Designed to capture and transform sounds, the Torso Electronics S4 is a stereo granular sampler and performance instrument designed for sonic architects, experimental producers, and live performers. With a hands-on interface, rich signal chain, and deep modulation system, the S4 invites you to sculpt, mangle, and reimagine sound in real time.
Made for sonic explorers, the S-4 has four parallel stereo tracks, each with an audio engine featuring a chain of audio devices including samplers, live granular processing, morphing resonators, and a range of audio effects. The powerful modulation system allows anything and everything to be modulated with four modulators per track. Capture sounds on the fly with the onboard microphone and stereo line input, or load samples from the 4GB internal flash storage.
Material
- Play samples from internal memory, record and overdub. Includes 8-voice polyphonic sampler with MIDI control.
Granualar
- Shape grains with contour, size, and pitch. Create anything from ambient clouds to glitchy textures.
Filter
- 48-band resonant filter bank with classic models and morphing modes.
Color
- Dual-band distortion, bit reduction, compression, and noise.
Space
- Stereo delay and reverb with freeze and multiple delay types.
- LFOs, envelopes, random, and envelope followers can modulate any parameter for dynamic, evolving patches
Perform page with 12 macros
- Map any parameters to 8 sliders and 4 punch-in FX buttons for expressive live control
128 scenes
- Save and trigger full parameter and sample snapshots. MIDI Program Change supported
Mixer
- 4-channel stereo mixer with DJ-style filters and master compressor
- High-resolution LCD color display, 3.5"
- 21 tactile RGB buttons
- 9 high-quality endless encoders
- Internal Memory: 4GB (expandable via USB)
- Audio Processing: 24-bit / 48 kHz stereo
- USB Audio Interface: Class compliant, 10 in / 10 out