Regular price CAD$1,399.00
Spotykach is a dual-deck performance looper for slicing, sculpting, and reimagining sound. Feed it any audio — from a synth pad to a field recording — and push it through three distinct modes: Reel (tape-style looping), Slice (rhythmic fragmentation), and Drift (granular textures). Small edits lead to entirely new sonic landscapes, from subtle atmospheres to complex, non-linear rhythms.
Inspired by reel tape (1960s), digital slicing (1990s), and modern algorithmic chaos (2000+), Spotykach is designed for hands-on live performance and studio experimentation. It celebrates the "happy accident" — the beautiful stumble that turns a loop into something unexpected.
The name: In Ukrainian culture, spotykach is a traditional home-brewed liqueur, famous for making the drinker stumble. The instrument is named for that stumble — the off-kilter, generative moment where accidents become music.
What's included:
- Spotykach dual looper unit
- Custom travel case
- Limited edition gold-printed owner's manual (artwork by artist Tom Tebby)
- 2×15cm patch cables
- 1×30cm stackable patch cable
- 1 MIDI TRS converter cable
- 1 USB-C cable
- Micro SD Card