Teenage Engineering, based mostly in Sweden, makes merchandise for a really, very particular viewers. Take this firm for instance $250 toy automobile or its TP-7 recorder with a Spin the wheel to trace recordings. What pursuits me essentially the most is its newest venture, a medieval-themed sampler board referred to as EP-1320. From the seems and sounds of it, it would supply Greatest alternative to deliver on the spot model music to me Dungeons and Dragons Assembly.
I by no means thought there could be a sound product that may get me pumped up the best way a mid-century sound sampler and moveable, streamlined groove field does. The $300 EP-1320 is certainly $300 EP-133 KO II, but it surely appeared designed to present me an opportunity to pattern scores on Renaissance rejects. If I by no means cease my lazy tendencies, study to play the lute and reenact scenes from the court docket of King Edward II of England within the 14th century, possibly it is the following neatest thing.
There are samples of some traditional devices from the previous, specifically citole, shawn, flute, trumpet, and my private favourite, the hurdy-gurdy. The board additionally consists of Foley results, together with the sound of swords clashing or arrows streaking throughout the battlefield. Teenage Engineering says it features a practice of sound results that you may layer on prime of the 9 onboard demo songs.
The machine ought to have a redesigned set of hole-punch FX. different prescribed sound traits Contains Torture Chamber Echoes, Dungeon Echoes and Bard Ensemble. It is no exaggeration to say that the corporate’s video promoting its new product could also be wilder than the machine itself.
For those who consider a sampler as only a musical toy, it is costly, however in case you’re utilizing it as your principal moveable sampler system, it is low cost. The EP-133 KO II is the follow-up to the Swedish firm’s $100 PO-33 KO microsampler, itself identified for its tiny measurement but highly effective performance. The newest Medieval Sampler incorporates solely 128 MB of reminiscence, together with 96 MB of ROM sounds and the remaining 32 MB for consumer samples. Stress- and velocity-sensitive keys and a multi-function fader slider ought to enable for loads of versatility in pitch adjustments, results, and timing changes.
The Medieval Sampler’s design is product of thick, textured plastic that is equally historic, much like a few of the earliest Mac computer systems or sport consoles just like the NES. The textual content on the button additionally matches the theme. Every letter button is styled with a Carolingian font, as if Charlemagne himself was making ready to ship a savage blow to some pagan Saxons. You utilize “fædr” as a substitute of “fader”. Different buttons have been equally re-themed, reminiscent of “tempus” for velocity or “codex” as a substitute of recording. Teenage Engineering sells this board with a “mid-century quilt bag,” in comparison with the KO II’s shoulder strap bag.
Maybe my favourite ornament is the lone monk sitting on a small throne, like an digital marginalia. Monk sits subsequent to a reasonably easy LED UI that exhibits you your alternative of devices and numerous tracks. If something, it would tempt me to go to the barber and get a shaved look, if nothing else, to finish the look.
