Teenage Engineering has updated the EP-133 K.O. II sampler memory to 128mb.
The device’s features and design are essentially the same, but the front panel has been updated with heading ‘128 MB Sampler Composer’, vs the original’s ’64 MB’.
The EP–133 K.O. II lets you record sounds around you, sequence your samples and loops, tweak and automate filter, pitch and more, add stereo effects, compressor and punch-in effects, all on a chonky device with retro-sexy vintage calculator vibes.
The updated EP-133 K.O. II is available now, priced at $329 USD, vs the $299 of the original when it was announced. Visit the TE site for more information.
Developer Romain Dereu from Romagnetics let us know that he’s released a major update for the Romagnetics FS-404, a MIDI companion to the Roland SP-404 MK2 that adds new capabilities and performance options.
New in the Romagnetics FS-404 v2.0:
Toggle mode: Based on the value of the last note sent (or the base note), toggle between Previous, Next, Repeat, Reset, and Kill Switch in either MIDI Mode A or B with or without looping.
Base note: Adding a base note so you can assign all three commands as toggles.
Romagnetics FS-404 v2.0 Video Demo:
Video overview of the FS-404 and the new firmware:
The Romagnetics FS-404 is available now for $150 USD. Version 2.0 is a free update.
Dereu notes that all his projects are also open source hardware and firmware. The source for the FS-404 is available in Github.
Marco Medica, left, and Fabio De Fazio, right, are bringing back Generalmusic and GEM synthesizers.
At the 2026 NAMM Show, Italian keyboard and synth maker Generalmusic announced that it’s back in business.
The brand’s relaunch will mark the return of two historic brands:
GEM, dedicated to keyboards and digital pianos;and
LEM, focused on professional audio, installation, and broadcast.
Nostalgia for vintage keyboards and synthesizers has resulted in the renaissance of many brands in recent years, like Rhodes and Oberheim – along with companies like Moog and Sequential releasing new versions of some of their classic instruments.
Generalmusic is being reincarnated by Italian music industry veterans Fabio De Fazio, co-founder of the retailer StrumentiMusicali.net and Marco Medica, CEO of Audio Effetti, an Italian distributor of entertainment technology.
The company is not making any official gear introductions at this time, but they say that they expect new products to be introduced as early as later this year.
