Thoughtful Things Debuts Engram Sampler for AI Audio Experimentation

By Terrence O’Brien · The Verge · 2026-09-27

The Verge reports that startup Thoughtful Things has introduced a hardware instrument called Engram designed to generate glitchy sounds from small, local AI models. Unlike cloud-based generators, this groovebox functions as a field recorder for latent space, allowing musicians to

The Verge reports that startup Thoughtful Things has introduced a hardware instrument called Engram designed to generate glitchy sounds from small, local AI models. Unlike cloud-based generators, this groovebox functions as a field recorder for latent space, allowing musicians to