Best Friend for K.O. II

Brian Holt · Music

5.0 2 ratings $9.99
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Chart standing · US

Top Paid Music
#61
Best #10 ▲ 15

What changed · US

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Aug 26, 2026
New version 2.2 → 2.8

New Features: - MIDI Controller with a Chord Builder plus pitch, modulation, and velocity parameters - MIDI arpeggiator with 4 modes, synced to the hardware clock - Octaver effect to add an octave up or down layer to your sample - Navigation double-tap shortcuts that toggle between: individual Pads settings and Pad Groups; Samples browse and select mode; and Backups and App Settings. - Increased the compressor attack range from 2ms to 10ms Fixes: - Wav displays made vertical scrolling difficult, especially on multi-sample editing - Pad Performance mute and mute groups animate opacity instead of pad colour - The compressor distorted audio previews

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About

Best Friend is the unrivaled companion app for Teenage Engineering EP-Series Samplers. Connect your EP-133, EP-40, or EP-1320 via USB-C to manage your device, upload and edit new files, and see your pad settings. Best Friend is an extended display and feature augmentation app for the physical EP-133, EP-40, or EP-1320. Connecting to one of these devices is REQUIRED for the app to function. Use a USB-C to USB-C cable. Lightning iPhones and iPads can connect with USB-IF certified USB-A to USB-C cable and a MFi-certified Lightning to USB adapter. Device Management Features: - Bulk upload samples from your Files and Videos - Bulk move, share, and delete samples - Edit and replace samples in place - Backup your Project or entire System - Save Bank Snapshots to share and recall later Pad Features: - Mute and unmute individual pads - Apply performance effects to individual pads: mute, pitch up, pitch down, reverse - Drag and drop pads to reassign them across groups - See an entire bank of samples at once - See the sample waveform along with its name and length - See and edit the trim, attack, and release windows - See and adjust volume, pitch, pan, mute, play mode, time-stretch, and MIDI channel - See Supertone settings on your EP-40 Sample Editing Features: - Extract stems (drum, bass, vocal, guitar, and other instrument) from your samples - Build and edit multi-samples on the EP-1320 or EP-40 - Use Repitch to reduce the file size - Permanent cropping - Increase volume with normalize - Reverse playback - Convert stereo to mono - Change sample rate - Apply effects: 3-band EQ; compression; distortion and saturation; octaver; phaser; chorus; tremolo; delay; and reverb - Save default pad settings MIDI Controller Features: - Build rich chords with a button. Pick major, minor, suspended, or diminished triads then add a 6th, 7th, or 9th for flavour - Arpeggiator with 4 modes, 6 rates, and 3 octaves synced to the hardware clock - Add pitch bends or modulation to any individual sample - Play the velocity-sensitive keyboard Universal support: - works on iPhone, iPad, and MacOS - works with EP-133 K.O. II, EP-40 Riddim, and EP-1320 Medieval with dedicated themes for each device Best Friend is not affiliated with Teenage Engineering in any way.

What's new · 2.8

New Features: - MIDI Controller with a Chord Builder plus pitch, modulation, and velocity parameters - MIDI arpeggiator with 4 modes, synced to the hardware clock - Octaver effect to add an octave up or down layer to your sample - Navigation double-tap shortcuts that toggle between: individual Pads settings and Pad Groups; Samples browse and select mode; and Backups and App Settings. - Increased the compressor attack range from 2ms to 10ms Fixes: - Wav displays made vertical scrolling difficult, especially on multi-sample editing - Pad Performance mute and mute groups animate opacity instead of pad colour - The compressor distorted audio previews

Details

DeveloperBrian Holt
ReleasedJul 2026
UpdatedJul 2026
Version2.8
Size6.6 MB
RequiresiOS 26.0 or later
Age rating4+
LanguagesEnglish
Price$9.99
Categories Music
Bundle IDbholtbholt.Studio-133