How Teenage Engineering Makes Cool Stuff!
Episode Description
This week, we have another bonus episode! Adam sat down with David Eriksson of Teenage Engineering to chat about the EP-133 K.O. II sampler. It was a great chat and we figured it would be a good opportunity to peel back the curtain on how some of these conversations go with people from certain companies. Hope you enjoy!
Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:43 Who is David Eriksson? 09:44 How did the EP-133 K.O. II come to be? 20:26 How many prototypes were there? 22:26 Talking about the fader 25:28 Ad 25:40 Durability 34:25 Who makes the manuals? 37:25 Will there be more? 39:03 Ad 40:05 How does Teenage Engineering plan to support updates? 50:20 Outro
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Brief Summary
David Erikson discusses Teenage Engineering's design process and the EP 133 sampler's development challenges and philosophy.
Key points
- Behind the Scenes of Teenage Engineering. A special episode revealing the conversations that shape product design at Teenage Engineering.
- The Evolution of the KO2. David Erikson shares insights into the development of the KO2 synthesizer, highlighting unique design challenges.
- The Passion Behind Design. The co-founder shares insights on the unique design philosophy of their products.
- Innovative Product Support. The team discusses their commitment to ongoing product support and updates.
- Upcoming Features Teased. Discussion about potential future features for the product, hinting at exciting developments.
- The Value of Product People. A conversation reveals the passion of product designers compared to PR representatives.
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Episode highlights
- Behind the Scenes of Teenage EngineeringA special episode revealing the conversations that shape product design at Teenage Engineering.“We thought this would be a really fun thing to sort of pull back the curtain.”0:32Jan 31, 2024
- The Evolution of the KO2David Erikson shares insights into the development of the KO2 synthesizer, highlighting unique design challenges.“We started it in the summertime when we were both on vacation.”5:48Jan 31, 2024
- The Passion Behind DesignThe co-founder shares insights on the unique design philosophy of their products.“We're more in it for passion than profit.”32:12Jan 31, 2024
- Innovative Product SupportThe team discusses their commitment to ongoing product support and updates.“We do support all our products as much as we can.”46:41Jan 31, 2024
- Upcoming Features TeasedDiscussion about potential future features for the product, hinting at exciting developments.“One day we might have like a loop mode sample mode.”50:14Jan 31, 2024
- The Value of Product PeopleA conversation reveals the passion of product designers compared to PR representatives.“I like product people; they’re way more passionate.”50:34Jan 31, 2024
