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Teenage Engineering KO II
◆ make a beat

How to make boom-bap on the KO II

Chop a soul or jazz loop, program hard drums, and keep it raw.

85-92 BPM · Hard swung, punchy kick and snare, vinyl dust welcome.

the steps
  1. 1
    Set a boom-bap tempo.
    Hold TEMPO around 90 BPM.
  2. 2
    Sample a soul or jazz loop.
    Press SAMPLE, record the loop from line-in or resample, and pick the source with minus/plus.
  3. 3
    Chop the loop for the flip.
    Use CHOP to slice across the pads, then rearrange the slices into a new melody.
  4. 4
    Program hard drums.
    Put kick, snare, and hat on Group A and step-sequence them so they hit precisely.
  5. 5
    Make it knock.
    Drive the compressor and a little filter to fatten the drums and tame harsh highs.
◆tips
  • Chop on the transients so each slice starts on a hit.
  • Keep arrangements simple: loop, drums, maybe one bass note.
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Device steps reference the official KO II manual. Musical guidance is general production advice.