Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Introducing Bastl Kalimba - A unique desktop instrument that combines microphones, touch sensors, and an accelerometer, with a user interface inspired by the traditional kalimba and its main interaction element: the tines.
Plucking the Kalimba’s tines with varying intensity is captured by internal microphones and touch-sensitive areas, which then exciteboth the physical modelling engine and the FM engine. In certain settings, you can even excite the engine by knocking or strumming on the unit’s casing or directly on the tines.
Motion and expressiveness are central to this instrument. The internal accelerometer acts as an alternative exciter for the physical modelling engine, while also interacting with the FM engine by dynamically filtering the left and right channels as you move and rotate the device. The front panel features function-based touch points (for creating pads, pitch slides, and timbral modulation) and there are also 2 function-assignable ones on the back of the device.
Custom scales, octave shifting, an arpeggiator, presets, an internal layering looper, tempo/metronome, and built-in effects (such as reverb, delay, bit-crush, overdrive, filtering, and modulation) are all included.
Get the Bastl Kalimba now on Kickstarter at Early Bird prices starting at €389 excl. VAT. Estimated shipping Dec 2026.
kickstarter.com/projects/bastl-kalimba/bastl-kalimba
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Introducing Bastl Kalimba - A unique desktop instrument that combines microphones, touch sensors, and an accelerometer, with a user interface inspired by the traditional kalimba and its main interaction element: the tines.
Plucking the Kalimba’s tines with varying intensity is captured by internal microphones and touch-sensitive areas, which then exciteboth the physical modelling engine and the FM engine. In certain settings, you can even excite the engine by knocking or strumming on the unit’s casing or directly on the tines.
Motion and expressiveness are central to this instrument. The internal accelerometer acts as an alternative exciter for the physical modelling engine, while also interacting with the FM engine by dynamically filtering the left and right channels as you move and rotate the device. The front panel features function-based touch points (for creating pads, pitch slides, and timbral modulation) and there are also 2 function-assignable ones on the back of the device.
Custom scales, octave shifting, an arpeggiator, presets, an internal layering looper, tempo/metronome, and built-in effects (such as reverb, delay, bit-crush, overdrive, filtering, and modulation) are all included.
Get the Bastl Kalimba now on Kickstarter at Early Bird prices starting at €389 excl. VAT. Estimated shipping Dec 2026.
kickstarter.com/projects/bastl-kalimba/bastl-kalimba
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► GET OUR INSTRUMENTS: shop.bastl-instruments.com
► LIST OF RETAILERS: bastl-instruments.com/retailers
► EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND COMMUNITY: discord.gg/C4RXRjgYJ6
FOLLOW US
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Twitter: twitter.com/bastlinstrument
Facebook: facebook.com/bastlinstruments
Instagram: instagram.com/bastlinstruments
Discord: discord.gg/C4RXRjgYJ6
TikTok: tiktok.com/@bastl.instruments
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/bastl-instruments
GitHub: github.com/bastl-instruments
