Chompi: a Complete Walkthrough | Tape 2.0

video upload by Sonic Cartography

"A complete walkthrough of Chompi and its recently released Tape 2.0 firmware, providing an in-depth demo and tutorial on all its features. Following the structure of Chompi's manual, it’s organized like a video game that gradually builds up your understanding of Chompi, starting at level 0 and going to level 8 (plus a bonus level). If you already have a Chompi, you can use this video as a reference guide/video manual. If you don't have one, you can use it to learn about this chromatic sampler from Chase Bliss and Chompi Club.

Table of contents:

0:00 - Intro / Preview

1:24 - Level 00: Hardware
1. Summarize Chompi in one sentence
2. Identify the external parts
3. Connect cables
4. Power up

2:33 - Level 01: Chompi Mode
5. Meet the mode switch
6. Learn the basics of playing in Jammi Mode
7. Learn the basics of sampling in Chompi Mode
8. Sample an instrument with the built-in mic

5:13 - Level 02: Sound Design Engine
9. Meet the sample staging engine knob
10. Adjust the root pitch / speed of a sample
11. Adjust the playback direction of a sample
12. Reset the root pitch and playback direction
13. Shift the root pitch in fifths and octaves
14. Meet Page Two of the Sample Staging Knob
15. Adjust the sample’s volume
16. Adjust the sample’s panning
17. Reset the volume & panning
18. Switch back to the page one functions of the sample staging knob
19. Understand how pages work in general
20. Meet the Sample Envelope knobs
21. Adjust the sample start point
22. Adjust the sample end point
23. Understand interactions between start point, end point, & direction
24. Adjust the start point & end points simultaneously
25. Find different micro loops in the same sample
26. Meet the page two functions of the sample envelope knobs
27. Adjust the attack of a sample
28. Adjust the decay of a sample
29. Adjust the attack and decay simultaneously

14:41 - Level 03: Multi-FX Engine
30. Meet the Multi-FX engine knob
31. Meet the Magic Wand effect
32. Adjust the amount of reverb & delay
33. Adjust the delay time
34. Reset the effects
35. Meet the tape effect
36. Adjust the tape saturation
37. Adjust the tape modulation
38. Combine multiple effects
39. Meet the multi-mode filter
40. Adjust the filter
41. Adjust the resonance
42. Do a filter sweep

19:19 - Level 04: Looper Engine
43. Meet the looper
44. Start recording a loop
45. Close a loop and enter overdub
46. See the light
47. Exit overdub
48. Re-enter overdub
49. Pause & play a loop
50. Meet the transport knob
51. Scrub through a loop
52. Adjust a loop’s speed / pitch & playback direction
53. Reset a loop’s speed / pitch & playback direction
54. Adjust a loop’s speed / pitch in fifths and octaves
55. Overdub at a different speed / pitch & playback direction
56. Delete a loop
57. Set automatic cued recording
58. Adjust loop decay
59. Do Frippertronics

29:50 - Level 05: Volume Engine
60. Meet the Volume Engine knob
61. Adjust the output gain
62. Adjust the input gain
63. Adjust the master compressor
64. Check the battery level
65. Adjust the input routing
66. Use the second input routing option with the built-in mic
67. Use the second input routing option with the line-in jack
68. Use the third routing option to create an effects loop

36:48 - Level 06: Shift Menu
69. Meet the other shift functions
70. Switch between Jammi & Cubbi mode
71. Meet Cubbi mode
72. Play a one-shot sample
73. Play multiple one-shot samples
74. Edit a sample in Cubbi mode
75. Select the input source
76. Record a one-note sample through the line-in jack & use it in Jammi Mode
77. Record a one-shot sample through the line-in jack & use it in Cubbi Mode
78. Resample a sample
79. Compound effects
80. Resample a resampled sample + loop
81. Turn a resampled sample of a single note into a big ambient ensemble
82. Set the FX position

48:09 - Level 07: Managing Presets
83. Meet the memory banks
84. Select banks and play different sets of samples in Cubbi mode
85. Revisit the buffer memory
86. Select a bank and choose a sample in Jammi mode
87. Save a sample
88. Delete a sample
89. Copy and paste a sample from one memory slot to another
90. Copy and paste a loop to a sample memory slot
91. Copy and paste a sample to the looper
92. See the bigger picture of the workflow
93. Embrace impermanence

1:00:27 - Level 08: Super Shift Functions
94. Turn sample looping off & on
95. Turn key hold / sustain off & on
96. Embrace Autonomy

1:03:44 - Bonus Level: Advanced Functions
97. Explore the configuration options
98. Explore the MIDI options
99. Use the SD card
100. Look out for new firmware

1:07:32 - Outro

Learn more:
https://www.chompiclub.com
https://www.chasebliss.com
@ChaseBlissAudio
@chompiclub

Video commissioned by Chase Bliss"