{"id":3120,"date":"2026-06-28T01:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/teenage-engineering-adds-lo-fi-mode-usb-audio-and-more-to-its-ko-ii-sampler\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T01:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:20:32","slug":"teenage-engineering-adds-lo-fi-mode-usb-audio-and-more-to-its-ko-ii-sampler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/teenage-engineering-adds-lo-fi-mode-usb-audio-and-more-to-its-ko-ii-sampler\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Engineering adds lo-fi mode, USB audio, and more to its KO II sampler"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A close up of the top half of the Teenage Engineering\u2019s EP-133 KO II sampler.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Teenage Engineering\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/teenageengineering1.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teenage Engineering has already issued multiple substantial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/646021\/teenage-engineering-has-updated-its-ko-ii-synthesizer-with-new-sampling-powers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updates<\/a> for its surprisingly capable $329 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/11\/22\/23965528\/teenage-engineering-ep133-ko-2-synthesizer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EP-133 KO II sampler<\/a>. Its latest is one of the biggest yet. <a href=\"https:\/\/teenage.engineering\/guides\/ep-133\/whats-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OS 2.5<\/a> adds audio over USB, selectable sample rates for lo-fi fun, sample reverse, an arpeggiator, equal-length autochopping, and it extends the maximum length of a sample from 20 seconds to 40 seconds by capturing mono, instead of stereo, audio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sample reverse is such a simple feature that it&rsquo;s shocking it wasn&rsquo;t implemented earlier. An arpeggiator doesn&rsquo;t always make a ton of sense on a sampler, but the KO II sounds so incredible repitching samples (like the SK-1 successor I&rsquo;ve a \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/958723\/teenage-engineering-os-25-ep-133-ko-ii-sampler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teenage Engineering has already issued multiple substantial updates for its surprisingly capable $329 EP-133 KO II sampler. 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