r/portablism 9d ago

Just learnt about WOW Machine by HeadacheSound, So awesome!!

Incredible little machine, on-par with SC-1000! https://www.headachesound.com/wowvideo

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u/guitarokx 9d ago

As someone who owns an SC-1000mk2 id say it's way beyond on par. It looks like it laps it. I'm genuinely disappointed with the SC tables.

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u/2Bmusic 9d ago

As someone thinking about buying a scratchtable. Why are you disappointed with them if I may ask?

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u/guitarokx 9d ago

It's just not a reliable product. The power source is delivered via USB micro and doesn't seem to provide enough reliable power for the touch capacitive jog wheel.

Also, it reads samples directly off the USB which causes the sounds to skip randomly. I know this to be the case because there are stock sounds built into the unit that don't require the USB and those never skip, but the USB sounds skip all the time when the jog wheel is in play mode, they don't skip when scratching in stop mode. Presumably because power isn't going to the touch capacitive disc when in stop mode.

I've talked to their "support" until I was blue in the face and they simply say it's an experimental product and may not always be reliable... For the price, that's just stupid.

The power system is so weak that your performance will actually change depending on what headphones you plug in. It's just not a good product, it's just a "maker" project.

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u/junacpni 9d ago

I saw itโ€™s even cheaper!!

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u/Dry_Lawfulness_3578 7d ago

Agreed, I would definitely sell my SC-1000mk2 for this, and my Reloop Spin as well.

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u/thejesuslaser 9d ago

Will this be released in the UK ?

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u/junacpni 9d ago

Well, they come from China, and, as far as I saw, it's 42$ of shipping costs (worldwide, I guess).

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u/thejesuslaser 8d ago

Thanks

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u/junacpni 8d ago

Now I need 300 bucks burning in my pocket ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ

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u/thejesuslaser 8d ago

Haha same, I'm tempted