Wingie MkII from Chinese electronics manufacturer MengQi is a stereo resonator with built-in microphones and audio input. The handy device is more a complex filter circuit that reacts to its environment or incoming audio signals than an ordinary synthesizer. The built-in stereo microphone captures everything and feeds it into the complex resonator circuitry, which forms a very multi-resonant and organic sound from speech, singing, whistling and all other acoustic phenomena. This also works optionally with the Line input. If you feed one of the two audio outputs back into the input, the result is an even more intense, generic sound that is audibly enriched with overlapping feedback. With its 24 mini keys, Wingie MkII is playable or adjustable in a range of two octaves. USB C is used to power the device; it can also be used to power it with a powerbank, so it can be played anywhere. In addition, new firmwares can be implemented via this port. Version 2 now offers a MIDI input (via 3.5mm jack), an aluminum case and a much improved user interface.
This is a very special creative tool that inspires you to think and listen.
It's simplicity is part of the core philosophy. It shares similar characteristics to things such as Rings or Plaits, but being standalone and particularly with the microphone input and 12 tone keyboards, make it much more immediate.
Well built and satisfying to hold and play.
Its hard to rate it as anything but a complete instrument and not to scrutinise for more functions or sounds.
Having been aware of the mk1 and missing the boat, I was very happy to see dv247 had them incoming.
One drunken purchase earlier in the year, saw the arrival of the device in August. A pleasant, albeit confusing surprise!
The device itself is super easy to use, and hides more functionality than initially thought.
Sound wise it's dreamy and sounds amazing through a reverb.
Build is fine and being palmsized means the portability is even easier.
It even comes with stickers!
Great price, great device, great service