teenage engineering EP–40 riddim
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–40 riddim guide, teenage.engineering/guides/ep-40, 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 |
25 of 30 capability facts cited to a document, 2 cited against. 3 facts were looked for and the manual does not state them.
- Read, answers no
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/effects 11.10.1, 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 sound system, a mixer, a soundcard or headphones is plugged into — there is no per-group or per-pad output to count
manual — EP–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/tech-specs 16, mirrored 2026-08-28
- Read, does not say
clock.preferredSource
the four 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.lfo
the supertone preset parameters are listed as including “lfo speed”, so an LFO exists on at least one of the ten supertone sounds, and no page anywhere says how many there are, whether one syncs to the clock, or what it reaches — the three things the field requires; the only vibrato the rest of the box has arrives from outside on MIDI CC 1
features.perStep
the box carries per-step velocity, note duration, nudge and a recorded 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–40 riddim store page, teenage.engineering/store/ep-40, dimensions: 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 1 recipe
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.5, 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.5, mirrored 2026-08-28 BPM · BAR · reverse
pad role
PLAY MODE 2 recipes
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Loop pad, armed by the loop startup sequence pad · clean provisional manual — EP–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop Sustained pad, stretched to the bar pad · soft provisional manual — EP–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop TIME STRETCH MODE 2 recipes
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Loop pad, armed by the loop startup sequence pad · clean provisional manual — EP–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.5, mirrored 2026-08-28 BPM · BAR · reverse Sustained pad, stretched to the bar pad · soft provisional manual — EP–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.5, 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 Supertone lead, legato so it slides between notes lead · bright provisional manual — EP–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
acid role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Supertone bass, legato so notes run into each other acid · dirty provisional manual — EP–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
vox-chop role
CHOP 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/functions 10.3, mirrored 2026-08-28 equal length · attack mode 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop 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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/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–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.5, 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 from the effects band impact · hard provisional manual — EP–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
sweep role
PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Supertone siren, leant on for the turnaround sweep · bright provisional manual — EP–40 riddim guide, /ep-40/modes 8.2.1, mirrored 2026-08-28 oneshot · key · legato · loop
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.
- kickhard1 recipe
- 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
- padsoft · clean2 recipes
- leadbright1 recipe
- stabhard1 recipe
- arpclean1 recipe
- aciddirty1 recipe
- vox-chopclean1 recipe
- riserbright1 recipe
- impacthard1 recipe
- sweepbright1 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 Dub6 of 7 essential parts, 9 of 12 including what the direction can do withoutpad · sub · bass-mid · 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, 11 of 13 including what the direction can do withoutkick · sub · closed-hat · clap · bass-mid · open-hat · stab · pad · riser · impact · 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–40 riddim covers alone, which is the floor rather than what it will do beside something else.