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

Teenage Engineering has already provided a lot changes because of its power $329 Model EP-133 KO II. His innovation is one of the greatest. OS 2.5 adds USB audio, selectable lo-fi rates, reverse, arpeggiator, equal length autochopping, and increases sample length from 20 seconds to 40 seconds for recording mono, instead of stereo, audio.

Regression patterns are such a simple thing that it’s a wonder it hasn’t been established before. The shooter doesn’t always make a sound on a sampler, but the KO II sounds like such a great sampler (like the successor to the SK-1 I’ve been wanting) that this is a big plus. It’s easier than ever to crank out a synthpop bassline.

The combination of a long read-out time and an equal-time tilt also makes the KO II ideal for cutting and re-sampling and looping. While the default autochopper was good for the exception of drum beats during breaks, it wasn’t useful for vocals.

The new thing that I really like, is the new color selection. You can stick to 46k kHz if you want, but the new 32 kHz format adds a nice texture, while 26 kHz goes for lo-fi, dynamic and digital.

Those are just the headlines. There’s also time stretching, new scales, time pad moves, and tons of fixes.

The Update to OS 2.5 also available for KO II’s reggae-themed siblings, the Riddim. While surprising EP-1320 Medieval the sampler is finally getting it OS updateit only takes USB audio, and nothing else. We’ve asked Teenage Engineering why the EP-1320 is always left out of the entertainment industry, but we haven’t heard back yet.

You can replace your OP-133 KO II, EP-40 Riddom, or EP-1320 Medieval Here.