ALM Busy Circuits Squid Salmple
8-channel real-time audio and CV sampler
21 HP Eurorack module
Squid Salmple by ALM Busy Circuits is an 8-channel audio and CV sampler designed for immediate real-time sampling, editing, and mangling. Features 11 seconds per channel of 16-bit/44.1kHz sampling, per-channel editing (bit depth, rate, pitch, amplitude, looping, start/end points), digital multimode filter, three CV inputs assignable to any parameter, and USB save/load. Comes with ~90 banks of curated royalty-free samples.
Features
- 8-channel sample player with per-channel pitch, start, end controls
- Live audio sampling/recording capability
- Per-channel effects including filter and bit reduction
- SD card sample loading and management
- Stereo main outputs with headphone monitor
Controls & Jacks (54)
- Program — Main encoder for navigation, channel selection, and parameter editing. Click to preview sample, turn to adjust values.
- Channel 1 Trigger — Trigger input for channel 1 playback
- Channel 2 Trigger — Trigger input for channel 2 playback
- Channel 3 Trigger — Trigger input for channel 3 playback
- Channel 4 Trigger — Trigger input for channel 4 playback
- Channel 5 Trigger — Trigger input for channel 5 playback
- Channel 6 Trigger — Trigger input for channel 6 playback
- Channel 7 Trigger — Trigger input for channel 7 playback
- Channel 8 Trigger — Trigger input for channel 8 playback
- Signal Input — Mono record input handling both CV and audio signals from line to modular level
- Channel 1 LED — Active channel indicator for channel 1
- Channel 2 LED — Active channel indicator for channel 2
- Channel 3 LED — Active channel indicator for channel 3
- Channel 4 LED — Active channel indicator for channel 4
- Channel 5 LED — Active channel indicator for channel 5
- Channel 6 LED — Active channel indicator for channel 6
- Channel 7 LED — Active channel indicator for channel 7
- Channel 8 LED — Active channel indicator for channel 8
- Quality LED — Status indicator for Quality parameter group (Bits, Rate, Speed, Pitch)
- ENV LED — Status indicator for Env parameter group (Level, Attack, Decay)
- Quality — Cycles through Quality parameters: Bits, Rate, Speed, Pitch, Filter mode/cutoff/resonance
- ENV — Cycles through Envelope parameters: Level, Attack, Decay, E Trig
- Loop LED — Status indicator for Loop parameter
- Cues LED — Status indicator for Cues parameter
- Loop — Cycles through Loop parameters: Loop mode, crossfade amount
- Cues — Cycles through Cue parameters: Start, End, Loop cue positions, Cue Sets
- Reverse LED — Status indicator for Reverse/playback direction
- V/OCT Knob 1 — V/Oct pitch control knob for channel 6-7 pitch adjustment
- V/OCT Knob 2 — V/Oct pitch control knob for channel 8 pitch adjustment
- V/OCT 6 — Dedicated 1V/Oct pitch input for channel 6
- V/OCT 7 — Dedicated 1V/Oct pitch input for channel 7
- V/OCT 8 — Dedicated 1V/Oct pitch input for channel 8
- Freq — Filter frequency/cutoff control knob
- USB — USB button for bank loading, saving, and firmware updates
- Assign 3 — CV assignment button for CV 3 input
- Rec — Arms and starts/stops sample recording
- Trig Output — +5V trigger output for syncing external modules
- Mix Output — AC coupled mix output combining all active channels
- Clip LED — Indicates signal clipping on the record input
- CV 1 — Assignable CV input 1 for modulating any channel parameter
- CV 2 — Assignable CV input 2 for modulating any channel parameter
- CV 3 — Assignable CV input 3 for modulating any channel parameter
- Signal — Sample input jack for recording audio and CV signals
- 1+2 Output — DC coupled output for channels 1 and 2
- 3+4 Output — DC coupled output for channels 3 and 4
- 5+6 Output — DC coupled output for channels 5 and 6
- 7+8 Output — DC coupled output for channels 7 and 8
- Assign 1 — CV assignment button for CV 1 input
- Assign 2 — CV assignment button for CV 2 input
- Channel 8 Rec LED — Recording/activity indicator in channel 8 position
- Func — Function button for accessing secondary functions and menu options.
- Reverse — Toggles reverse playback of the selected sample.
- Level — Controls the overall output level/volume.
- USB LED — USB activity indicator
How-To Guides
- Load and Play Samples
- Live Sampling
- CV Sampling and Playback
Explore the interactive Squid Salmple panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.
