Landscape Soundwich

The Soundwich by Landscape is a compact passive tactile audio device that captures taps, clicks, shakes and routed signals through dual piezo pickups mounted directly beneath its top and bottom plates, delivering a wide range of percussive, filtered and momentary-switch effects.

Overview

Landscape combines the exposed tactility of the original Soundwich concept with refinements that expand its sonic range and performance utility. Two piezo disks sit in direct contact with the enclosure surfaces, so they transmit the sound of eight tactile switches, finger taps and the movement of internal hardware. The unit behaves as a hybrid instrument, controller and audio processor that operates without power. Each 3.5 mm connector functions as either an input or an output. One remains always active and carries the complete piezo response, while the other delivers a momentary signal that only appears when the user compresses the centre or edges of the unit.

Tactile Interaction and Sound Generation

The piezos respond immediately to taps on the Soundwich or any hard surface beneath it, producing sharp percussive transients. Shaking the device produces the sound of six washers sliding along machine screws and colliding against the piezos, creating a mechanical shaker tone. Compressing the unit triggers the eight tact switches, sending their characteristic click directly into the audio path with heightened presence.

Momentary Control, Filtering and Attenuation

The momentary output opens only when the user presses the disks. Pressing the centre produces the pure tact-switch click, while pressing the edges gradually increases the amount of built-in low-pass filtering and attenuation. Landscape indicates the strongest filtering with seven stacked lines, and the effect weakens steadily as the user moves counter-clockwise until the response becomes almost unfiltered. This behaviour works with audio or control voltage, allowing the Soundwich to function as a sculpting tool, a momentary gate, a transient trigger or a CV-attenuating controller.

Audio Routing and Utility Functions

Users can route external audio or CV through the Soundwich to create an immediate handheld momentary-on effect. The dual piezos provide a constant output suitable for amplification or further processing. The unit can behave as a lo-fi vocal microphone when pressed against the lips, or as a very quiet, characterful speaker when fed with an audio signal. Its sharp transient output can trigger compatible synthesiser modules without additional level boosting.

Why Choose the Soundwich

• It encourages hands-on, tactile sound design that rewards experimentation

• It adds mechanical, acoustic and percussive textures not achievable with conventional controllers

• It offers immediate momentary control for audio or CV without requiring power

• It enhances modular and desktop setups with unique triggers and transient responses

• It functions as an instrument, controller and effects tool in a single compact form

• Dual piezo disks mounted to top and bottom plates for high-sensitivity tactile pickup
• Eight tact switches with direct mechanical transfer into audio path
• Six internal washers on machine screws for shaker-style sounds
• Two 3.5 mm connectors usable as inputs or outputs
• One always-on output carrying full piezo signal
• One momentary output active only when compressed
• Edge-press filtering and attenuation with eight discrete positions
• Centre-press pure tact-switch click transmission
• Ability to route audio or CV for handheld momentary-on operation
• Lo-fi vocal microphone capability
• Very low-volume speaker output capability
• Trigger-level transients suitable for synthesiser modules
• Tactile control over attenuation and low-pass filtering
• DIY kit with required surface-mount soldering

This item, like everything we supply, comes with the complete support of our expert team. Our excellent technicians have been specifying, building and supporting studios for over twenty years. If you have any problems with installation, setup or everyday use, they’re never more than a click away, and always happy to help.

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