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Teenage Engineering has a knack for turning music gear into delightful little art objects. Their new EP-2350 Ting microphone continues that streak.

It’s not a studio mic. It’s a handheld vocal effects toy that encourages play.

Tilt it to stretch echoes, flip a lever to robotize your voice, tap buttons to fire off air horns and other samples. It weighs almost nothing and feels like something a space-age DJ would carry.

The Ting pairs naturally with the EP-40 Riddim sampler, loaded with dub and dancehall sounds curated by legends like King Jammy and Mad Professor. Build a beat, plug in the Ting, and instantly start performing.

The whole setup runs on batteries and fits in a small bag, yet it feels like a portable sound system ready for parties, parks, and late-night studio corners.

The audio is intentionally gritty. The workflow is intentionally fast. The spirit is all about joy. And in a smart move, Teenage Engineering is bundling the Ting for free with the Riddim, ensuring this little hype mic gets into the world where it belongs.

Sometimes creativity is best when it’s simple, immediate, and a little bit weird. The Ting gets that exactly right.

See more on Teenage Engineering’s website.

Teenage Engineering is a Swedish-based company that is lauded for their vintage-cool music technology, and world beating industrial design. They’ve successfully launched over a dozen products that range from samplers to synthesizers, speakers, and recorders.

If their latest product, the EP-1320 Medieval feels like a total curveball, that’s pretty on-brand for the company.

The electronic instrument features dozens of pre-recorded instruments, samples, and sounds from the medieval era. We’re talking lutes, hurdy-gurdy, swords, chains, farm animals, and even a dragon.

Indeed, the company touts the ‘torture chamber reverb’, ‘bardic ensembles’ , and ‘bubonic beats’.

The machine has an amazing aesthetic, with a color scheme that evokes a time period none of us have lived, but many of us can imagine. From iconography to typefaces, the details are impeccable, and speak to the irreverent and creative minds at Teenage Engineering.

Available for $299.