Veno-Orbit

SampleStack supported

Venus Instruments

A dual-channel polyphonic sampler and looper with varispeed layers and DC-coupled CV recording.

The Veno-Orbit is a dual-channel polyphonic sampler and looper from Venus Instruments, built for live capture and hands-on manipulation of both audio and control voltage. Each of its two channels is an independent varispeed looper with four crossfadeable layers, so you can build a sound up in passes and morph between them as it plays.

Because its inputs are DC-coupled, it records and plays back control voltage as readily as audio, which means you can loop modulation, envelopes, and pitch sequences alongside recorded sound. Loaded samples can be mapped across a keyboard over MIDI for polyphonic playback, with CV inputs for start, length, and pitch and gates for play, record, and reverse.

Format

Eurorack, 22 HP

Sample Rate

48 kHz

Bit Depth

16-bit

Channels

Mono or Stereo

File Formats

WAV (PCM)

Storage

MicroSD card (8 colour banks, 64 presets)

Specifications

Depth	27 mm
Power	225 mA (+12V), 15 mA (-12V)

Features

Two varispeed looper and sampler channels, stereo linkable
Four crossfadeable layers per channel
Up to 1 minute per layer at unity speed
DC-coupled: records and plays back CV, modulation, and pitch sequences
Re-pitch, scrub, jump the play head, and crop during playback
MIDI keyboard mapping for polyphonic playback (TRS Type A)
CV over start, length, and pitch; gates for play, record, and reverse

Folder Structure

microSD Root/
├── RED/
├── GREEN/
├── BLUE/
│   ├── BLUE_SLOT0_L0.wav    (BLUE bank, preset 0, left, layer 0)
│   ├── BLUE_SLOT0_R0.wav    (right channel, layer 0)
│   └── BLUE_SLOT0_LR0.wav   (stereo, layer 0)
├── WHITE/
├── CYAN/
├── ORANGE/
├── YELLOW/
└── PINK/

Notes

Samples live in eight bank folders named by colour, in capitals: RED, GREEN, BLUE, WHITE, CYAN, ORANGE, YELLOW, and PINK.
Files must be PCM WAV, 16-bit, 48 kHz, mono or stereo.
File names follow COLOUR_SLOT<preset>_<channel><layer>: preset is 0 to 7 (the LED position in the bank), channel is L, R, or LR for stereo, and layer is the layer number within that channel.
Example: BLUE_SLOT0_L0.wav loads into the BLUE bank's first preset, left channel, first layer.

Preparing samples for the Veno-Orbit

The Veno-Orbit plays PCM WAV files at 48 kHz, 16-bit, mono or stereo, from a microSD card. Material at other sample rates or bit depths needs converting to 48 kHz, 16-bit first.

Samples are organized into eight colour-named bank folders, and each file name encodes where it loads: the bank colour, the preset slot (0 to 7), the channel (L, R, or LR for stereo), and the layer. So BLUE_SLOT0_L0.wav is the BLUE bank, first preset, left channel, first layer. The folder structure section spells out the full scheme.

SampleStack keeps a master library in whatever formats your sources arrive in and batch converts to the 48 kHz, 16-bit WAV the Veno-Orbit expects, so a set of samples is ready to drop into the right bank folder. If you are weighing why the rate and depth matter, sample rate explained covers the 44.1 versus 48 kHz question for hardware.

Frequently Asked Questions

What sample format does the Veno-Orbit use?

The Veno-Orbit plays 48 kHz, 16-bit WAV files from a microSD card. Material at other sample rates or bit depths needs converting to 48 kHz, 16-bit first.

How much can the Veno-Orbit record?

It has two channels, each with four crossfadeable layers, and up to about one minute per layer at unity speed. Varispeed playback changes the effective length as you re-pitch a layer.

Can the Veno-Orbit sample CV, not just audio?

Yes. Its inputs are DC-coupled, so it records and plays back control voltage the same way it does audio. You can loop modulation, envelopes, and pitch sequences alongside recorded sound.

How are presets and samples stored?

Samples live on a microSD card in eight bank folders named by colour (RED, GREEN, BLUE, WHITE, CYAN, ORANGE, YELLOW, PINK), with 8 preset slots per bank for 64 presets total. Each file is a 48 kHz, 16-bit PCM WAV named COLOUR_SLOT<preset>_<channel><layer>, for example BLUE_SLOT0_L0.wav.