Right now, only the EP-40 has the full feature set. Until Teenage Engineering gets around to updating the EP-133 and EP-1320 with their newest firmware, Multisamples, Drum Kits, and Loops will only work properly on the EP-40 (Riddim). That’s not a design choice on our end. It’s just how it is, and there’s nothing Cranky Man can do about it.

Cranky Man’s Visual Multi-Sample & Drum Kit Creation for Teenage Engineering EP Series of Sampler and Sequencer (Currently Windows only)

Windows 8, 10, 11

Multi-Sample and Drumkit Creation • Automatic Region Detection - Intelligent transient detection finds and splits samples automatically • MIDI Key Mapping - Assign key ranges and root notes with visual feedback • Loop Points - Set and optimize loop points with snap-to-zero-crossing for glitch-free playback • Instrument Data Management - Embedded metadata stays with your WAV files Auto-Sampling Workflow • Auto Sample Robot - Automated sampling via MIDI output and audio input • Multi-Format Import - Load samples from AKAI MPC, MX Group, and STK formats • EP Manager - Organize and manage your instrument libraries Professional Audio Tools • 18 Audio Processing Features - Fades, crossfades, envelope shaping, normalize, reverse • Advanced Effects - Spectral Isolation, Compressor, Gate, and more • Audio Generation - Synthesis, granular processing, and creative tools • 7 Resampling Algorithms - High-quality sample rate conversion for any target format Automatic Features • Auto Chop - Transient detection and BPM analysis for drum breaks and loops • Loop Maker - Record and optimize seamless loops automatically • Pitch Estimation & Tuning - Automatic pitch detection and correction • BPM Loop Finding - Detect and optimize loops that sync to tempo • Note Distribution - Spread samples across keyboard with smart mapping • Historic & World Tuning - Support for alternative tuning systems Intelligent Features • 6 Editing Tools - Normal, Paint, Selection, Rearrange, Time Stretch, Retime • Complete Undo/Redo - Full history with 50 levels • Custom Clipboard - Copy regions between instances

EP-40 (Riddim)

EP-1320 (Medieval)

EP-133 (K.O. II

Sustain Loop Instruments

Multi-Sample Instrument

Drumkit

Historic & World Tunings

Loopable samples

Double length samples (40 sec)

Various Sample Ratios

Get started without giving Cranky Man a single cent. This 100% free version includes essential multi-sample editing with manual region creation. No tricks.

For the real EP Pro. Everything and the kitchen sink. This is the fancy version, stuffed with automatic tools like Auto-Sample Robot, MPC/Maschine import, historic and world tunings, and a long list of other things we already built so you don’t have to use other tools or audio editors.

Below is the evolving feature set of the PRO version. Nothing hidden, nothing “coming soon,” and nothing arbitrarily disabled. It covers multi-sample creation, auto-sampling, deep audio editing, intelligent mapping, and tuning systems that most software pretends don’t exist.

Cranky Man built this because the EP does a lot more than it lets on. Under the surface there’s a surprisingly deep engine with features that are either undocumented, half-exposed, or completely inaccessible from the device itself. This software exists to get at all of that without losing your mind.

So, you bought the calculator sampler. Good for you. It looks great on Instagram. But now you’re staring at a tiny seven-segment display, trying to chop a drum break with two buttons, realizing that "DAWless" is just a fancy word for "suffering." This manual covers the EP Audio Editor, the grumpy piece of software designed to bridge the gap between your messy optimism and your fancy limited hardware.

Version 1.03-1.08 (1/16/2026) • Cranky Maximizer - simulates hardware Maximizers. It restores lost definition and adds punch. • Cranky-Loc MV62V - a life-like emulation of an analogue Level-Loc limiter and compressor from 1960s. Version 1.02 1/10/2026 • Split the Tune/Repitch into Smart and Simple. The simple version will let you repitch selection by the exact amount of cents without trying to guess the frequency or closest note Version 1.01 1/6/2026 • (PRO) fix: Import from AKAI keygroups was wrong (root notes), since AKAI use weird note system that is 13 semi-notes off from MIDI specs. • (PRO) addition: Export to AKAI keygroup. Version 1.0 1/5/2026 • first release

…AND A KITCHEN SINK Anything Cranky Man wants to try, he will add. If he wakes up on a Tuesday and decides this app badly needs a simulation of a beer spilling on a mixing console, it’s going into the code.

You can support Cranky Man with a few bucks on Ko-fi. Cranky Man solemnly promises that none of that money will go toward food.

The Cranky Man had a vision. A film score. A cinematic masterpiece involving snow, slow-motion running, and profound bitterness. Or maybe just a documentary about his hat collection. It doesn't matter. What matters is that he tried to write it on the EP-40, and it sounded like a frantic cartoon chase scene. In the snow. Unusable. Thin. Pathetic. “Beep" when he needed "BWAAAAAAAAM." So, he fixed it. Because nobody else would.

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