Teenage Engineering EP-136 K.O. Sidekick

The EP‑136 K.O. SIDEKICK is a compact, performance‑ready mixer and creative effects hub designed to slot seamlessly into your studio, home, office, or live setup. Built as the ultimate companion for EP‑series instruments, it delivers hands‑on control, high‑quality audio conversion, and expressive FX in a portable format.

At its core are two stereo channel strips plus a dedicated stereo aux input, giving you three flexible session inputs for turntables, samplers, phones, or computers. Dedicated gain, EQ, and compressor controls on each channel make fast, intuitive mixing effortless, whether you’re sketching ideas or performing liv

The SIDEKICK doubles as a high‑performance USB audio interface, allowing you to record directly into your DAW or field recorder with pristine 48kHz / 24‑bit audio. With four stereo record channels and stereo playback over USB, it’s easy to capture full sessions or route audio between hardware and software.

Creative expression takes center stage with a dual FX block featuring tap‑delay, tape, looping, tremolo, filters, sirens, and more. Pressure‑sensitive FX pads, a high‑resolution FX bender, dual channel beat‑match, and the Tap‑FX Sequencer™ offer deep performance control without menu diving.

Designed for portability and modular setups, the EP‑136 runs on two AAA batteries or USB‑C power and features a high‑resolution color LCD screen for clear visual feedback. Its EP‑series compatible form factor snaps together with K.O. II using standard LEGO® pins, making it a powerful, expandable sidekick wherever you play

FEATURES

• 2 stereo channel strips

• 1 stereo aux, adding a third “session” input

• usb audio interface (sound card feature to record digitally to daw or field devices)

• 4ch stereo record (ch1 / ch2 / aux / main output)

• 1ch stereo playback (input from computer / phone to mixer)

• cue output to preview audio through headphones or use as external effect loop

• main output to monitors / PA

• dedicated controls for gain, EQ & compressor

• configurable EQ styles (dj, studio & parametric)

• dual fx block with expressive controls, a variety of multi-fx (tap-delay, tape, loop, tremolo, filter, siren)

• dual channel beat-match

• tap-fx sequencer(tm)

• ep-series compatible form factor, snaps together with K.O. II using standard lego pins

• powered by two AAA batteries or USB-C

• high resolution custom LCD color screen

• pressure sensitive fx pad

• high resolution fx bender

• high quality ad/da conversion (48khz / 24-bit)

Use Cases

Studio
Sidekick is the studio companion you always wanted. compact, customisable and instant fun. use it for its creative effects or to quickly capture the moment into your favorite daw

Home
Sidekick fits right in at home, use it as a pre-amp to plug in your turntable (line-level), or your phone, straight into your favourite speaker system

Office
Plug sidekick straight into your computer and get dedicated controls for headphone vs. monitor out while easily mix in your favorite line-level sound source

On Stage
Combine sidekick with two EP-133/1320/40 in a 'ones and twos' setup, performing your beats live

SPECIFICATIONS

Audio Input (ch1, ch2)
Impedance: 10k
Analog Gain: 0-30dB
Max Level: 8dBu
2Vrms SNR: 105dBA ( typical )

Audio Input (aux)
impedance: 7k
Max Level: 8dBu, 2Vrms
SNR: 114dBA ( typical )

Audio Output (main, cue)
Max Level: 1Vrms
SNR: 108dBA ( typical )

• usb audio 2.0 (high-speed)

• 2ch in

• 8ch out

Product Weight: 0.365 kg
Product Dimensions: 88x240x24mm
Packaging Dimensions: 260x130x34mm
Harm Code: 85437006
COO: spain

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