Teenage Engineering Medieval EP-1320 Sampler
“It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this!”
Like the stone from which Arthur pulled his sword, the Teenage Engineering Medieval EP-1320 Sampler is a shining tablet that invites you to adventure. Those questing on a hero’s journey of their own for a holy grail of sampling need look no further – this piece from TE is your digital elixir incarnate.
The Teenage Engineering Medieval comes to form as a sleek, concise and powerful sampler designed for beatmakers, sample librarians and anyone in between who appreciates the process of sampling and sequencing. Featuring an extensive internal space for storage and enough finesse to handle even the most dense of compositions, Medieval is an all-in-one sampler to take on every sampling and sequencing task and reach new musical conclusions.
Packed with exciting features and capabilities, Medieval is fitted for those seeking a powerful heart to their sampling setup – whether be they looking to integrate it into a larger array of gear or working to start fresh. All-important connectivity chains together Medieval to a variety of inputs and outputs for both sampling and sequencing needs. Clock and MIDI connectivity integrates Medieval to bigger sequencing setups while a multifunctional input opens the field to a variety of sound sources for crafting truly unique compositions. Plugging in and getting started with Medieval is easy and intuitive for uncovering quick musical discoveries.
Internally, Medieval functions with nine project files with up to eighty thousand notes. Each project contains four groups with ninety-nine possible patterns and twelve tracks within those patterns for unprecedented internal memory and workflow. Medieval plays with twelve and six voice polyphony for mono and stereo tracks, respectively, for hearing out the best of complexity and experiencing the true breadth of sounds this sampler is capable of handling. Twelve pressure and velocity sensitive pads allow for articulate playing of samples in real time – quantized or otherwise – with an instantaneous time-correction function. Within Medieval, one will find extensive functionality to quickly get into a sampling and sequencing workflow groove to reach satisfying and musical conclusions – hitting inspirational and fulfilling creative highs along the way. A final element to tie Medieval’s experience together is its internal library of preset sounds that are sure to send you back in time with literal choruses of knights, the sounds of battle and the occasional goat. Use these presets to bring some dark age flair to your beats, should you ever seek an Arthurian flourish.
Covering enormous ground for a standalone sampler, the Teenage Engineering Medieval EP-1320 delivers a fulfilling musical experience for beat alchemists across the board.
- Teenage Engineering EP series sampler and sequencer
- Nine onboard project files with up to eighty thousand notes
- Four groups within projects with ninety-nine patterns each
- Variable pattern length per group
- Twelve and six voice polyphony for mono and stereo
- Free-time and quantized sequencing
- Twelve pressure and velocity-sensitive pads
- Live or automatic sample slicing
- Stereo and mono sample capability
- MIDI and clock sync functionality
- “Medieval” onboard preset sound library
- 4 x AAA battery power with optional USB-C power operation