Zeptocore is an open-source handheld device for playing with samples, designed as a simple, tactile, and immediate tool for shaping sound in real time. it plays stereo 16-bit audio at 44.1 kHz from an sd card, organizing up to 256 samples across 16 banks, and pairs this with a set of built-in effects, a realtime sequencer, and a single-cycle wavetable bass voice. the interface is intentionally minimal and hands-on, encouraging experimentation through modes like jump, mash, and bass, while supporting midi, clock sync, and usb connectivity. powered by two aaa batteries or usb-c and built with a small onboard speaker, it’s meant to be portable, hackable, and fun—something you can pick up and play immediately, but also modify and extend as you like.