teenage engineering EP–133 K.O. II
sampler
Panel
Our drawing, from cited dimensions.
The box
- Kind
- sampler
- Clock
- sends clock · midi-din/usb/sync
- Audio
- stereo main out · USB audio · audio in
- Voices
- 48 assignables
- Cited to
- EP–133 K.O. II guide, teenage.engineering/guides/ep-133, mirrored 2026-08-28 (OS 2.5)
- Maker’s page
- teenage.engineering
| Voice | Count | Notes | Roles it declares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pad | 48 | 12 | kick, sub, bass-mid, snare, clap, rim, ghost-perc, closed-hat, open-hat, ride, metallic, tom, noise, texture, pad, lead, stab, arp, acid, vox-chop, riser, impact, sweep |
Provenance
The same counts the audit prints.
40 of 40 values provisional.
A point is the setting to dial, and it counts as cited only where a document prints that value. A range is the control’s own limits, and mood may move a value only inside a cited range, so 0 parameters here declare an axis that cannot move.
| Points | Total | Manual | Observed | Provisional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
24 of 29 capability facts cited to a document, 3 cited against. 2 facts were looked for and the manual does not state them.
- Read, answers no
features.lfo
the per-sound edit surface is enumerated as exactly six pages — sound, trim, envelope, time, midi and mute group — and none of them is a modulation source; the word LFO does not appear anywhere in the nineteen-page guide, and the only vibrato on the box arrives from outside on MIDI CC 1
manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2, mirrored 2026-08-28
features.sidechain.fromExternalAudio
the sidechain runs on note triggers rather than audio — the page says so in as many words and adds that it works “even without sound” — and its source is a sound held on a group pad, never the input
manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/effects 11.9.1, mirrored 2026-08-28
io.individualOuts
the specifications page prints one Stereo Line input and one Stereo Headphone/Line Output and no other audio socket, and the hardware page describes that one output as what a mixer, a soundcard or headphones is plugged into — there is no per-group or per-pad output to count
manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/tech-specs 16, mirrored 2026-08-28
- Read, does not say
clock.preferredSource
the three worked sync walkthroughs put this box on both ends in turn and no page gives it a role driving other gear; MIDI clock ships off at code 100, which points away rather than toward
features.perStep
the box carries per-step velocity, note duration, nudge and a latched fader position, and the guide prints a scale for none of them — so the lanes are real and nothing here can set a value on one without inventing it; the duration reaches a reader through noteDuration instead
Panel span: maker — teenage engineering EP–133 K.O. II product page, teenage.engineering/products/ep-133, 240 x 176 x 16 mm — 176 across in playing orientation, per the published front view, fetched 2026-08-28
Parameter sources
Every authored parameter, and the page behind each of its claims. Open a name.
kick role
PLAY MODE 2 recipes
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Factory kick, one-shot and forward kick · hard provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato Factory kick, round with the tail left on kick · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
sub role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Factory sub, legato under the kick sub · dark provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
bass-mid role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Bass resampled at the low rate bass-mid · dirty provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato SAMPLE RATE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Bass resampled at the low rate bass-mid · dirty provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/system 14, mirrored 2026-08-28 lo — 26,250 Hz · mid — 32,000 Hz · hi — 46,875 Hz SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Bass resampled at the low rate bass-mid · dirty provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/functions 10.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 mic · line in mono (in) · line in stereo (in) · resample mono (rsp) · resample stereo (rsp) · line in left mono (L.IN) · line in right mono (R.IN) · usb mono (usb) · usb stereo (usb)
snare role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Factory snare, cracked snare · hard provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
clap role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Factory clap, wide clap · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
rim role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Factory rim, dry rim · clean provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
ghost-perc role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Shaker sampled off the built-in mic ghost-perc · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Shaker sampled off the built-in mic ghost-perc · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/functions 10.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 mic · line in mono (in) · line in stereo (in) · resample mono (rsp) · resample stereo (rsp) · line in left mono (L.IN) · line in right mono (R.IN) · usb mono (usb) · usb stereo (usb)
closed-hat role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Factory closed hat, clipped short closed-hat · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
open-hat role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Factory open hat, closing on its own decay open-hat · dark provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
ride role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Ride let ring, played rather than triggered ride · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Ride let ring, played rather than triggered ride · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/functions 10.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 mic · line in mono (in) · line in stereo (in) · resample mono (rsp) · resample stereo (rsp) · line in left mono (L.IN) · line in right mono (R.IN) · usb mono (usb) · usb stereo (usb)
metallic role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Struck metal, played up the keyboard metallic · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Struck metal, played up the keyboard metallic · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/functions 10.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 mic · line in mono (in) · line in stereo (in) · resample mono (rsp) · resample stereo (rsp) · line in left mono (L.IN) · line in right mono (R.IN) · usb mono (usb) · usb stereo (usb)
tom role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Factory tom, low and dropping tom · dark provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
noise role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Reversed noise wash, recorded at the low rate noise · dirty provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato SAMPLE RATE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Reversed noise wash, recorded at the low rate noise · dirty provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/system 14, mirrored 2026-08-28 lo — 26,250 Hz · mid — 32,000 Hz · hi — 46,875 Hz SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Reversed noise wash, recorded at the low rate noise · dirty provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/functions 10.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 mic · line in mono (in) · line in stereo (in) · resample mono (rsp) · resample stereo (rsp) · line in left mono (L.IN) · line in right mono (R.IN) · usb mono (usb) · usb stereo (usb) TIME STRETCH MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Reversed noise wash, recorded at the low rate noise · dirty provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.4, mirrored 2026-08-28 BPM · BAR · reverse
texture role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Field recording stretched across bars texture · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Field recording stretched across bars texture · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/functions 10.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 mic · line in mono (in) · line in stereo (in) · resample mono (rsp) · resample stereo (rsp) · line in left mono (L.IN) · line in right mono (R.IN) · usb mono (usb) · usb stereo (usb) TIME STRETCH MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Field recording stretched across bars texture · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.4, mirrored 2026-08-28 BPM · BAR · reverse
pad role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Sustained pad, stretched to the bar pad · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato TIME STRETCH MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Sustained pad, stretched to the bar pad · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.4, mirrored 2026-08-28 BPM · BAR · reverse
lead role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Single-note lead, legato so it slides between notes lead · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
stab role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Chord stab resampled onto one pad stab · hard provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
arp role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Plucked tone through the note-repeat arpeggio arp · clean provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
acid role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Squelch line, legato so notes run into each other acid · dirty provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
vox-chop role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Vocal phrase auto-chopped across a group vox-chop · clean provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Vocal phrase auto-chopped across a group vox-chop · clean provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/functions 10.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 mic · line in mono (in) · line in stereo (in) · resample mono (rsp) · resample stereo (rsp) · line in left mono (L.IN) · line in right mono (R.IN) · usb mono (usb) · usb stereo (usb)
riser role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Riser stretched to the bars it has to fill riser · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Riser stretched to the bars it has to fill riser · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/functions 10.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 mic · line in mono (in) · line in stereo (in) · resample mono (rsp) · resample stereo (rsp) · line in left mono (L.IN) · line in right mono (R.IN) · usb mono (usb) · usb stereo (usb) TIME STRETCH MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Riser stretched to the bars it has to fill riser · bright provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.4, mirrored 2026-08-28 BPM · BAR · reverse
impact role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Downbeat impact, one hit with its tail intact impact · hard provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato
sweep role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options A recorded sweep fitted to the bars it crosses sweep · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options A recorded sweep fitted to the bars it crosses sweep · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/functions 10.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 mic · line in mono (in) · line in stereo (in) · resample mono (rsp) · resample stereo (rsp) · line in left mono (L.IN) · line in right mono (R.IN) · usb mono (usb) · usb stereo (usb) TIME STRETCH MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options A recorded sweep fitted to the bars it crosses sweep · soft provisional manual — EP–133 K.O. II guide, /ep-133/modes 8.2.4, mirrored 2026-08-28 BPM · BAR · reverse
One row per recipe, because one name can be read off more than one page: this box authors 40 values across 24 recipes, and a list de-duplicated by name would keep one citation and drop the rest.
What it can play
24 recipes across 23 roles.
- kickhard · soft2 recipes
- subdark1 recipe
- bass-middirty1 recipe
- snarehard1 recipe
- clapbright1 recipe
- rimclean1 recipe
- ghost-percsoft1 recipe
- closed-hatbright1 recipe
- open-hatdark1 recipe
- ridebright1 recipe
- metallicbright1 recipe
- tomdark1 recipe
- noisedirty1 recipe
- texturesoft1 recipe
- padsoft1 recipe
- leadbright1 recipe
- stabhard1 recipe
- arpclean1 recipe
- aciddirty1 recipe
- vox-chopclean1 recipe
- riserbright1 recipe
- impacthard1 recipe
- sweepsoft1 recipe
On its own
Resolved against each direction with nothing else in the rig.
- Acid Lineage4 of 4 essential parts, 5 of 5 including what the direction can do withoutacid · kick · closed-hat · clap · sub
- Ambient Dub7 of 7 essential parts, 10 of 12 including what the direction can do withoutpad · sub · bass-mid · kick · rim · texture · ride · noise · sweep · ghost-perc
- Breakbeat7 of 7 essential parts, 9 of 9 including what the direction can do withoutsnare · kick · sub · closed-hat · rim · ghost-perc · ghost-perc · tom · pad
- Drone Study1 of 1 essential partstexture
- Drum and Bass4 of 4 essential parts, 7 of 7 including what the direction can do withoutsub · kick · snare · closed-hat · open-hat · ghost-perc · pad
- Generative Drift4 of 4 essential parts, 8 of 8 including what the direction can do withoutpad · sub · arp · closed-hat · metallic · ghost-perc · texture · sweep
- Hard Techno7 of 7 essential parts, 10 of 10 including what the direction can do withoutkick · sub · closed-hat · lead · snare · tom · open-hat · ride · impact · riser
- Hip-Hop4 of 4 essential parts, 9 of 9 including what the direction can do withoutvox-chop · kick · snare · closed-hat · sub · clap · stab · ghost-perc · texture
- Industrial Techno8 of 9 essential parts, 12 of 13 including what the direction can do withoutkick · sub · closed-hat · clap · bass-mid · open-hat · stab · pad · riser · impact · sweep · noise
- Lydian House5 of 5 essential parts, 8 of 8 including what the direction can do withoutpad · bass-mid · kick · closed-hat · clap · stab · open-hat · ghost-perc
- Major-Key Electro6 of 8 essential partskick · snare · bass-mid · closed-hat · lead · arp
- Relay2 of 2 essential partsbass-mid · lead
- Slow Noir5 of 5 essential parts, 7 of 7 including what the direction can do withoutlead · pad · sub · texture · rim · ride · ghost-perc
- Weave5 of 5 essential parts, 8 of 8 including what the direction can do withoutkick · sub · tom · closed-hat · ghost-perc · rim · open-hat · metallic
A rig is more than one box. These are what teenage engineering EP–133 K.O. II covers alone, which is the floor rather than what it will do beside something else.