Gecho Loopsynth, a modern equivalent of the music box

A project in Dublin, Ireland by Mario Ilecko
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A pocket-sized musical instrument for your active relaxation, plus open platform for experiments with sound and music making.
Backers: 528
Average Pledge Per Backer: €93

Funded: €49,107 of €24,000
Dates: Dec 9th -> Jan 23rd (45 days)
Project By: Mario Ilecko
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Latest News

Two days to go - Caveat Emptor

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Guys, Fifty-five hours is left in the campaign, which is a nice number (just like the price of the DIY bare board reward :) Gecho now has over 480 supporters, that's fantastic!  It's understood not everyone reads all texts, updates and comments,... (Read More)

Nine days to go, MIDI Out and more hacks

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Guys, Gecho has crossed 40k in funding yesterday, this deserves a new demo! https://youtu.be/zRXlO6FDiug  Many of you are asking about "clock sync" feature. I appreciate how much interest this board gained from those of you, who plan to connect... (Read More)

Last two weeks

January 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Guys, This is the first really "hacky" extension of Gecho, documented as it happened yesterday evening :)  https://youtu.be/eCknqi-anlE  Only the very basic MIDI is added here, it captures note and velocity (and does not use the velocity right... (Read More)

Music from the Chaos Kingdom

January 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Guys, Gecho's funding is at 145% - thank you all for this fantastic support!  As mentioned in previous update, some articles appeared with their own interpretation of Gecho, not always entirely consistent with the truth. In a fraction of them I... (Read More)

Three weeks - One half

January 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Guys! The number of Gecho's fans grew to 300 yesterday, that is fantastic! Thank you all for this great dose of support and enthusiasm for the new year. It is interesting to see the amount of articles, independently written about our music box.... (Read More)

Gecho LoopSynth - Hit It and Relax

December 30th - via: sonicstate.com
Touch based musical gizmo funded and still going (Read More)

Third week - funded!

December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Guys, You rock!  Before I had chance to mention celebrating 200th backer on board, YOU did it and reached the goal of the whole campaign.  This would perhaps not happen without Hackaday.com, Ask.Audio, NewAtlas.com and few others, who wrote... (Read More)

Tiny loopsynth makes beautiful music from ambient noise

December 27th - via: newatlas.com
Pint-sized hardware devices have been available for quite a while now, but players still need to get hands on to produce sounds. Gecho users can choose to physically interact with the tiny synth-in-a-box, or can leave it to make melodies from what's picked up from the world around it.? (Read More)

First two weeks

December 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Guys,  Thank you for the awesome support, we reached 100th backer yesterday, yay!  Also, the music box just got better. I thought it was missing a real-world, metallic sound of a pin hitting the steel comb... so I added one. It is an expansion... (Read More)

first 7 days

December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Guys! Thank you for your support so far, and some very inspiring questions too. Few people who have seen and heard the synth, or own one of the prototypes, are slowly coming back to me and I'm adding their impressions to the top of the campaign... (Read More)

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