Granio: Portable Granular Sampler Offers “Intergalactic Creativity”
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Granio is a portable sampler that looks like a gaming console. Featuring a built-in microphone, granular sampling, effects, a sequencer, and more, Granio offers creative sampling on the go. Now on Kickstarter!
Audio Gear Obsession Granio
At first glance, you could mistake Granio for the latest trend in portable gaming. And it’s this kind of playful interactivity that the developers aimed for: Audio Gear Obsession says that the sampler offers “intergalactic creativity” in a portable format.
Granio has 8 GB of sample memory. You can sample via the stereo line input or the built-in microphone. The idea is to record samples wherever you are, process them with the integrated instruments and effects, and combine them to build tracks in the sequencer. Resampling is also possible. The device runs on a rechargeable battery and even has a built-in speaker for portable sampling fun.
The sequencer offers eight tracks. Up to 16 patterns can be chained together to form longer sequences. There’s also an arpeggiator. Granio can sync to external gear via MIDI.
For turning samples into complete, playable sounds, Granio offers various instruments. Four are included in the current version:
- Bitcave (Full-Fledged Sampler)
- Grail (Percussive Granular Synth)
- Grain (Pad-Dedicated Granular Synth)
- Granul8tr (Bass-Dedicated Granular Synth)
In addition, there are three integrated effects (reverb, phaser, delay). The developer plans to add more instruments and effects in future firmware updates.
Everything is controlled via 16 pads, a joystick, four rotary knobs, and various buttons that you operate with your thumb, just like a gaming controller. Audio Gear Obsession says that this makes for an intuitive and creative workflow.
Price and Availability
The Kickstarter campaign runs until June 20, 2025. At present, early bird pricing is still available at €820 plus shipping and tax. The regular Kickstarter price is €840 plus shipping and tax. There are also various bundles with cases, pouches, and sweatshirts.
The manufacturer plans to begin shipping in December 2025.
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4 responses to “Granio: Portable Granular Sampler Offers “Intergalactic Creativity””
So it’s a Sonicware SmplTrek.
This has a peculiar appeal, like the Tempera. I’m 60 – maybe that says more about me than the Granio…
This really is the ultimate sampler dreamed up by some rich kid with a pile of games and gadgets.
It seems cool but the price tag is too high for what it is…. 399 is much closer to what it’s worth in my opinion. 849 is crazy. You can get a dirtywave m8 for cheaper than this and that’s got a sampler, sequencer, multiple built in synths, you can edit every single parameter with it, control other devices with MIDI, it’s more handheld than this (more like a gameboy), and it’s a few hundred cheaper. Again, 849 is crazy.