There’s only 11 customer reviews of EP-133 on Thomann. Not a representative sample.
Resampling in the MPC2000XL was a bit crusher type of FX, not a resampling of the main outputs.
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Maybe someone wants to create a poll for Elektronauts, to see how many received busted units over fully functional ones?
Usually people with problems make up the more vocal crowd than the ones without, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the fader issue is a smaller issue.
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- I bought an EP-133 and had issues.
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- I bought more than one unit and all were fine.
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- no problems
- fader problem
- reset problem
- speaker problem
- other problem
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I think that covers it. In case you’ve never made or participated in a poll, I can’t see who voted either. No one can.
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imagine a ep-133 with sd card slot + 500mb onboard storage, unlimited sampling time, effect per group, 2 master effects + master compressor, 8 groups, 16 pads, filter+overdrive+eq per pad and group, and resampling. 
i accidently voted and cant take it back …nothing was wrong w mine but i said it was broke so subtract 1 ok?
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Is that what you had in mind?
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I voted!
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We just need an EP-133 Field 
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I’m thinking that will be the LP-333.
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i literally had no idea what the ep meant until i your post. now i get it. it’s a reference to the packaging 
? did they unironically name the product after a limited edition packaging that was a major contributing factor in units being destroyed in shipping?
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That’s what I sort of figured, a 10" record. Also, it’s got about enough memory/projects to crank out an EP. So I’m hoping the next one will be LP-333, or in record terms, 33 1/3.
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just got my ep133 direct from TE. arrived in great shape no issues. speaker and fader all good. the keys did slightly stick at first but after playing the thing for 15min (which went by in what felt like 55 seconds) all keys were super smooth. very brief break in period is all.
i can attest the fader knob is very tight. i very slowly but surely applied force, nothing crazy but quite firm. no issues but i’m def seeing how this could cause issues. how can i tell if the fader knob is on all the way? does anyone know? i’d push a bit more if i knew it could go on more but i don’t want to risk it at this point.
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it’s fully on
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So far…sexy machine…it just does not click to me, may sell it quick
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It definitely is. Just a simple comparison to the Digitakt shows:
Digitakt, only two 1-star ratings and no 2-star ones from a total of 361 ratings:
EP-133, already three 1-star ratings and one 2-star rating from a total of 11 ratings:
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Good thing everyone can get there money back and hopefully TE fixes the issue so more people can have fun with this great little sampler. Because it’s a lot of fun to play and create on.
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anyone know how long after filling in the TE rma form you get your return shipping label? 2 days of radio silence here since. [direct with teenage engineering]
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The idea that only bottom units had faults doesn’t make sense.
Say there is 8-10 stacked high surely if bottom one is faulty the next and possibly the one after could potentially have faults. It’s not like when you get to the last unit weight is quadrupled. Either it’s badly packaged and the fader is prone to break under pressure or not.
Lots of people reported it breaking when putting on the cap. This isn’t user error but bad design. If you are expected to put something together it should withstand mild pressure. Pictures of people having to hold it with pliers was ridiculous especially given the Lego aesthetic it’s going for. I never had a Lego set that needed held with pliers through fear of breaking.
Should just manufacture them with the fader cap on. User installation was a silly idea if the fader is fragile because I’ve replaced caps on tons of faders and none have broke due to pushing the cap down
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Tip for getting precise velocity control
Something I ran into by accident yesterday. As you most likely know, you can change the velocity sensitivity of the pads by doing:
- SHIFT + ERASE
- Select PAD using +/-, then ENTER
- Select VEL using +/-, then ENTER
- Select OFF, HI, LOW (depending on your needs)
Another way to do this is:
- SHIFT + ERASE
- Enter code
2.1. 300 => Velocity OFF
2.2. 301 => Velocity High
2.3 302 => Velocity Low - Hit ENTER
A full reference of system settings codes can be found here EP–133 guide: system
That being said, there’s another thing you can do:
Go to velocity settings as per steps 1) and 2) mentioned above.
Now you can use the fader to set the velocity level explicitly.
This is useful if you want to program, say hihats with a repeating velocity pattern and you want to ensure the velocity pattern isn’t arbitrary (by using pressure sensitive pads).
Only downside I see with this is that you have to go back and forth between velocity settings and sequencer to record your hihats at the respective velocities.
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