The EP-1320 Medieval is a reskin of the EP-133 K.O. II with a few quirks, and it’s better if you treat it like a middle ages instrument.
Teenage Engineering's EP-1320 Medieval is such a gorgeous device, but all that flare doesn't exactly make it easier to use., the $300 EP-1320 Medieval. It’s a sound sampler and groove box—pretty much the same as last year’s—but with a Middle Ages twist. You can drop your own sounds into the device, but it’s so packed with age-old instruments and medieval iconography I’d argue you’re better off reveling in the built-in theme.
If you’re especially keen on the theme, it will become your favorite little device for playing around with tunes. No, it won’t be your top-end device for true creation—it may be worse than even the K.O. II—but at $300, this device quickly has become my instrumental sandbox. It will tide me over from my dreams of learning to play hurdy-gurdy, at least for now.I can’t get enough of its look , even if the EP-1320 Medieval is a reskin of the $300 EP-133 K.O.-II.
Effectively, the Medieval is an EP-133 with the added 220 default medieval instruments and sound effects. You can still load your own sounds and samples onto the EP-1320. We found that we could also easily download medieval sounds onto the EP-133. If you don’t want to spend an extra $300 on what’s effectively the same sampler, find a friend who bought the Medieval and ask if you can download the sounds for your use.
There are a few added benefits for the Medieval than the K.O. II. Teenage Engineering redesigned the punch-in and other sound effects for this release. The different renamed effects—now called “pocus”—include “bardic ensemble” and “dungeon echo,” but the sound you hear is equivalent to the similar impacts like “chorus” on last year’s device. The effects have a different sound and tone than the EP-133. More than before, these seem especially built for the pre-installed samples.
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