The CITADEL WAVE BARD is an experimental, stereo sample player eurorack module that empowers you to discover new rhythms and riffs through modulation and modularity.

Don’t make beats, let them naturally emerge! The Citadel Wave Bard is a semi-autonomous companion that keeps surprising you with fresh ideas. Get instant inspiration from the carefully crafted factory sound bank by none other than Oliver Torr, or load your own samples and remix on the fly.

Beats & Melodies

Samples are organized in banks, which can be selected and sequenced using knobs or CVs from the built-in pattern generator and LFO. You can reverse your sounds with the LENGTH knob and the Wave Bard’s unique reversing envelope. It’s not just about the beats – Play melodic samples in quantized scales, and spice up the sound with built-in filter, delay or chorus/flanger effects. You can load not only your own samples, but also rhythms and scales with the web-based app . You can set the number of Sequencer steps in the web-based app as well. Beyond the classic lengths, you’ll find a whole constellation of options for lovers of polyrhythms and polymeters.

Midi Inside Out

Citadel Wave Bard is not just a sound box—it’s a powerful MIDI controller and sequencer when connected via the USB port on the back of the module. Send finely curated USB MIDI data to your DAW or USB MIDI device, and discover new ways of playing and interacting through a modular interface. Citadel Wave Bard receives TRS MIDI via front panel and both sends and receives USB MIDI via the connector on the back of the module.

Two for One!

The Citadel comes equipped with a reversible front panel with WAVE BARD on one side and FX WIZARD on the other side. It also comes with our custom designed tool to make the panel switching as seamless as possible. You can load and try different Citadel/Kastle 2 present and future firmwares and updates with a USB port (on the back).