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Bastl Kalimba synthesizer is really thumbsing

Rob Beschizza
May 18, 2026
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Image: Bastl

Turn off the DAW and put down the tablet. David Hilowitz (previously) got his thumbs on the Bastl Kalimba, a peculiar and extremely fun-looking handheld that’s currently live on Kickstarter. From the company’s pitch: “Treat it like an acoustic Instrument, it will answer like one.” But it also has an accellerometer, an arpeggiator, multiple s…

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