Pray to dog that’s the prototype and not the final version. That thing is completely unwieldy and hideous. Won’t it be along the same form factor as the previous two B-boxes?
there have been a lot of updates regarding the boum on denis’ fb page. he’s shooting for manufacturing to be completed by this year, so hopefully by early next year it’ll finally be released.
edit: about a month ago, he replied saying the first batch will arrive either Dec 2017 or Jan 2018.
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yes, will be the same form factor as seen on otomachines.com
here the specs taken from the oto forum:
The specs are almost definitive :
Pots :
– One knob compressor (Threshold, Ration and Make-up Gain on one pot) from no compression to negative ratios Mid position is a limiter (inf:1), max is something like 0.1:1
– Drive : Gain after the compressor, from 0 db to 60 dB, depending on the “disto” setting
– Filter : 12dB/Oct., non-resonant Hi-Cut filter from 50Hz to 20kHz
– Level
Parameters :
– Input Gain : 0, +6, +12 and +18 dB
– Attack and release (6 parameter each). The first attack setting is quasi-instant
– Lo Cut filter : 6dB/Oct. Flat, 75Hz, 150Hz, 300Hz
– Disto : Boost (soft clipper), Tube (well, an emulation!), Fuzz and Square (called a comparator distortion)
– Gate : Noise gate, from “No” to “-10db” (to create gated effects)
BOUM is 100% analog unit (even the side-chain) but will be MIDI controllable.
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Update on their FB page! (Don’t know how to link it.) Getting excited…
And yes same form factor. Phew!
I hope it’s suuuuuuper crispy.
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ouf, i’ve been waiting since the fall of 2013 when they were first announced.
Will it ever be released?
April. 
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Really?! Source?
It was this that made me decide to give up waiting for Boum and get a even though they are different beasts a resonant filter is essential for me.
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Ugh, I am so ready for this!! I can imagine this being a hardwired-to-Digitone or Digitakt type thing.
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From their FB page.
“Tower of BOUM main boards at the factory in the north west of France.” - OTO Machines
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/28166532_10156369323254905_6635620475704525098_n.jpg?oh=d14dc6df11edea2f853f99b1a8bf70d7&oe=5AD7F425
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I preordered the Boum 2 days ago even though I still plan on getting an AH. I’m just too intrigued by this one, and want to have some fun with it.
THIS is what I’m most excited about.
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Love my BIM and BAM… just might have to get the whole family!
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first audio demos of the BOUM are up now on the homepage !
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New BIM Firmware is out! Very nice stuff!
The features of this new revision are now definitive :
– 2 new FXs : Reverse and Thru (input gain, filters and 12-bit conversion but without delay)
– TAP tempo display on or off (setting kept on memory)
– Improvement of the accuracy of TAP tempo, MIDI beat clock and FREEZE. Now FREEZE is almost always in sync (with the technology used in BIM it’s not possible to get FREEZE perfectly synced for a long time, but it’s far better than before). FREEZE was not designed to be a looper, so don’t expect to have a synced loop for 3 minutes !
– Bug fix : Spillover and Aux mode were not working well, espcially after changing the ACTIVE mode parameter or after a preset load
– Bug fix : The TAP switch was not working in “TAP to LFO” or “TAP to Both” modes
– Bug fix : “LFO Division” was not working after a change in setting. Needed to tap the tempo again
– Bug fix : on early BIM units, the delay was out of sync for a short time after a stop and play.
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installed but haven’t had a chance to test… really wanna test out the new modes. i was using the big a thru, works well to warm stuff up.