@schoolbabyboy are you planning on picking up a Riddim? You’ve absolutely mastered the 133, I think some Boom Shakalaka dub would be irie. 
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Best demo I found so far, nice bit of rinsing’ 
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Think of them more as audio tracks running along with the sequencer in sync and that you can mute and unmute them in sync. Either by pressing their pad or playing another pad that is linked to it via a mute group. I had a hard time understanding them as well before trying it hands on 
You can make your own loops. LSS is just a way to save if a loop is active (unmuted) or not (muted) in the current pattern.
This website does a better job at explaining it than I do:
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the dub theme is cute. but the “original layering machine” seems to be the magic.
i’m hoping for speed of creation and performance fun. on paper it all lines up, how the shortcut muscle memory pans out will be key, for something like the lofi-xt this didn’t marry, TE seems to take this more into account.
As someone who has been incredibly tempted by the 133 I’ve the past two years, the loop/clip workflow seems like a huge addition. Three variations on a loop that you punch into and out of immediately? Three doesn’t seem like many, but I think it’s that limitation that is the most intriguing part.
Is there a time limit to how long a loop can last for?
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Any idea how to initialize a project? Holding Main+Erase deletes the patterns only but not the sounds. I would like to start from absolute scratch.
on ep133 it’s erase+main+pad with project number (1-9), so if you’re in project 1, hold erase+main+pad1 until it stops blinking
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I wasn’t super interested in the riddim until I wrapped my mind around the synced looper functionality and then I started having Octatrack/Machinedrum UW dub style thoughts. The shitty mic fx for lo-fi sampling for free pushed me over the edge. TE is offering insane value for under $400. My first play with it last night was pretty confusing ngl, but I think I see the vision.
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do you have any examples of lo-fisampling with the mic?
IMO there isn’t a better value product on the market. It boots instantly, the workflow is super fast, zero menu diving, the pressure sensitive mechanical switches are unique to literally just the EP series, built well, it’s super performative for live improv, has lots of polyphony, and above all sounds great and is fun. I have had the KO II since launch and it’s still my favourite device to jam on. My Riddim arrives today and while I will likely wipe the factory content after a few days, I’m excited to pair them up, they sync very well and can act like two dj decks.
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it’s a great, lovely device, true
there’s some magic in it’s simplicity and playability - I boot it up and minutes in I already have something interesting
it’s got even better now that I use it as a stereo sampler/performance fx with the OG DT (clock+sequencer) and microfreak
it’s quick and easy to sample microfreak or DT, resample into digitakt or inside the ko2, resample loops with punch in fx, chop, arrange again
i just wish it had more midi cc that i could control/automate with DT (maybe i’m missing something?)
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aaaaah ok i get it now. that is pretty cool! thanks for that article that cleared up all the new additions
haha thanks but naaah. i have no connection or interest in dub/reggae and none of the new additions are calling to me so im just here for the hype and good vibes
i also found working with two EP units to be not very fun for how i make music. maybe others will click better with it but it just didnt feel right for me
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Not yet. I just got it yesterday.
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i imagine it is still restricted to 20 seconds of sample time
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Thank you, that worked!
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I was on the fence on the Riddim. I thought it’d be fun to play with the loops and FX for a bit. Then I thought I’d eventually get bored.
But reports of all 128MB being user accessible - meaning you can delete all 128MB worth of the factory samples/loops and replace it with 100% of your own - makes Riddim as interesting to me as it has others on this thread.
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TE definitely set themselves up for some confusion with the EP-1320 having locked sample memory, just so they could have the demo mode for DMs to play some background music in their campaigns. i’d be surprised if they do that again with any other releases
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Yeah they need to unify the feature sets a bit, but I’m guessing they aren’t on purpose. Could really use the EP-1320 arp on the riddim especially with it having an actual synth engine.
the arp on the medieval is super basic, from what i remember its restricted to the notes you can hold down at the same time and doesnt have a whole lot (if any) variety in how it plays back the notes. i think it just plays them back in the order they were pressed. i think the way the pads are laid out makes it super easy to play arps without that feature. i used it maybe one or two times, it was kinda fun for drums but nothing that interesting imo