David Bridges
Teenage Engineering is not any stranger to bizarre devices that defy description. It is a firm and, uh, . All of us knew that. We additionally knew that the corporate would probably be releasing a follow-up to its . We couldn’t in one million years, nevertheless, have guessed that it could be a .
That’s proper. The sequel to the Ok.O. II is a sampler constructed solely round sounds impressed by the center ages. It’s all right here, from Gregorian chants and lutes to drum sounds that recall Monty Python. The sampler additionally comes pre-loaded with tons of themed foley results, like sword slashes, arrows, livestock and, in line with the corporate, “an precise dragon.” The EP-1320 Medieval has all the things, if by “all the things” we imply samples of screaming peasants.
Aesthetically, it’s mainly the Ok.O. II with a special pores and skin. The design options purple calligraphy, fort towers and, after all, loads of latin. As a matter of reality, it’s not even known as a sampler in any respect. The corporate’s calling it “the world’s first medieval digital instrument” and there’s a big label on the entrance that reads “instrumentalis electronicum.”
There are new results, for these frightened it could simply crib from final yr’s mannequin. These embrace one thing known as a “torture chamber reverb” and one other known as a “Bardic ensemble.” The arpeggiator has been redesigned and there are tons of of latest multi-sampled devices. Teenage Engineering additionally says, and I’m not kidding, that the drum pads scent of cocoa. We reached out about that final one and can report again once we get some data.
In fact, it is a sampler at coronary heart, so customers can put something they need on it by way of the inner microphone or USB-C connection. It’s additionally primarily a Ok.O. II, so there’s the identical punch-in FX software, 9 reminiscence slots, dinky speaker and a battery compartment that holds 4 AAAs. However out of the field, it has all the things you may presumably want for a D&D-themed rave.
Identical to the unique, it’s $300. Orders . Diehards also can choose up a themed t-shirt, a vinyl file and a quilted carry bag.
The EP-133 Ok.O. II was an enormous hit, however was , together with plenty of items that shipped with busted faders. TE says all of this was as a result of poor packaging. Let’s hope the corporate received all that sorted out.
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