Teenage Engineering’s constructed a medieval-themed sampler, full with Gregorian chants
Teenage Engineering isn’t 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 possible 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 Okay.O. II is a sampler constructed completely 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 response to the corporate, “an precise dragon.” The EP-1320 Medieval has every part, if by “every part” we imply samples of screaming peasants.
Aesthetically, it’s mainly the Okay.O. II with a distinct pores and skin. The design options crimson calligraphy, citadel towers and, in fact, 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 anxious it could simply crib from final 12 months’s mannequin. These embrace one thing referred to 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.
After all, this can be a sampler at coronary heart, so customers can put something they need on it by way of the interior microphone or USB-C connection. It’s additionally primarily a Okay.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 every part you might presumably want for a D&D-themed rave.
Similar to the unique, it’s $300. Orders . Diehards may also decide up a themed t-shirt, a vinyl report and a quilted carry bag.
The EP-133 Okay.O. II was an enormous hit, however was , together with a lot of items that shipped with busted faders. TE says all of this was because of poor packaging. Let’s hope the corporate bought all that sorted out.
