plug in both outputs you get stereo. Sorry, no looping yet, as stated in the video description - I overdubbed the parts with recording software and edited it together.
The SquishBox currently only has audio outputs - mono if you plug in only the left output (as I do in the video), stereo if you plug in both. Sorry, no looping yet (as I stated in the description - didn't mean to false-advertise) - I overdubbed the parts and edited them together to make it look seamless.
Want!! It looks like the Raspberry pi is not in stock in Tindie. Will it be coming back or will I need to buy one separately and install the software myself? Thank you!
Pis are hard to find right now because of the chip shortage, but hopefully that changes soon. rpilocator.com is a good place to find where they're in stock, and you can sign up for alerts. The software install is pretty painless: ua-cam.com/video/H0lJY4uJ5W4/v-deo.html
@@TennesseeRoseMusic that's correct! I tried to design it as something you can plug the Pi into when you want to use it, without it having to be a permanent choice.
Wait so does this not need a computer to make the keytar make sound because I’ve been looking for something I can plug into an amp without having to worry about needing a computer
Correct! That's exactly the SquishBox's purpose - to let you make sound using a keytar or other MIDI controller without needing to plug in a laptop/tablet, audio interface, etc. Technically, there is a small computer inside it (a Raspberry Pi), but it's much more portable, cheaper, and (IMHO) cool-looking than dragging out the whole computer setup.
@@white2rnado I just ordered it, my man you are a godsend for making this, I got the keytar for Christmas and didn’t know I needed a computer, but that’s on me for not doing research beforehand
Biggest deal: 0 latency, never worrying about memory overloads.. People don't understand how amazing that is
I tried for years to perform with a laptop and it never felt right.
Oh my god, this is exactly what I was looking for. I just bought this keytar for myself and been looking at sound modules when this video came up. Do you have a video or how to for uploading your own library? I'm very interested in purchasing one of these.
If by library you mean your own collection of soundfonts, it's pretty easy! One of the menu options lets you automatically copy soundfonts from a USB stick - folder structure and all - onto the SquishBox. You can also use the browser-based file manager to copy things over. I'll make a short how-to video - coming soon. Fair warning: there is currently a space limit of 30GB on the device, and individual soundfonts bigger than ~700MB will not load. We might be able to put together a custom device if this is an issue. Thanks for your interest!
I'm 72 and my wife and I are starting a Soul/Motown band and this might be what we need! She plays: 1st keyboard- piano, 2nd Hammond M solo-organ (awsome sounds), 3rd ? We really need great R&B horn sounds. I've got a Nektar SE 25 midi controler, can this all joyously come together?
Nice ! Any way to get realistic guitar sounds in the stompbox though. Im so lost on finding a soundmodule that can give me that right out the box.
Synthesized guitars are hard to get right because IMO a big part of guitar sounds is the effects, and tweaking things to get just the right tone. You can use LADSPA effects in the SquishBox to add distortion, compression, etc., so I think it should be possible - just haven't found the right mix yet 😉 Once I do or someone does we can provide a nice guitars bank right out of the box!
@@white2rnado Yea! Thanks for the reply. This really is very cool though so far, well done :)
awesome.
questions: are both audio input and output restricted to mono?
is the demo using a midi or audio looper (external or running inside the squishbox)
The SquishBox only has audio output at the moment - with only the left plugged in as I did in this video it outputs mono. If you plug in both outputs you get stereo. Sorry, no looping yet, as stated in the video description - I overdubbed the parts with recording software and edited it together.
The SquishBox currently only has audio outputs - mono if you plug in only the left output (as I do in the video), stereo if you plug in both. Sorry, no looping yet (as I stated in the description - didn't mean to false-advertise) - I overdubbed the parts and edited them together to make it look seamless.
omg this is so awesome !!
Thanks! I should have some more in the store soon - meantime you could try out the headless Pi synth to get a feel.
Want!! It looks like the Raspberry pi is not in stock in Tindie. Will it be coming back or will I need to buy one separately and install the software myself? Thank you!
Pis are hard to find right now because of the chip shortage, but hopefully that changes soon. rpilocator.com is a good place to find where they're in stock, and you can sign up for alerts. The software install is pretty painless: ua-cam.com/video/H0lJY4uJ5W4/v-deo.html
@@white2rnado Thank you so much!! So, I can buy the FX pedal base from you and the pi separately?
@@TennesseeRoseMusic that's correct! I tried to design it as something you can plug the Pi into when you want to use it, without it having to be a permanent choice.
@@white2rnado oh that makes sense. Thank you so much! This is exactly what I've been looking for so I'm super excited to get this going 😊
Do you know if I can use a Makey Makey in place of the Pi? The RPi 3 Model B+ is def hard to come by...
Wait so does this not need a computer to make the keytar make sound because I’ve been looking for something I can plug into an amp without having to worry about needing a computer
Correct! That's exactly the SquishBox's purpose - to let you make sound using a keytar or other MIDI controller without needing to plug in a laptop/tablet, audio interface, etc. Technically, there is a small computer inside it (a Raspberry Pi), but it's much more portable, cheaper, and (IMHO) cool-looking than dragging out the whole computer setup.
@@white2rnado I just ordered it, my man you are a godsend for making this, I got the keytar for Christmas and didn’t know I needed a computer, but that’s on me for not doing research beforehand
@@Phin-jv5hx Glad to help man! Hope it fulfills your music-making needs!
Can You make a Squitchoach of round Robin? Please?
Yes? Absolutely.
Hey I sent you an email about my order. Is there another way to reach out to you? Thank you!
Whoops I just found it! Replying now
Sweet!
Thanks!
@@white2rnado got mine up and running the other day in headless mode.
At 2x speed way better lmao
Lol too much
And I know him! So cool.
I wish this was battery powered.
You can in fact power it with a phone charger - these guys did it! ua-cam.com/video/Qz8cj-6Ql4s/v-deo.html