Teenage Engineering adds lo-fi mode, USB audio, and more to its KO II sampler

Teenage Engineering has already issued aggregate important updates for its amazingly tin $329 EP-133 KO II sampler. Its latest is 1 of the biggest yet. OS 2.5 adds audio complete USB, selectable sample rates for lo-fi fun, sample reverse, an arpeggiator, equal-length autochopping, and it extends the maximum magnitude of a sample from 20 seconds to 40 seconds by capturing mono, alternatively of stereo, audio.

Sample reverse is specified a elemental characteristic that it’s shocking it wasn’t implemented earlier. An arpeggiator doesn’t ever make a ton of consciousness connected a sampler, but the KO II sounds truthful unthinkable repitching samples (like the SK-1 successor I’ve ever wanted) that present it’s a immense addition. It’s easier than ever now to crank retired a synthpop bassline.

The operation of longer sampling clip and equal-length autochopping besides makes the KO II overmuch amended suited to chopping up and rearranging samples and loops. While the transient-based autochopper was awesome for isolating drum hits successful a break, it was little useful for melodic content.

My favourite caller feature, though, is the caller selectable sample rate. You tin instrumentality pinch the modular 46k kHz if you want, but the caller 32 kHz mode adds immoderate bully character, while 26 kHz goes afloat lo-fi, turning crunchy and digital.

Those are conscionable the headlining features. There’s besides improved clip stretching, caller scales, per-pad clip shifting, and tons of bug fixes.

The OS 2.5 update is besides disposable for the KO II’s reggae-themed sibling, the Riddim. While the bizarre EP-1320 Medieval sampler is yet getting an OS update, it’s only getting USB audio, and thing else. We’ve asked Teenage Engineering why the EP-1320 is regularly near retired of the update fun, but person yet to perceive back.

You tin update your OP-133 KO II, EP-40 Riddom, aliases EP-1320 Medieval here.