Global South Drum Machine & Sampler
A drum machine and sampler that asks a different question: what if a rhythm box spoke in the sounds and tunings of the Global South?
Global South Drum Machine & Sampler pairs eight-voice kits and a hands-on step sequencer with regionally sourced sounds and a World Globe of non-traditional tunings — built with musicians and ethnomusicologists across geographies, so you can build a beat and bend it to your own intonation, in real time.
Preorder details
This is a preorderYou’ll be charged to reserve your unit — in full or in installment payments. The Global South Drum Machine & Sampler is in production.
📦 Estimated ship date: early 2027An estimate that may shift as production progresses — we’ll email you with updates and a firm ship date before your unit goes out. Units ship in the order preorders are received.
🔁 RefundsYou may cancel your preorder for a full refund up to 1 week after purchase. After 1 week, preorders are non-refundable, as your payment funds the production run. Once your unit ships, the standard terms in our Refund Policy apply.
🚚 ShippingCalculated at checkout based on your delivery address (US and international). You’ll receive tracking by email when your unit ships in early 2027.
Eight kits
Build a beat, then a song
Each kit pairs eight voices with their own Sculpt settings, so a new kit reshapes the whole feel. Sequence 8 to 64 steps per track and chain patterns into songs.
The world, in tune
Spin the globe, pick a tuning
Pick a region on the World Globe and the machine tunes to the intonations of the Global South. Reach for Chromatic or Tuning anytime to make it your own.
A CLOSER LOOK
SPECS & KEY FEATURES
- Dimensions (cm)
- 41.5 × 23 × 3.5 — built for the studio, the stage and the backpack
- Sequencer
- 16-step default · variable 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 steps per track · chain patterns into longer arrangements
- Kits
- Eight kits, A–H · each kit is 8 voices with per-voice Sculpt settings
- Controls
- A dedicated dial for every parameter · SHIFT layer for secondary functions · double-tap-to-latch for one-handed play
- Tuning
- World Globe sets your region and its default tuning · Chromatic / Tuning override for full control
- Effects
- Flat FX rack — one dial per effect, wet/dry on the turn. No menus, no drill-down
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