Specifications
Hardware and controls
- Supported hardware: M5Stack CoreS3 SE / ESP32-S3
- Performance pads: 12
- Fn buttons: 3
- Modes: SOUND / PLAY / REC / FX
- Built-in microphone, touchscreen and accelerometer
- Speaker, headphone output and external audio input
- microSD, USB, BLE MIDI and Grove ports
Audio
- Playback output: 48kHz
- Microphone recording: 32kHz; converted after processing to data for 48kHz playback
- Samples: up to 20 seconds
- Audio beats: up to 8 seconds
- Sample PCM memory capacity: about 5MiB (about 55 seconds in total at 48kHz, 16-bit mono)
- Device memory is shared by the 12 sampler pads and KANTAN Synth
- Internal audio: mono / PCM16
- A peak limiter is applied immediately before output
The total duration you can actually load depends on sample lengths and their sizes after conversion.
More about sample file size and memory
Supported files
| Use | Format |
|---|---|
| Samples | WAV, MP3 |
| Audio beats | WAV, MP3 |
| Pattern beats | MID, MIDI |
| Music Player | WAV、MP3 |
| Sample Kits / Projects | JSON and associated audio folders |
| Performance Recording | WAV |
WAV / MP3 files can be mono or stereo. They are converted internally to suit their use.
Musical settings
- Key: 12 keys
- Scale：Pentatonic、Major、Chromatic、Blues、Japanese、Minor、Pentatonic Min、Dorian、Mixolydian
- Tuning: A=425–455Hz, in 1Hz steps
- Octave: -2 to +2 for Bass / Melody / Chord
- Pitch Bend: 1 Semitone or 1 Octave for Bass / Melody
- Beat Repeat: 1 / 2 / 4
- Note Grid：8 / 16 / 32 / 64 / 128
- Swing：0 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 100%
Main storage locations
| Contents | Location on SD card |
|---|---|
| Samples | /sampler/samples/ |
| Beats | /sampler/loops/ |
| Sample Kits | /sampler/kits/ |
| Project | /sampler/projects/ |
| Music | /sampler/music/ |
| Performance Recording | /sampler/recordings/ |
Normally, use File Editor or the device's menu rather than working with folders directly.