KristoferDec 16
A total knockout by design.

The gear sounds good but looks even better.

64MB of pure style.


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Show threadbreaqueMar 5, 2024

- ..except when they aren't. My first sessions resulted in a lengthy list of "how do I do X" questions I had to figure out later. Some I still haven't.
- You WILL hit that polyphony limit. I'm not sure what it's supposed to be, but feels like 8 sounds. Any polyphonic or overlapping melodies better be a sample, or you're SOL. As a seasoned 4-channel tracker user I can deal with it, but I suppose this will be a dealbreaker for many.
- No resampling, which would help a lot with the aforementioned issue.
- Scene arrangement features are extremely basic. While it's great for jamming, probably not so much for writing complete tracks.
- The onboard speaker is a joke, and not a very funny one at that.

~ The preset samples are not great. Not really a huge issue IMHO, as this is intended to be a sampler and you should be bringing your own sounds.

I haven't messed around with MIDI yet as I have other stuff for that, but I do intend to give that part a go as well.

#ep133ko2

breaqueMar 5, 2024

Some positive/negative/neutral observations on the EP-133 K.O. II so far, starting with the positive:

+ It's just plain fun to use for quickly sampling random stuff and sketching out tracks. Every time I set off to jam with it I end up having a blast with a stupid grin on my face.
+ It's very easy to get started. Just switch it on and go.
+ Everything is super speedy and responsive.
+ The buttons, knobs and the slider have a decent feel to them. I was expecting something way cheaper after all the horror stories.
+ The punch-in effects are surprisingly entertaining. The novelty hasn't worn off as fast as I expected.
+ The workflow and UI are mostly pretty intuitive..

#ep133ko2

Simon GrayMar 1, 2024

Impulse buying sampler while on parental leave turned out great! I love sitting down when I have a moment to myself just getting a beat going.

When was a kid learning the guitar, the thing I missed the most was a way to layer bass & drums on whatever I was playing. This machine does that.

I was thinking I would mainly use it when my baby is asleep; turns out she loves dancing to the beats too, so now I can bring it out when she's awake too. Fun times!

#TeenageEngineering #ep133 #ep133ko2 #ko2

breaqueFeb 25, 2024
Can't lie though, this little toy is fun as hell #ep133ko2
breaqueFeb 25, 2024
Kind of cool to be able to upgrade the firmware of a HW device directly within a web browser. What's significantly less cool is it not working on Firefox and requiring a Blink based browser instead. #ep133ko2
breaqueFeb 24, 2024
The moment of truth #ep133ko2
Simon GrayFeb 13, 2024

I got myself this sampler. 🎚️🎛️ 🎶

It sort of looks like an eighties calculator from B&O (and, fittingly, the small speaker I have hooked up to it is actually from B&O).

Next up: getting rid of all my old music equipment cluttering up the basement. I think it must have been nearly a decade since I last used a guitar amp, for example. That dream is dead... 🪦

#EP133 #EP133KO2 #EP133KOII sampler #teenageengineering

Ignacio ChavezJan 10, 2024
Less friction sampler EP-133 #ep133ko2 #ep133 #electronic #electronicmusic #teenageengineering
Stefan Wolfrum Dec 8, 2023
Dann kam er Mitte der Woche doch noch an, der #EP133 von #teenageengineering 😊 Und – Glück gehabt – offenbar ganz ohne Defekte. Also kein #FaderGate bei mir, kein klemmender Power Schalter, kein defekter Lautsprecher, keine Abstürze. Einzig die Taste 7 klemmt selten ein bisschen, aber nur, wenn man sie besonders doof drückt. Kommt nahezu nicht vor. Gerät macht schon Spaß. #Sampler #ko2 #koii #ep133koii #ep133ko2