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 doubtless 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 totally 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 pieces, if by “all the pieces” we imply samples of screaming peasants.

Aesthetically, IT’s principally the Okay.O. II with a distinct pores and skin. The design options crimson calligraphy, fortress 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 apprehensive IT would simply crib from final yr’s mannequin. These embody one thing known as a “torture chamber reverb” and one other known as a “Bardic ensemble.” The arpeggiator has been redesigned and there are a whole bunch of recent 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 after we get some data.

After all, it is a sampler at coronary heart, so customers can put something they need on IT through the interior microphone or USB-C connection. IT’s additionally primarily a Okay.O. II, so there’s the identical punch-in FX device, 9 reminiscence slots, dinky speaker and a battery compartment that holds 4 AAAs. However out of the field, IT has all the pieces you can presumably want for a D&D-themed rave.

Similar to the unique, IT’s $300. Orders . Diehards also can choose up a themed t-shirt, a vinyl document and a quilted carry bag.

The EP-133 Okay.O. II was an enormous hit, however was , together with plenty of models that shipped with busted faders. TE says all of this was as a result of poor packaging. Let’s hope the corporate bought all that sorted out.