The EP-1320 has a real old-school design, but its sounds will transport users back to the reign of Edward II.
I never thought there’d be a sound product that made me perk up as fast as a Medieval-age sound sampler and portable, simplified groove box. The $300 EP-1320 is really a reskin of the, but it seems designed to give the Renaissance faire reject in me a chance at sampling scores. If I will never stop my lazy streak and learn to play the lute and reenact court scenes of the 14th-century English king Edward II, perhaps this is the next best thing.
There are samples in there for some classic instruments of yesteryear, namely the citole, shawn, flute, trumpets, and my personal favorite—the hurdy-gurdy. The board also contains foley effects including the sound of swords clashing or arrows flitting across a battlefield. Teenage Engineering says it contains sound effects for a dragon you could lay on top of the nine onboard demo songs.include “torture chamber reverb,” “dungeon echo,” and “bardic ensemble.
The design of the medieval sampler with its thick, textured plastic is similarly ancient, akin to some of the first Mac computers or consoles like the NES. The text on the buttons is similarly on-theme. Each of the letter buttons is styled with an air of Carolingian font as if Charlemagne himself is setting up to drop a thick beat on some heathen Saxons. Instead of “fader” you have “fædr.” Other buttons are similarly rethemed, like “tempus” for tempo or “codex” instead of record.
Perhaps my favorite embellishment is the lone monk sitting on a small throne like an electronic piece of marginalia. The monk sits next to a rather simple LED UI showing you which instruments and the various tracks you have selected. If anything, it may entice me to hit up the barber to get that tonsure look going, if nothing else than to complete the ensemble.
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