Jorb, your channel is my favorite for new gear reviews! Like sitting around with a friend to see what he thinks. Thank you for doing what you do for us! 🙏🙏
i don't know if it's because of how good it looks but i keep thinking about how to make music on it even when i'm away from it. that alone could make it a game changer. there is no way you won't get better if you keep coming back to the same machine and mastering it.
They way you laid down the bass and snare in just seconds at the start of the video is a big deal for me. When I play with digitone or model samples it feels way more clinical to get the beat started I ordered mine direct from TE a few hours after announce and it still hasn’t shipped yet. Oh the first world agony!
My unit comes in tomorrow and I’m pretty stoked! Should be great for plane flights! Great video! EDIT: I SOLD IT and got the Circuit Tracks. Much better proposition. Much better SOUND. This should be $199 MAX
Love your content, man. So glad you did a review. Ordered two - one from guitar center and one direct. GC unit arrived with a fader that didn’t work and a knob that wouldn’t fit. Sending it back cancelled my direct order and will spend 300 towards a used Samples or bite the bullet on a Digitakt. Super cool device, incredible aesthetic, fun workflow, but the poor packaging and QC really makes me doubt the value of this system.
I will never sell my Digitakt. I don't use it every day, but with the depth and versatility there's enough there to play with that I can enjoy it for years as a drum machine and sampler plus some synthesis. If I got an EP-133 I think I'd want to sell it quite quickly. To me it's like an inferior attempt at an SP-404, with too many missing and ill-conceived parts to it.
Got mine today and everything is working fine. This tutorial is exactly what I need. Thanks! (I am a total newbie so I would love a video for dummies. Your points about fader modes and filters were to quick for me…. Yes I am very new to this 😊
Great honest review! I agree, that reverse and resampling are a must in. sampler. I really hope it will be implemented in future. The thing that makes this thing work for me is the sound. I might be tricked, but the master compressor gels everything really well and can also go quite extreme, all while still sounding pleasant in some way. The FX are also quite nice. I hope its not recency bias :) Anyway, thanks for the video, and for showing up and helping in my livestream!
Dude jorb you nailed this! Ive had mine for a few days but been so busy at work i havent fully figured it out. Mind you i have a messed up speaker on mine. if i press on the back it works so im thinking a little bit of solder will get my speaker working. Ill be watching this video numerous times this weekend until i get the hang of it.
If mine arrives with the problem, I'll reach out to TE. Incase you havent seen any yet, there are a few vids where ppl have opened it up, and fixed it by simply tightening a large screw a little bit, that pins the connection down. It'd be wrong of me to recommend that though because that would be recommending to void the warranty. But just so you know, it seems to be an easy fix and the choice is yours.
@@morgan8937 yeah I've got a couple comments about this screw, none of these videos have hit my feed yet but I'll go searching this weekend for it. If they don't have a tamper seal while opening (I'm not sure if there is one or not), but if there's not then they don't need to know I went inside! I haven't done a support ticket yet just for this reason. I'm also pretty handy with everything, I work on my own car, I built my first PC at 9 years old. I've soldered cables and MPC parts etc etc.
Yeah it’s a love hate relationship with this thing for me. It’s got the looks and cool factor but it’s finicky when trimming. The whole erase thing is inconsistent. Drives me nuts.
First K.O. video where I can read the button labels. Thank you. It's the small things, really. It's like procreation...most of us can do it, but most of us that can, are terrible at it and really shouldn't.
nice to see people reviewing stuff they actually bought themselves. Lately the whole YT review market has become very toxic and reviewers have often been labelled as shills etc.
Attaching the fader can be solved if you use a hair-dryer on the knob for a minute or two and then install it on the fader, it'll be soft for a snug fit.
Nice walk through some nice licks there thanks Jorb,.such a groovy box really apeels to my bass playing side, acquired an interest in the Yamaha seqtrak,have you had your mits on that one art all?
Great vid! I went from I should get my nephews and nieces pocket ooerators for christmas to 'oh shit what is this new ep-133 thing, I want that' to getting a mpc in a couple of days.
I'm guessing the Lego attachment points and keyboard style switches are there to let people personalize their KO2. Look at how many people personalize SP404's with knobs and faceplates. Now you can buy Lego plates to build onto or Technics pieces for unique fader/dials or attachment points on the sides, and custom keycaps for all the main buttons. There will be an entire culture around customization of these things.
I don't think the keycaps are a standard dimension, but could be wrong. And making the potentiometer have standard shafts instead of technics rods would've made them more customizable.
Tbh I just see this destroying the availability of old Technics knobs/sliders for turntables, which is unfortunate. TE went out of their way to NOT use the standard knob/fader sizes we mass produce replacements for. I guarantee it cost more to use the dead Technics format.
@@Leo9ineLego Technics aren't connected to Technics turntables. And Technics tables don't have a fader aside from the pitch control, which is a totally different piece, in no way compatible with Lego Technics. This assumption is adorable though.
TE needs to do a full recall. The amount of broken faders is atrocious. Sent mine back this morning. Was also very disappointed with the overall build quality. Will not be getting another.
So if you want to use its sounds and its sampler features for a more complex and changing "song" does it work with your daw as a midi module, multi timbral with effects? I know defeats the cool workflow but the samples sound really great and you might want to use it that way for your samples and for a whole song in your daw
TE finally putting out a serious piece of gear that working musicians can actually afford. I don’t know how much these guys think musicians make, but not all of us have an accountant day job or scandinavian levels of income 😅 Anyway, wanted a sampler that got me as far away from a DAW workflow as possible. Got this one and I’m loving it. Can’t wait to see what else they come up with in the EP series line.
I see a lot of talk about the limitations of it as a sampler- but with its capabilities as a sequencer- plus the 12 or so channels of midi out, Ive not seen a lot of people talk about using it as a hardware sequencer for other gear. Imo on paper it seems better at that than most options in the price range. How well does it work as a brain? This is honestly what I’d be most interested in
Thanks for the insight! I waited to see what the release was, kinda hoped it was a new opz. Ordered my Tracker Mini that morning, very happy with it for my workflow. Compressor tube icon = 🍦
I'm actually pretty impressed with mine. Could have been 250 or 200 but that's only really because of a few limitations that aren't really that annoying. People complained about the sample rate but it handles everything I've recorded and imported just fine
about the lego thing - potentially if they release more devices in this line of products - you could connect them with lego bricks and technic studs into one unit. Obviously it won't be very robust)))
Amazon video thank you! I wondered what the openings on the side were. Technic though? I love that so much. I imagine it’s a good strategy for connecting more than one ep together and using the plates on the back for extra support.
I'm sure someone had told you by now but that trimming method is just for quick and dirty, you can trim more precisely for serious work in the sound menu with the plus and minus.. you know that by now right? Maybe you should put a disclaimer in so people won't think they have to trim annoyingly..
The fact that it’s got the form factor of an old calculator is kinda rad. I need a sampler, and I’m either gonna get this or maybe a novation rhythm. We’ll see what’s up. I think this is the answer, and you even mentioned the comps. 🎉
I have both …. They both have their pluses and minuses … I love the Novation workflow ….I get things done quick … but no time stretching ….but you can re sample ….but there is no visual display …..horses for courses as they say
For some reason you remind me of Chevy Chase in Vacation......don't know why, maybe its the fun feeling. Maybe its the way the presentation of the EP133 K.O. II is .....
I love the "commit" workflow. Does anything else have similar? I just watched your video on the polyend play and it was like 5 clicks with two fingers to create a new "variation". I'm just a beginner who wants to make jams with his two year old, so looking for something to be the center of my setup.
Tbh, the EP-133 seems neat but limited for the price, but has me most excited for whatever EP product they make next. I'd love to see the Arcade get the EP treatment.
can i use punch in effects on per sample basis? or select just claps pattern/scene and perform a lets say hp filter on just that pattern/scene? or are punch in effects global only, meaning i can apply them only on entire track? thanks.
Fader was broken for me and I started a return. I was delicate on the install because I saw the fader video first but it still was broken. TE support said that it was related to shipping?
the SP looks like a Brick of Garbage man - absolutly uninspiring for me personally. this thing sucks in other corners, but when you look at it, it has this "thang" 😏 the same with women. there are the ones who can do so much things and so much better, but then there is this one woman, she can't even cook or is stupid as hell, but you heart is telling you that your dick don't need no 5 star Meal 😂
Thanks for this. This probably isn't for me unless and until they add resampling. But it's very cool. And I'm happy that there's a sampler on the market for 300 that's this powerful
I don’t get what the big deal is with resampling. I looked it up online to see what people are referring to but everybody has a different definition for what it is. What is it?
@@Mar.Escobar24resampling for samplers is the ability to resample from the device itself. You can do this on most samplers and it opens up a lot of doors creatively. Some examples of this are being able to resample to an empty pad and you can then play a bunch of sounds on the device like a drum loop or similar and then you have that loop on one pad and you can trim it etc from there. It lets you build complex layers or bake in multiple effects to one pad as you can resample over and over. On this particular device it would allow adding effects to a single sample which currently it doesn’t support. You can add effect to a group but not one specific pad/sample. I’m pretty confident that we will see this function added as a firmware update as I’m guessing it’s the most requested feature for this device. I can’t guarantee it though.
@@Mar.Escobar24 yes exactly, it’s easily done on the MPC. You can also do it by using the sampler on the MPC and setting the inputs to resample. I do it all the time on my MPC One. It’s a fun way to work! It should definitely be a feature on anything calling itself a sampler!
@@nervouscooks yeah I get that. I love my MPC One because it does a lot of what I need it to do at home, but these retro type portable samplers are dope to take anywhere just to be creative when I go on family trips and stuff. I like using my PO-33’s a lot and the Koala app but paired with the Beatbox for that hands-on feel. I ordered one of these just to add another to the collection and because of the PO-33 continuation. They’re limited, but it also pushes me to be more creative. One day I hope to get the SP-1200 cuz that thing is crazy expensive 😂 but thanks for that info!
If they wanted to make one product that would hit record sales one day... this was a great sales tactic to have everything else way over priced...for this would be a very good price from any company, but it's from the most expensive company around... and the design and the aesthetic fits the retro vibe us sampler using folks love... then, it is very portable via how thin it is... when the combo of the clothes and the device costs more than twice as much there's something weird going on... I really hope this wasn't a introductory price and they jack it up after this
I been having fun with mine. I actually like trimming samples on here, using my ears vs my eyes. I have a mpc one plus to but I can’t take it with me everywhere like this.
I’d be curious how this - or a PO-33 KO through serious amplification; has anyone heard such a machine really amplified? Does it sound legit? Do the drums sound real-ish?
Just keep saving for a Digitakt... this thing is too basic. I mean it works for me but I'm guitar player and if I actually had time I would get the MPC ONE+
I appreciate your advice guys. I guess I just want to own something from TE, but if I use my head for a bit and critically think about it...I'd rather buy a good pedal for my MF, or buy a used Drumbrute Impact for about the same amount. That would be more sensible than this GAS I am having now.
What's your preferred tool for sampling vinyl? I'd love to have something that lives on my console for sampling. Been considering an MPC One but that feels like overkill.
Cool but if you need a sampler its worth the extra 200 to get the sp404mk2... 10x the features of this and also battery powered. BUT the form factor is what is awesome about TE and this is super portable... would have loved this when I was an actual teenager.
I'm kind of interested in pairing this with my digitakt. It has polyphony and stereo samples. How's the MIDI implementation on this? Can I partially use the built-in sequencer and also have other things sequenced via MIDI?
I know they're not really the same but... Im curious knowing you've owned both. If you only had a choice between one would you get this or a used mpc 1000? The mpc 1000 has a beefier work flow, but do you think the immediacy and modern features of the KO make it more worth while?
So different yeah... If I need to sequence hardware probably the 1k. Just as a sampler, this is faster, more modern. But if rather cut a record on the 1k 🤷🤷
Great review as usual. Although I appreciate the price point I don't think this is for me. Seems like it's for hipster parties rather than being a centre piece of a music making setup.
Yup, i have the same feelings towards that company. Almost got it tho since its so cheap but in the end went for a 404 MK2 after testing both units in the store.
This would be a game changer for me if you could use fx on a per pad basis as it stands its on a per scene so whichever fx you want say reverb all groups have to be that throughout the scenes. Why 99 scenes if you can't have separate songs per project 99 is overkill. You have to use the same sounds through out each project.
Has somebody collated all the EP133's many key combos and published them in a single document? The "Guide" for this product on the TE website is fragmentary and kinda all over the place. Not good.
Possible to automate those effects you're doing at 17:48? Like, maybe you wanna bitcrush every 4th snare or do like a filtersweep than happens every 4 bars or whatever. Or do you have to perform everything?
Great vid. What I find absolutely grating about this machine is that it has been hyped beyond belief, sold at boutique clothing shops & thus will become a trophy of sorts, which given it’s aesthetic was not a surprise. However, when it actually comes down to sampling….it fucking sucks.
Also got caught up in the hype and asked my wife for one for Christmas. I'm excited for it still, but all of the mixed reviews have me a bit less excited. The announcement came when I was looking for a new piece of gear. I was looking at an assortment of samplers, drum machines, and sequencers, all around the $300 range. This felt like a sign from beyond lol. Never owned a piece of TE gear before so I'm excited to have it.
@@barndonmartin yea I understand where you are coming from, I had to explain to my wife why I just bought another machine when I just got the Elektron syntakt 😂
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jorb's mirror reflects how the oscilloscope reacts to voltage. cuckoo's mirror reflects how his hair reacts to voltage.
lmaoo
They’re basically the same thing
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Both would be excellent band names.
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I learned more in the 'hands on' 7 minute section here than I did in a week of owning the device, googling, using the manual etc. Amazing.
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Jorb, your channel is my favorite for new gear reviews! Like sitting around with a friend to see what he thinks. Thank you for doing what you do for us! 🙏🙏
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i don't know if it's because of how good it looks but i keep thinking about how to make music on it even when i'm away from it. that alone could make it a game changer. there is no way you won't get better if you keep coming back to the same machine and mastering it.
Best video on this unit I’ve seen. The sounds and insight. Top notch!
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Top notch for sure.
They way you laid down the bass and snare in just seconds at the start of the video is a big deal for me. When I play with digitone or model samples it feels way more clinical to get the beat started
I ordered mine direct from TE a few hours after announce and it still hasn’t shipped yet. Oh the first world agony!
Same, emailed them they said i will get a shipping confirmation. but nothing. Such BS ugh
Wait till you get it and it turns in a banana…..🫣
My unit comes in tomorrow and I’m pretty stoked! Should be great for plane flights! Great video!
EDIT: I SOLD IT and got the Circuit Tracks. Much better proposition. Much better SOUND. This should be $199 MAX
Love your content, man. So glad you did a review.
Ordered two - one from guitar center and one direct. GC unit arrived with a fader that didn’t work and a knob that wouldn’t fit. Sending it back cancelled my direct order and will spend 300 towards a used Samples or bite the bullet on a Digitakt.
Super cool device, incredible aesthetic, fun workflow, but the poor packaging and QC really makes me doubt the value of this system.
I will never sell my Digitakt. I don't use it every day, but with the depth and versatility there's enough there to play with that I can enjoy it for years as a drum machine and sampler plus some synthesis. If I got an EP-133 I think I'd want to sell it quite quickly. To me it's like an inferior attempt at an SP-404, with too many missing and ill-conceived parts to it.
This is my first review of yours I've watched the whole way through, and I love how non-biased this review is.
Got mine today and everything is working fine. This tutorial is exactly what I need. Thanks! (I am a total newbie so I would love a video for dummies. Your points about fader modes and filters were to quick for me…. Yes I am very new to this 😊
Great honest review!
I agree, that reverse and resampling are a must in. sampler.
I really hope it will be implemented in future.
The thing that makes this thing work for me is the sound.
I might be tricked, but the master compressor gels everything really well and can also go quite extreme, all while still sounding pleasant in some way. The FX are also quite nice.
I hope its not recency bias :)
Anyway, thanks for the video, and for showing up and helping in my livestream!
lovely! been having a blast with mine so far
I didn't know the kount had sounds on it. that's dope.
its a super good call
Absolutely wonderful as always! The million dollar question is did you keep it? thanks again for all your content!
LEGO = SOLD ! You can use lego to expand speaker cone.
This is one of the clearer videos anyone has made covering this thing so far, thanks.
🙏🙏That's the goal, cheers
Oh man, idk if my notifications have been failing me or what but two jorb videos so soon after one another! JORB FIIIIX
I'm cookin yes, 3 videos in two weeks. can you tell I got laid off 😭😭😭
@@JorbLovesGear noooo! I'm sorry to hear that. I'm digging the extra content and I hope it's supplying the income you need bro!
Dude jorb you nailed this! Ive had mine for a few days but been so busy at work i havent fully figured it out. Mind you i have a messed up speaker on mine. if i press on the back it works so im thinking a little bit of solder will get my speaker working. Ill be watching this video numerous times this weekend until i get the hang of it.
If mine arrives with the problem, I'll reach out to TE. Incase you havent seen any yet, there are a few vids where ppl have opened it up, and fixed it by simply tightening a large screw a little bit, that pins the connection down. It'd be wrong of me to recommend that though because that would be recommending to void the warranty. But just so you know, it seems to be an easy fix and the choice is yours.
@@morgan8937 yeah I've got a couple comments about this screw, none of these videos have hit my feed yet but I'll go searching this weekend for it. If they don't have a tamper seal while opening (I'm not sure if there is one or not), but if there's not then they don't need to know I went inside! I haven't done a support ticket yet just for this reason.
I'm also pretty handy with everything, I work on my own car, I built my first PC at 9 years old. I've soldered cables and MPC parts etc etc.
Great walkthrough Jorb. Yeah, TE really need to add resampling and reverse. 🎉
Yeah it’s a love hate relationship with this thing for me. It’s got the looks and cool factor but it’s finicky when trimming. The whole erase thing is inconsistent. Drives me nuts.
Your supposed to trim in the sound menu with the plus and minus, that way he showed it is just to trim quick stuff but not exact like in the menu.
First K.O. video where I can read the button labels. Thank you. It's the small things, really. It's like procreation...most of us can do it, but most of us that can, are terrible at it and really shouldn't.
🙏🙏🙏 That's one of the things I try and make sure I've always done right, gotten the gear framed big enough that someone on a phone can see the panel
nice to see people reviewing stuff they actually bought themselves. Lately the whole YT review market has become very toxic and reviewers have often been labelled as shills etc.
Super helpful - many thanks Jorb. 👍
Attaching the fader can be solved if you use a hair-dryer on the knob for a minute or two and then install it on the fader, it'll be soft for a snug fit.
Nice walk through some nice licks there thanks Jorb,.such a groovy box really apeels to my bass playing side, acquired an interest in the Yamaha seqtrak,have you had your mits on that one art all?
Best tutorial of all the dozens I have watched. Great work! Thank you for de-mystifying so many features for me :)
Really good point about how from product to product it feels like a different company
Really crazy that this is $299 yet a simple voice recorder is $1400.
Thanks for the honest review! My K.O. II will hopefully arrive soon.
Great video thanks! This will be very helpful when mine arrives. You gave a pretty consise overview of usage and made some great points. Cheers.
cheers, appreciate that
Great vid!
I went from I should get my nephews and nieces pocket ooerators for christmas to 'oh shit what is this new ep-133 thing, I want that' to getting a mpc in a couple of days.
The slippery slope of gear
This is pretty much a functional **MASTER CLASS** in how to use this crazy brilliant music creation tool! Much appreciated, bruh!!!👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻😎🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎯🥇
I'm guessing the Lego attachment points and keyboard style switches are there to let people personalize their KO2. Look at how many people personalize SP404's with knobs and faceplates. Now you can buy Lego plates to build onto or Technics pieces for unique fader/dials or attachment points on the sides, and custom keycaps for all the main buttons. There will be an entire culture around customization of these things.
I don't think the keycaps are a standard dimension, but could be wrong.
And making the potentiometer have standard shafts instead of technics rods would've made them more customizable.
@@JorbLovesGear Technics cap with a Darth Vader minifig head sitting on top = Vader Fader!
@@vitaflo 😂worth it now
Tbh I just see this destroying the availability of old Technics knobs/sliders for turntables, which is unfortunate. TE went out of their way to NOT use the standard knob/fader sizes we mass produce replacements for. I guarantee it cost more to use the dead Technics format.
@@Leo9ineLego Technics aren't connected to Technics turntables. And Technics tables don't have a fader aside from the pitch control, which is a totally different piece, in no way compatible with Lego Technics. This assumption is adorable though.
TE needs to do a full recall. The amount of broken faders is atrocious. Sent mine back this morning. Was also very disappointed with the overall build quality. Will not be getting another.
You broke your fader you mean
35:05 - well I guess you discovered their prototyping medium 🤣
So if you want to use its sounds and its sampler features for a more complex and changing "song" does it work with your daw as a midi module, multi timbral with effects? I know defeats the cool workflow but the samples sound really great and you might want to use it that way for your samples and for a whole song in your daw
TE finally putting out a serious piece of gear that working musicians can actually afford. I don’t know how much these guys think musicians make, but not all of us have an accountant day job or scandinavian levels of income 😅
Anyway, wanted a sampler that got me as far away from a DAW workflow as possible. Got this one and I’m loving it. Can’t wait to see what else they come up with in the EP series line.
It’s called split the out and bring it back in
you can shift dial for precise knob movement i think
yes
I see a lot of talk about the limitations of it as a sampler- but with its capabilities as a sequencer- plus the 12 or so channels of midi out, Ive not seen a lot of people talk about using it as a hardware sequencer for other gear. Imo on paper it seems better at that than most options in the price range. How well does it work as a brain? This is honestly what I’d be most interested in
Thanks Jorb!
I love the Little Feat t-shirt ☺️
Seems worth the $. Just ordered mine. Thanks for this video!
23:48 - Pffft... "Backside"....
Wow! You’re able to palm that thing-and it’s not tiny
I've got freak mode long thumbs😅😭
Thanks for the insight! I waited to see what the release was, kinda hoped it was a new opz. Ordered my Tracker Mini that morning, very happy with it for my workflow.
Compressor tube icon = 🍦
I'm actually pretty impressed with mine. Could have been 250 or 200 but that's only really because of a few limitations that aren't really that annoying.
People complained about the sample rate but it handles everything I've recorded and imported just fine
about the lego thing - potentially if they release more devices in this line of products - you could connect them with lego bricks and technic studs into one unit. Obviously it won't be very robust)))
I like the way you think and express! Subbed!
Your indepence is valuable in this climate
With those piano chords at the start, that really reminded me of burger/ink. I love the way this thing sounds
Depeche 18:10 Mode would proud 👏 love this !!
Hi Jorb , thanks for the video , I've been watching your vid to learn how to sample and trim etc and sampling your voice ha ha , hope you don't mind
no pop off lol
Amazon video thank you! I wondered what the openings on the side were. Technic though? I love that so much. I imagine it’s a good strategy for connecting more than one ep together and using the plates on the back for extra support.
I'm sure someone had told you by now but that trimming method is just for quick and dirty, you can trim more precisely for serious work in the sound menu with the plus and minus.. you know that by now right? Maybe you should put a disclaimer in so people won't think they have to trim annoyingly..
Excellent videos as always! Thanks, Jorb!
The fact that it’s got the form factor of an old calculator is kinda rad.
I need a sampler, and I’m either gonna get this or maybe a novation rhythm. We’ll see what’s up. I think this is the answer, and you even mentioned the comps. 🎉
I have both …. They both have their pluses and minuses … I love the Novation workflow ….I get things done quick … but no time stretching ….but you can re sample ….but there is no visual display …..horses for courses as they say
@@lorrenaelliott161 for a complete beginner to music production who just wants to make some music for fun, which of the two would you recommend?
Best review/demo I've seen of of this one so far, another excellent vid from Jorb! Thnx :)
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For some reason you remind me of Chevy Chase in Vacation......don't know why, maybe its the fun feeling. Maybe its the way the presentation of the EP133 K.O. II is .....
I’m liking everything I have seen so far.
Love the Little Feat shirt bro! Waiting For Columbus is such a good live album
My favorite, I actually gasped a little when I noticed
I see the bright lights from memphis, from the commodore hotel.
im a feats dont fail me now stan
I love the "commit" workflow. Does anything else have similar? I just watched your video on the polyend play and it was like 5 clicks with two fingers to create a new "variation". I'm just a beginner who wants to make jams with his two year old, so looking for something to be the center of my setup.
I thank you for this video, what is oscilloscope green in your video please ?
Tbh, the EP-133 seems neat but limited for the price, but has me most excited for whatever EP product they make next. I'd love to see the Arcade get the EP treatment.
I think that's a fair assessment, definitely.
I would love a drum machine one, factory or whatever
EP-132 tonic but with a non-drumsynth engine included designed by Sonic charge.
can i use punch in effects on per sample basis? or select just claps pattern/scene and perform a lets say hp filter on just that pattern/scene? or are punch in effects global only, meaning i can apply them only on entire track? thanks.
Fader was broken for me and I started a return. I was delicate on the install because I saw the fader video first but it still was broken. TE support said that it was related to shipping?
i've heard a few stories about them being bad out of the box, really sucks
You can find a used SP404 mk2 for about the same price. Not sure I really need this. Looks fun.
I’m sure I don’t need K.O. II. Arrived today 🙌😆
the SP looks like a Brick of Garbage man - absolutly uninspiring for me personally. this thing sucks in other corners, but when you look at it, it has this "thang" 😏 the same with women. there are the ones who can do so much things and so much better, but then there is this one woman, she can't even cook or is stupid as hell, but you heart is telling you that your dick don't need no 5 star Meal 😂
The sp404 mk2 is a better choice in my opinion
Great, Jorb.
quick and clear demo!
Thanks for this. This probably isn't for me unless and until they add resampling. But it's very cool. And I'm happy that there's a sampler on the market for 300 that's this powerful
I don’t get what the big deal is with resampling. I looked it up online to see what people are referring to but everybody has a different definition for what it is. What is it?
@@Mar.Escobar24resampling for samplers is the ability to resample from the device itself. You can do this on most samplers and it opens up a lot of doors creatively. Some examples of this are being able to resample to an empty pad and you can then play a bunch of sounds on the device like a drum loop or similar and then you have that loop on one pad and you can trim it etc from there. It lets you build complex layers or bake in multiple effects to one pad as you can resample over and over. On this particular device it would allow adding effects to a single sample which currently it doesn’t support. You can add effect to a group but not one specific pad/sample. I’m pretty confident that we will see this function added as a firmware update as I’m guessing it’s the most requested feature for this device. I can’t guarantee it though.
@@nervouscookslike if I make a drum loop on 1 sequence in my MPC One and convert it to a sample, then assign it to just one pad?
@@Mar.Escobar24 yes exactly, it’s easily done on the MPC. You can also do it by using the sampler on the MPC and setting the inputs to resample. I do it all the time on my MPC One. It’s a fun way to work! It should definitely be a feature on anything calling itself a sampler!
@@nervouscooks yeah I get that. I love my MPC One because it does a lot of what I need it to do at home, but these retro type portable samplers are dope to take anywhere just to be creative when I go on family trips and stuff. I like using my PO-33’s a lot and the Koala app but paired with the Beatbox for that hands-on feel. I ordered one of these just to add another to the collection and because of the PO-33 continuation. They’re limited, but it also pushes me to be more creative. One day I hope to get the SP-1200 cuz that thing is crazy expensive 😂 but thanks for that info!
I wish there were jump/catch options for the knobs in the system menu
just wondering if you can pair it other aira compact? if ever which one?
If they wanted to make one product that would hit record sales one day... this was a great sales tactic to have everything else way over priced...for this would be a very good price from any company, but it's from the most expensive company around... and the design and the aesthetic fits the retro vibe us sampler using folks love... then, it is very portable via how thin it is... when the combo of the clothes and the device costs more than twice as much there's something weird going on... I really hope this wasn't a introductory price and they jack it up after this
KOII brought to you by Seth Rogan?! Great walkthrough - waiting for the back order. Thanks!
Great video! Re HPF applying to a sound - can you apply it as a recorded fader. On that PAD?
On the whole *group* yes
I been having fun with mine. I actually like trimming samples on here, using my ears vs my eyes.
I have a mpc one plus to but I can’t take it with me everywhere like this.
I’d be curious how this - or a PO-33 KO through serious amplification; has anyone heard such a machine really amplified? Does it sound legit? Do the drums sound real-ish?
Unresponsive fader out of the box. Returned it and now a two month wait. Back to my mpc. I’ll wait for a second edition.
Huge drag
If you fill in all 9 projects do they back up to the computer sonehow so you can make more without losing your creations?
(like on volca sample 1)
get a sp 404 mk2. It runs laps around this toy ko133
I already have the SP-404MK2, a Microfreak, saving for a Digitakt and now I want this.....I HATE GEAR LUST! Hahahahahah
Just keep saving for a Digitakt... this thing is too basic. I mean it works for me but I'm guitar player and if I actually had time I would get the MPC ONE+
Return to this in one year. It won’t age well you will end up with loads more 😂
I appreciate your advice guys. I guess I just want to own something from TE, but if I use my head for a bit and critically think about it...I'd rather buy a good pedal for my MF, or buy a used Drumbrute Impact for about the same amount. That would be more sensible than this GAS I am having now.
What's your preferred tool for sampling vinyl? I'd love to have something that lives on my console for sampling. Been considering an MPC One but that feels like overkill.
Instead of 64mb on the front panel it should say 64 BITS OF POWER, with a Atari jaguars sticker
Cool but if you need a sampler its worth the extra 200 to get the sp404mk2... 10x the features of this and also battery powered. BUT the form factor is what is awesome about TE and this is super portable... would have loved this when I was an actual teenager.
Oh dang, I thought this took batteries..?
@@jacobst.ongecasavant9327the KO II is battery powered, and apparently the battery life is really good too.
@@jacobst.ongecasavant9327 Yes, ...also battery powered...
they serve different purposes at the end of the day. i own a sp404 and i miss a more immediate drum machine sampler so i picked this up.
@@jacobst.ongecasavant9327 Both are battery powered, but the sp404mk2 has no speaker.
This would be broken within 15 minutes of appearing in my studio.
I‘m having fun exploring this thing. Fader knob went on with not much force. It seems that there are good examples around, too.
I'm kind of interested in pairing this with my digitakt. It has polyphony and stereo samples. How's the MIDI implementation on this? Can I partially use the built-in sequencer and also have other things sequenced via MIDI?
Polyphony is 6 stereo samples, 12 mono.
so not great
@@JorbLovesGear could I have 1 voice as a stereo loop and then have 10 voices left over for mono polyphony? Or 2 and 8?
@@tothefinlandstation you got it
I know they're not really the same but... Im curious knowing you've owned both. If you only had a choice between one would you get this or a used mpc 1000? The mpc 1000 has a beefier work flow, but do you think the immediacy and modern features of the KO make it more worth while?
So different yeah... If I need to sequence hardware probably the 1k.
Just as a sampler, this is faster, more modern.
But if rather cut a record on the 1k 🤷🤷
I have both. MPC 1000 is way more capable but tedious to use, KO is very limited but you are out the gate in a jiffy.
Great review as usual. Although I appreciate the price point I don't think this is for me. Seems like it's for hipster parties rather than being a centre piece of a music making setup.
Those patches sound pretty good!
TE makes cool looking stuff that really isn't worth paying for
Yup, i have the same feelings towards that company. Almost got it tho since its so cheap but in the end went for a 404 MK2 after testing both units in the store.
Nice video!
Is there a way to mute/unmute Groups or Pads?
Groups you hold the group's letter and use the fader, can't remember pads lol
@@JorbLovesGear I know, but that's no muting that's fading
so in other words you have not a clue how it is done??
@@LESINDES I mean, you can slam the fader down to 0 😭
@@JorbLovesGear don't be silly, it's still a fade!
This would be a game changer for me if you could use fx on a per pad basis as it stands its on a per scene so whichever fx you want say reverb all groups have to be that throughout the scenes. Why 99 scenes if you can't have separate songs per project 99 is overkill. You have to use the same sounds through out each project.
Has somebody collated all the EP133's many key combos and published them in a single document? The "Guide" for this product on the TE website is fragmentary and kinda all over the place. Not good.
the quick start guide is pretty much that
Great clear overview as usual, that give us a practical outlook in context 👾
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I bet it's more intuitive and pragmatic than my digitakt.
Great video Jorb!! Thank you!
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Possible to automate those effects you're doing at 17:48? Like, maybe you wanna bitcrush every 4th snare or do like a filtersweep than happens every 4 bars or whatever. Or do you have to perform everything?
You can automate the fader FX, but NOT the punch in fx. bitcrush should be a send effect
Hello Jorb glad to see ya again! Could you kindly do a video on pairing this with an sp? Both formations please being knockout to sp and vice versa
Sold my 303, don't have any SP😅😅
@@JorbLovesGear how about pair it with the mpc of your choice. It seems pretty cool honestly I'm tempted to get the k.o.
its good if this is the hype new sampler, now i get to buy a sp404mk2 :D
Definitely; the main thing about EP-133 to me is it makes the SP-404 look even better than it did before. They got too many things wrong on EP-133.
Great vid. What I find absolutely grating about this machine is that it has been hyped beyond belief, sold at boutique clothing shops & thus will become a trophy of sorts, which given it’s aesthetic was not a surprise. However, when it actually comes down to sampling….it fucking sucks.
Got caught up in the hype and bought it but then came to my senses the next day and canceled 😂
Also got caught up in the hype and asked my wife for one for Christmas. I'm excited for it still, but all of the mixed reviews have me a bit less excited. The announcement came when I was looking for a new piece of gear. I was looking at an assortment of samplers, drum machines, and sequencers, all around the $300 range. This felt like a sign from beyond lol. Never owned a piece of TE gear before so I'm excited to have it.
@@barndonmartin yea I understand where you are coming from, I had to explain to my wife why I just bought another machine when I just got the Elektron syntakt 😂
@@TeddyBaas 🙃
Same lol. Gonna get a mpc one plus instead