Critter & Guitari Organelle

Critter & Guitari Organelle

The Organelle is an open-ended instrument that has evolved from a unique device to an in demand full-fledged instrument/synthesizer that allows you to keep up with your new musical ideas anywhere you go and anywhere they take you. The Organelle has been upgraded with a faster processor (1.2GHz), twice as much RAM (1GB), and an improved web interface for patch management and Link sessions.

The Critter and Guitari Organelle is an open-ended instrument, it can always become something else. Take a look at Patch Storage, you can see a steady stream of shared patches! Some patches are straightforward: synths or samplers with a handful of parameters. Other patches offer ‘pages’ of configurable settings and take advantage of the Organelle OLED screen’s graphics library.

Play rhythms on the keyboard and/or let a patch generate beats. The Organelle is great for playing samples in time. Sometimes you want to be specific about a rhythm: play this sample now, that sample later. Other times it's great to set up a general sound palette and let a patch keep the beat for you. Either way, there are plenty of patches to match your tempo. If you're into polyrhythms, beat-juggling, generative rhythms, recording and manipulating samples into rhythms, or just making quirky little sequences, the Organelle doesn't miss a beat!

The Organelle has a natural ability for sound processing and sampling. Many patches have been developed to take advantage of the Organelle’s stereo sound input. These include guitar pedal style effects and fancier granular and spectral processing patches. You’ll be surprised how different your sound will sound! Recording samples and manipulating them in various ways is also a popular theme in the land of Organelle. Some patches resample to build up new sounds from older ones. Others rearrange or arpeggiate samples as you play.

Features

• Immediate, full-spectrum music
• Built-in Speaker
• Built-in Microphone
• Battery Power
• MIDI Jacks
• Adaptable to situation/user
• Portable and autonomous
• More powerful instrument
• More spontaneous/silly opportunities

Specifications

• Audio Specifications:
• Sampling Rate: 44.1kHz; 16-bit (In & Out)
• ¼" Stereo Sound Output Jack
• ¼" Stereo Sound Input Jack
• 1/8" Stereo Headphone Output Jack
• Interface:
• High-Contrast OLED Display Screen
• Four Parameter Knobs
• Rotary Selection knob with Push Button Select
• Volume Knob
• 25x Maple Key
• RGB LED
• Processor Specifications:
• 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A53 (Quad-core; 64-bit)
• 1GB RAM
• Linux Operating System
• Boot time: ~12 seconds
• STORAGE:
• 8GB microSD card installed. Card is split into two ~4GB partitions: one for OS and another for patches and any required files (audio samples, etc.).
• Additional Connections:
• 1/8" TRS MIDI Input Jack
• 1/8" TRS MIDI Output Jack
• 2x USB Port (2.0 standard-A type connector). USB Host for: MIDI over USB & Serial over USB
• HDMI output port
• ¼" Footswitch Jack
• Power Requirement:
• 9VDC, 1.0 Amp, Center-positive plug
• Can be powered by four 'AA' Batteries (1.2-1.5V per cell)
• Physical Characteristics:
• Size: 13.3125 x 3.375 x 2.125 inches
• Size: 33.81 x 8.57 x 5.40 cm
• Weight: 1.45 lbs / 657g
• Batteries installed: 1.66 lbs / 753g
• Enclosure: Powder coated aluminum top, screen printed ink, ABS Plastic bottom, rubber foot pads
• What's Included in Box:
• 1x Organelle
• 1x Power Supply. Input: 100-240 Volts AC at 50/60 Hz. (US Plug)
• 1x USB-WiFi adapter w/ Ralink 5370 chipset