The Teenage Engineering EP-1320 Medieval at a glance:
Cheers, noble warriors! With the EP-1320 Medieval, the Nordic manufacturer Teenage Engineering offers the medieval version of the EP-133 K.O. II. So rejoice in all places, because the EP-1320 Medieval's memory contains sword-fighting sounds, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, lute, Gregorian chants, thundering drums and all kinds of exciting sounds from the last two to three decades of medieval film history and folklore. In Demus mode, nine medieval songs can be selected for jamming with the sounds and instruments of the four banks. The labeling in Latin is therefore more of a bonus than a challenge in this context. :-) Technically and functionally, the EP-1320 meets all the specifications of the EP-133, including the super-segment hybrid display and the twelve velocity-sensitive trigger pads. The EP-1320 Medieval has 12 tracks; the polyphony is 6 voices for stereo samples and 12 voices for mono samples. At 46 kHz / 16-bit sample rate, the sound quality can certainly be considered studio-compatible. The internal memory is specified as 128 MB, which is divided into 96 MB ROM sounds and 32 MB user sample memory. As most one-shot samples are quite short, there is still enough space for Stereo samples, freshly sampled audio input and vocals recorded with the built-in microphone.
Memory management & sequencer
The sampler manages a total of nine projects, each with a capacity of 80,000 notes. Each project contains four times 99 patterns, which can have a maximum pattern length of up to 99 bars. Each pattern has twelve tracks for samples and MIDI, and a chromatic mode is also provided to play samples tonally. Notes are recorded in Live mode and a metronome can be switched on for rhythmic orientation. Thanks to the 12 punch-in effects, rhythm changes, fades and breaks on a note basis are effortless and will send any tavern into a frenzy! The samples in the pattern can be edited with standard parameters such as level, pitch, filter, A/R envelope, pan, etc. There are also six great-sounding audio effects and a master compressor.
Connections
Contact with the outside world is initially established via the built-in loudspeaker. Inputs and outputs for stereo line, MIDI and sync are provided via 3.5mm stereo jacks. Power is supplied either via USB-C or four AAA batteries. USB-C is also used for data exchange with the computer and MIDI integration with the DAW. Audio is not transported via this.
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