What do you guys think? Edit: I bought one after this video Support us here: 6teenlevels.com/ MPC ONE & MPC Studio Giveaway: 6teenlevels.com/blogs/news/mpc-one-retro-mpc-studio-3-flex-beat-license-giveaway Get 50% off of Sample Packs use the code: HOLIDAY23 Learn more here: teenage.engineering/products/ep-133 Cuckoo's video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8uRmahkldStc2g.htmlsi=EwMqOPcIrbs_PmQc Andertons video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNCHacJz2r6yj2g.htmlsi=z4xaAL3CJC4zWLGg Djpho's video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bp5xo9do0c69Zmg.htmlsi=3l1Kp4DklLX-BxTw

I saw the demo on KZfaq first thing this morning, then saw the price and bought one before my morning coffee. Looks so fun!

Super happy for you bro watching the channel grow and the production value 🎉. Dope my guy dope to see. 💪🏾👊🏾

Man you are funny as hell and with knowledge to back it up. This product is just shockingly capable for the price. Giving Behringer, of all companies, a run for their money. Keep up the good vibes, just found this channel. Subscribed!

TE shaking up the game with this 🤙🤙

It looks really fun. Sometimes the funness gets overpowered by too much to learn.

Got mine 2 hours ago. Finally a product from TE that has reasonable pricing

First time on your channel and i loved the honesty man haha so much truth, none of that hyping something up to more than it is, excited to watch your other stuff

I’ve always been an acoustic musician, production experience very minimal outside of literal 4 tracks and reel-to-reels, have recently been thinking about getting into sampling & synths & this seems like a great place to start while still being robust at a perfect starter price point. Appreciate the video!

Thanks for reviewing this. You always keep it real!

I came here for the title, stayed for the cool callout on the Mohammed Ali branding error, watched it ten times because I’m a stoner, and subscribed because you’re good at this.

Fire video Ave appreciate all the reviews/content for producers learning some new shit 🔥🙌🏽

I started getting into producing last year with the m8, NDS(korg), and later added laptop DAW and Roland S1. I enjoy sketching and composing in both dawless and hybrid setup. S1 let me record notes into m8 but no velocity. As a kid I always wanted an MPC but could never afford one. This checked all the boxes for me and I am looking forward to seeing what I can do with it. Thanks for the video today! P.S. I collect calculators 😅

I've already ordered one. For me that onboard mic is a huge win. The size and functionality looks good. I watched several videos and none bugged me. My first TE purchase.... will it replace any of the way too many samplers I own... maybe! Wish me luck, lol. Oh yeah... love the price! Shout-out to Cuckoo.... his tutorial was awesome.

I appreciate the lack of BS on this channel. You don’t sugar coat it.

The only thing missing for me right now is a “resample”-function to capture your beats and use them as loops, your sounds with added fx’s like you do on the Sp404... but I ordered one anyways! Looks so fun!

Thank you kindly m8 - this is my favorite review/reaction for the KO II 🙌

I actually sold my SP404 MK2 for this, haha. Watching people work it and create things in seconds vs. the hectic workflow of the SP404 made me realize that I value creating something rather than the power of the tool. The SP404 is a sampler behemoth, I love it, but just so annoying, clumsy, time consuming, and more. It was just becoming an effects rack, and sadly, I don't really need it THAT much for that. I can see myself actually creating a lot more with this than the SP due to it's workflow.

I can’t believe they didn’t charge 2k for it

64. Mb the size of the largest media card you could buy for Sp 303 back in 2002.

Great video brother! I like how you can quantize by holding a button down - so you can just do a section of a track. I don't like that there are only 4 groups but maybe I don't understand the workflow. I've never actually owned a TE product so I am curious - how do you export to a daw with these things?

Korg needs to learn a thing or two from this sampler release. Yes we’re looking at your new Kaoss Pad, Korg….

Looks like a very nice change of pace for T.E. - an affordable supercharged pocket operator. Can't see this really competing with other full blown samplers though - at the end of the day it's still a pocket operator workflow. The sonicware stuff is is more of a swiss-army knife with a ton of connectivity, gigabytes of storage, velocity sensitive pads, automation lanes, etc - but I can see them playing well together as part of a mobile setup for sure.

best vid on this sampler so far 😄 killin it Ave!

This popped up on my IG feed this AM. I was so bleary eyed that when I saw it was only $299 I just bought one and then read about it. What a gift for TE to offer this price point when their desk is $1.2k!! Cheers!!!

'How they have Muhammed Ali and not put a brother on it' I'm crying, the audacity of em

The price point alone is going to sell a lot of units, but right now Roland is looking at their $499 Sp 404 ii and saying "YOU STILL THE CHAMP!" Am I wrong?

Loved this review and your take on this unit. TE have really thrown a cat amongst the pidgeons with this one.

Nice bruv. Thanks for the heads-up. Damn I ordered one yesterday! 👍👍

i go an sp404mk2 and dont like it. i want portable sampler to am on thats simple to use. is this it? if not what would you recommend?

Wow, that was unexpected for such a low price. Batteries, a good display and USB was on my list for a PO-(1)33 follower, and they delivered just that. Excellent design. I think I'll wait for MPC Mini, and choose one after that.

Not gonna lie, they got me with the Muhammad Ali design! 🥊 Now I know what I want for Christmas 😂

Saw this yesterday morning. Will check this out!

I ordered mine a few weeks ago purely on the low price and the amount of fun this looks like play with!

AVE stop playing you you want one 😂 happy Thanksgiving to you and your family my guy 👊🏾

I ordered it. But the only thing that separates the other gear mentioned is that the FX can't be sequenced in like the old Pocket Operators or OP-Z let alone Smpltrek, Lo-fi 12 xt, sp404mkii, MPCs, ect that do offer this. I have a feeling with enough poking we may see an update that allows it. Who knows? 🤷🏾‍♂️ I can't wait for mine to come in. 😎

Nice video 🙌 to the point and very informative 👍

Welp, if it wasn't dead already, whatever that new thing Korg announced 2 weeks ago has NO SHOT! 😂

FINALLY as. P.O user for years and having wanting a larger form factor that's feature rich, this is on my Xmas list.

It is missing an SD card slot. Other than that I would want one. I’ll wait for the next upgrade

I'm super hyped, my first sampler was the op-1 and i just couldn't get with it. Got an sp303 and i love it, bit since its so old the potentiometers are a pain to work with. I was looking for an sp404 and right when i opened my browser I see the God damn EP-133 haha

honestly i have an OP-1 and its the funnest shit to make beats on ever. Everything is one button press away. Literally no menu diving. The workflow insanely fun and FAST. Thats what they are known for. Im looking forward to picking this up. Im stoked how fair priced it is!!

NGL, this is something I was looking for, for a loong time. Been looking around a lot. Looking at the MPC's, OP-1, the Polyend Tracker and also the Dirtywave M8. but I couldn't pull the trigger. Now THIS has my attention. The price is good too.

I may get this one as my first sampler

is it suitable for live sampling/looping for DJ improvisation performamce?

Your energy on this one made me hit buy!

64mb of memory and no sd slot??? Yikes

I’m so sold by this thing. Always wanted an OP-1 but couldn’t commit to the price with the features it offers. Copping this to break me out of my digital DAW comfort zone. Nice vid 👊

6:23 the PPQ you quoted appears to refer to analogue pulse; not sequencer resolution. Though the couple youtube demos I have seen do suggest it can record off grid.

looks like you can have a lot of fun with this freestyling ideas

hi, not sure if it was mentioned but does this have 'motion sequence' recording knob movements etc :) cheers

It looks great ✨

Woah I'm sold on that feedback FX lol

When is this device released for purchase?

It looks like a early 90’s answering machine

I already bought. Only thing missing is internally sampling and way to capture performance effects in sequence….y’all it come in an update?

I would have loved to have this when i was younger. Thinking about getting my nephew one for Christmas he's been wanting to learn how to make beats.

A banger in every way. Unbelievable

I wonder why more people aren't comparing this to the 404 MK2. I wonder how they match up feature and workflow-wise considering the price point.

Cool - AF. I think I'm gonna buy today. Nice review.

Looking forward to the live stream you do with this one!😁

The price blew my mind. Wasn't the desk like 10 grand? That is crazy.💯✌🏼💜🤷🏽

Great video brother. Enjoyed your thoughts. Also bought one and ill let u know what its actually like.

Fair price point, but does it have voice stealing issues once effects are added? I think I'll stick with my X SE & M*

This man is the best! Love!

its a super portable battery powered, stereo sampler with mic, sequencer w/ parameter automation, pressure / velocity sensitive pads, sick performance fx and can run external gear thru the fx for 299? are you kidding me? instant buy. already pulled the trigger. cant. wait.

Pissed myself at the “god damn” after the merch. 😂

Looks like a good piece of gear.

If you want the Ali packaging, you should know that it's a limited edition and may only be available on current orders.

no SD card slot , what year is it again

I was legit waiting for you to do a video on this 👀

This is gonna hit hard ! 🔥😎

how much is gonna be the price for it?

This looks good🔥 Honestly I may buy one

You can't be a boxing fan, a brother, AND a sampler fan without me hitting like and subscribe. Ali may be a distant cousin of mine (There are Clays in my family tree from KY). Cheers and keep up the good work from FBK!

You might hate it. But I love this retro tech design. I ve read the manual and watched the workflow on Cookoo. Bruh. It does CHORDS in keyboard mode. So yeah. Take that circuit and others. It’s actually pretty smart and thought through.

Where do I get one

I ordered to try the pads. Sold many samplers just because of the pads causing me physical pain. Those look similar to computer key, which would be great for me

Dang ngl being a Louisville Kentucky native and a brother I put my order in once i saw they had Muhammad Ali on the cover. They got me! 😂

def copping it to go with mpc one + going different

I'm intrigued by this, with the price of their OP-1 I'm confused by this. I know it's nothing like the OP-1, but all of their products except that pocket one cost a grip. So I have a really dumb question, like extremely dumb. I use MPC software right now, I had an MPC One but sold it to pay some bills. But the guy I sold it to didn't want the software so it's what I still use. I'm wanting to get back into using a machine of some sort though. Forgive my question as I obviously don't have a solid grasp on shit here. If I hook this up to a computer via USB, would I be able to sync the MIDI data from whatever I was working on to the MPC software? I know how MIDI in/out works but I don't have an audio interface right now and am trying to figure out if this + USB would be enough. Or if I'd need a MIDI interface too. I do plan to get one but my budget is limited now so I'm trying to just get what I need to make some beats. I know shit like this works, but I've never had anything except a midi keyboard so I'm not sure how this sampler would tie in with the MPC software. I'd like to be able to load samples on it, and make some beats on the go. Then hook it back up to the computer and do any tweaking and finish in the software. If this is doable just using USB-C? I know another MPC One would be ideal. But I can't afford an MPC One, and this has batteries + portability. And it's an oddly sexy piece of kit. Again, I apologize for my question, I can make some decent beats, but I don't really have a grasp on how things work unless it's like MPC+MPC software. Or a MIDI controller and Reason. I'm assuming this would work as a MIDI controller when hooked up with USB. But I'm not exactly sure what I can do with what I created on it when not connected to a PC when I hook it up. Something like something to play with for now would be awesome. I was gonna get an MPC Studio in a few weeks, but this is only $100 more and looks pretty damn sick. If any smart person here has any words for me here, thanks and stuff.

I knew I wanted this when I saw the first picture of it this morning. Then I saw the price - so I bought two!

The first Teenage Engineering device that not only looks cool as hell (who doesn't like 80ies calculators)but is reasonably priced as well and seems to come with the right balance of features, although I wish it had a proper arranging/song mode. No wonder it is already sold out on their website, its must-have gadget factor is through the roof!

This one ticks all my boxes 😅😅❤

I’ve always loved TE’s industrial and product design but their price point was a turn off for me. Personally this is in the sweet spot for a beginner like me.

For the price,.. this looks fkn amazing

do dey give some discount if ya send dem some merch?

You Rope-a-Doped us pretty good, bruh: your thumbnail said to me that you HATED it! So, I checked out some other vids first, and my conclusion was: I absolutely LOVE it! The Bone White/Grey/Orange color scheme, the layout, the sound, the features, the PRICE!! Then I watched your vid, and saw it was nothing but a fakeout. Ali indeed. Seriously: as soon as I can spare $300, I'm getting one. I don't even need it, but because it looks so fun, and sounds so good, I will get one. So, yeah, I agree with you: Teenage Engineering has heard the complaints, and they're replying. Now all we gotta do is to get Elektron to hear the same thing-THEN we'll truly have a paradigm shift on our hands!

The design is actually derived from german Braun design, which was copied by apple design excessively.

Ahaha! Great content and fun video. Thanks bro

This is dope

Already ordered one. If they made shell more durable, I’d pay double frankly.

I have an op1f and I like it, but seeing this makes me think they need to update and add features to op1field immediately. For the price, it doesn’t have half of the sampling abilities this does, including any form of beat sync or quantize. It desperately needs a lot of quality updates

The price roasting finally got to them. Funnily enough, they're probably still making 50%+ profit margins. Not a bad sampler, though. It seems like an advanced Volca sample and a couple of effects units all in one.

Looks great to me!

I like it, it's neat, I think it'll definitely find a home here in geartube; TE knew what they were doing with that look. Not gonna lie it's a gorgeous device. But at the same time an SP-404 MKII can be easily gotten now for sub $500, which to me isn't too much of a jump from $299 if you're looking for a smaller-ish sampler.

I love my k.o. I need one of these! 😂

I'll be picking one up. It'll sell like hot-cakes at that price. As overpriced as most of their stuff is, it's all very good (except the singing dolls).

Looks like one of those calculators with the tape

I'm not often impressed by TE anymore, I've always had the impression that they make expensive novelty gear. This is sweet though, stepping up the sampler game. Great video!