pikocore is… a lo-fi music mangler based on the Raspberry Pi Pico (brother of the nyblcore). capable of holding 8 minutes of 8-bit 33 kHz monophonic samples. powered by either a single AAA battery for up to 3 hours (single-a) or three AAA batteries for up to 9 hours (triple-a) or by powered by USB-C. tempo-synced with a selectable BPM between 60 and 300, with samples mangled by beat-synced effects (stutter, retrig, gate, tunneling). loaded with real-time effects like a resonant filter, volume, and wavefolding. sequenced with a 128-step sequencer with recording/playback saved and loaded via EEPROM for instant patch recall. able to load custom firmware, new samples, all through USB-C. sync-compatible with Pocket Operators. open-source, wonderfully hackable. purchase policy is available here, two versions are available: fully assembled (first image) or diy (second image). the diy is the same form factor, but there are resistors next to the buttons. the diy kit is easy to build and includes soldering instructions.
