you can do this with these settings
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nice but would be nice having instant change and quantized change alternate options direct for performance. but cool itās an option.
youāve been using it a while @schoolbabyboy , any features y ouāre after?
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yeah that would be nice, i keep my ep133 in the āend of patternā mode but often do want to do a quick switch while making tunes.
if i had one wish for the ep series it would be to improve the sync capabilities between two ep units. at bare minimum i just want to be able to switch scenes on two units with a single button press. i could see myself having another ep if they worked together better.
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youād think program change could be linked to scenes for whatever the loaded project isā¦ i know PC is implemented : āuse bank select to reach all sounds 1-999ā
would be nice if this had alternate mode we could trigger with a code!!
iād love synced scenes at different time signatures for polyrhythms!
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havenāt sent it back yet, havenāt even opened it up yetā¦ the only reason I initially got it was because I wanted the ting Micā¦you know how rappers are 
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but the ting mic from everything Iāve seen so far is not up to the quality I was hoping for and Iām also thinking those extra buttons on the mic might get in the way of how I want to use itā¦ but more than anything else the speco mic that I got/posted in that photo earlier in the thread arrived the same day as the riddim and tingā¦ and the speco is great, super cheap and I wanna get 2 more of them.
so now whatās holding me back from returning the riddim is really the fact that it has better features than the original EP and more memoryā¦ still contemplating.
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what ifā¦they implemented something like that when they introduce that lil mixer???
itās my fault for misreading the riddimās manual, but iām a little bummed out that thereās only one global master effect send that can be used at a time for everything
my misinterpretation was that it was possible to choose an individual effect send per group (maybe this will be possible in the next ep release lol)
still very fun to use though, pretty impressed with how easy it is to make cool stuff with just the factory sounds
anyone know of a good source for cumbia samples?
I finally had a proper play around with the Ting and, for someone not in love their voice, Iād suggest turning the gain trim all the way up. You can really overdrive it and the effects seem much more pronounced as well to me.
Also, the shake thing is actually pretty interesting if you lean into its strengths. For the delay, short staccato words spoken fairly loudly will basically repeat for a really long time (endlessly?) if you keep shaking.
The robot voice is cool as well now that I know that a short press of the big button gives you a deeper sound and the more you depress the higher the pitch your voice becomes. On the deeper settings it sounds sort of like a disguised voice in a crime documentary or something.
Edit: It works great with the 404mkii as well. Way less hiss than on the EP, and it sounds good with all the input effects and MFX. It will be a cool character mic, and will probably be even more useful when I personalize the onboard samples.
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if the riddim didnāt come with the ting, would you keep it?
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Yep! I really dig it! Itās really in my lane though in terms of my music tastes. I deleted all the loops and really identifiable stuff (most of the vocals, all the skanks, etc), but all the remaining stuff is great and will fit well in my music. The synths are all very retro analog-inspired stuff that will be great for adding that extra sauce to tracks without having to break out another device. Iāve always wanted a dub siren and this is plenty good for my needs. I also like the effects and punch-in effects.
I will most likely use it as a module to use with my SPs. Iāll keep a core collection of drum, bass, and effect samples on the EP.
Even if I donāt do full projects on the EP, I can see myself building up drum patterns and then sample by bars onto the SP to process further and add stuff on top of. Also, I rarely need anything too crazy for bass in my tracks and this basically has me covered for all those times I just want something quick.
So, in a nutshell, I think it will be fun to mess with on its own, and will also be a real timesaver for me not having to go looking for basic stuff every time I want to work on a track. Plus, it has its own vibe, so I will be able to get stuff I couldnāt get from an SP, which you probably have already experienced with the OG KOII.
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It does when youāre in live performance mode (sound + main) I think itās even called vinyl mode in the manual
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Thanks for pointing that out, I sort of glossed over that in the manual, as Iām still learning all the features.
I just tried it out on a track made on the machine and it sounds good!
So, from what I can tell so far there are four ways to temporarily mess with finished tracks for live performance beyond jumping between scenes.
- Live mode: Allows you to temporarily adjust tempo, with a vinyl pitch effect, and instantly revert back to original tempo by exiting the mode (you can also disable functions in this mode so as not to accidentally mess up your beat while live jamming). As the name suggests, you should be this mode when doing live performance to avoid accidentally messing up your tune.
- Punch-in effects: Seems like multiple effects can even be layered by holding down multiple buttons. Sounds great. Are these different punch in effects from the KOII OG?
- Time Slip Looper mode: A live looper based on the OB-4 looper
- Pitch bend your sequence using the +/- keys while itās playing in main or live mode.
- Maybe not worth mentioning, but live playing Supersounds (for instance, dub sirens) that are not sequenced in the beat over the top of the beat while itās playing could technically fall into this performance category I suppose. Live playing samples too, but thatās pretty obvious.
Am I missing any?
Side note, since banks all share the same FX send amount, one organizational workflow I was thinking about today was instead of grouping types of sounds into banks by type (bass, drums, lead, samples), maybe itās better to group sounds by how much effect you want. For instance, a dry bank, a mildly effected bank, a medium effected bank, and a heavy effected bank. Iāll need to give it a try and see how it works in practice.
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Yes, I understand that. On the EP-133, you get a similar effect by pressing the -/+ buttons during playback. What I wanted to know is whether the EP-40 has the same time-stretching that keeps the pitch constant, like on the 133.
yes time stretching is the same
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has anyone found a way to temp lock current Punch in FX pressure on an EP?
i tried a few obvious combos like pressing main while pads are held, but nothing got the result i was after. all cleanly turns off/resets punch FX.
hoping some fun exploits will start surfacing soonā¦
main reason of asking is i believe the flow is looper ā punch in FX.
The Fader, XY knobs and punch in FX pads have real potential when all used in combination, but i run out of fingers quickly. trying to change the XY with one hand whilst fader/punch in FX with the other can look ridiculous and has little precise control.
A way of latching the punch in FX would allow focus on the other modulation controls, switching between them for precise changes is where we want to get at. maybe itāll become more muscle memory after long term use.
SHIFT + FADER is a neat tool to reset your scene after some changes.
Iām still trying to confirm 100% if the virtual fader positions are per scene or project, and if these are part of the commit per scene, or global across all scenes, think the latter. would prefer the former!
per project / global unless you record fader automation
yesh so fader automation is per scene and stored in a commit?
And I just time stretched some drums and confirmed it is as @doparoma said. No pitching when time stretching. The description you posted above must be referring to the live mode mentioned. I can also confirm that live mode effect is different from the +/- thing you mentioned. Both are available on the Riddim.
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Thanks, thatās good to know! 
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Thanks a lot for the video, super helpful. The first one seems to work the same way as on the 133. The second repitch mode is really light on CPU, so itād be nice if the 133 had it too.
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