Little sketch I made using a chopped up old Ableton project + the stock drum sounds. I like these stock drums better than the ones on any other sampler I’ve had!
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I guess this is either a feature request or maybe I can’t figure out how to do it.
I’d like to set specific envelope times for individual steps, try to create some more organic phrasing.
Anyone got any idea? Possible workaround I guess would be to have different lengths of the same sample across a couple different pads and play them intermittently but it would be great to to just flip to a beat and lenghten with a quick turn of a knob without affecting the whole sample.
You can step sequence the fader using attack and release. Would that do the job?
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Interesting idea, will give it a go.
This new FW is taking quite a while no?
They previously averaged one FW a month on the first three
I would love a multi track render option inside the KO…And then just drag and drop those files
into the DAW
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Multi track render option would be great. I’d guess it would require them to be stored straight on your PC, else it would eat into the tiny memory of the sampler.
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Yeah totally - i was thinking like a ‘freeze’ type scenario…Freeze it and export it…
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For anybody else having trouble with the finicky sample chopping (not my favorite part of the KO II), I had a lot of fun this weekend slicing up drum breaks then loading them in batches for Squarepusher-type drum chaos. For all its strengths as a standalone music box, I’m finding the KO II really shines when you use it with the DAW.
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It’s a lot because it’s made for the sp404 mk2. The space inside is okay but it’s very big on the outside
Dunno if this has already been posted, might have missed it.
But just in case :
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im so used to my case opening horizontally that the idea of it opening vertically feels absolutely wild to me
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The three-pads-per-row design is a brilliant move in my opinion. It works super well for making chords when in the major/minor scale (or any other mode of the major scale), and having the scale start on 1 by default means the numerals represent scale degrees. Good stuff all around.
I fully nerd out on how to use this to make chords and chord progressions (with a little theory) in this video: https://youtu.be/f0BE07e0VEs
If you prefer text, here’s a thread where I explain a lot of the same chord shapes and theory concepts: EP-133 K.O. II Applied Music Theory - Pocket Operators - OP Forums
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really like this thing, but desperate in need of a way to back it up…
It acts weird lately, somehow I can‘t save new changes anymore and every memory-related action (like erase/delete/commit etc) is taking reeeally loooong - freezing for a few seconds before executing - and ultimately the lights go out for a split second and all changes since turning it on are gone.
This also happens everytime i switch to a different project after having changed a scene.
As if its out of memory or something, but according to the sample tool there are 56.20MB used with 377 samples loaded
(I‘m on OS 1.1.2)
any ideas?
should I contact te or just wait for the promised update?
I’m in no rush but would really like to do new stuff while also keeping whats on there so far… 
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i’d be interested to see what TE says about the behavior but I think you have just reached the limit it can handle.
i think TE really shot themselves in the foot by saying there was gonna be a backup tool. your best bet (in my opinion, regardless of the backup tools existence) will be to either record each track individually if you feel like you need to tweak the audio later, or just record the main mix.
personally, i am not holding my breath for a highly functional and speedy backup utility.
adjusting ones perspective to expect that the ep133 is an instrument used to preform tracks live while recording the mix elsewhere seems the most realistic way forward to me
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mmh… I think it would be a shame to not be able to back up sequences.
I like to do stuff and come back to it much later to perform it with a new approach.
I‘m optimistic that they‘ll find a solution 
Still weird if the ‚limit‘ is reached already at 56MB, no?
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I was super into mine as well but have maxed it out with the best beats I could keep and don’t have the heart to delete them 
back up tool please 
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maybe, but theres gotta be space in that 64mb for firmware and project data right?
yeah, true - probably that
Hardest part is probably finding something that will fit the enclosure perfectly.
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Late reply, but both the m:s/m:c bag and TE bags look damn good to me. The Elektron one slightly has more padding, but stronger material and has a bonus smaller bag with it. That bonus goes a long way for me, storing an extra thin batttery for traveling.
I bought the TE one because I liked how it looked and that’s it. As one would expect, it’ll protect against surface scratches. The big negative that wasn’t obvious from looking line is the stupid strap that’s sewn in. If I could remove the strap I would be happy with it. My KO is home, always put back in the drawer when not in use so the light flimsy material doesn’t matter so much.