3 weeks ago
Teenage Engineering conscionable released thing called nan EP-136 K.O. Sidekick, a two-channel mixer that's chiefly intended for usage pinch its EP-series of samplers. To that end, it ships pinch small pegs that let it to physically link to units for illustration nan original K.O. II groovebox and its reggae-inspired cousin.
As a matter of fact, it tin really descent correct betwixt 2 Teenage Engineering samplers, acting arsenic nan centerpiece of a portable setup. That's beautiful cool, though I'd hold until arriving astatine nan gig to threat everything together. Those pins don't look incredibly sturdy.
Despite nan connectivity to nan K.O. II, nan EP-136 is simply a full-featured stereo mixer that useful pinch conscionable astir anything. That includes phones, computers, synthesizers, microphones, turntables and outer effects processors, though immoderate of these devices whitethorn require cablegram adapters.
Once connected, measurement is controlled via modular faders, for illustration immoderate different mixer. Each transmission has a three-band EQ and a compressor. The portion besides allows entree to a number of onboard effects, including delay, portion saturation, tremolo and more. These effects tin beryllium adjusted via a pressure-sensitive pad and mod stick. There's a small full-color surface for fine-tuning.
The EP-136 tin moreover run arsenic a multi-channel audio interface and MIDI controller, which is ever handy. It runs connected AAA batteries aliases via a USB-C connection.
The champion part? This doodad is $180. Teenage Engineering utilized to beryllium a institution known for extremely costly philharmonic gadgets for a niche audience, but that cognition is slow changing. The EP-series samplers costs $329.
