Teenage Engineering OP-1

[siliconarc]

finally, a look at how the interface works, and lordamercy it's nice.
no sound yet, but that small screen interface... sheeeit!

set eyebrows to 'raised'

http://www.gearjunkies.com/news_info.php?news_id=4677

[LoopStationZebra]

I used to be excited about this, now I could give a shit. Christ. It's been in development since before Moses was wearing short pants.

And that demo? When the guy actually says there's no sound I laughed out loud. Let's get some hype going and make a video and get everything all set up and then DON'T over an aural demo.

If that just isn't the ultimate fail I don't know what is, lol.


"Ja, sorry. Zhere iz no zound."

[Hidden Driveways]

That thing looks so cool - it doesn't really need sound.

[LoopStationZebra]

That thing looks so cool - it doesn't really need sound.

Yes. It does.


Actually, the sound part will come in another 5 years of development, lol.

[Shillelagh Law]

The thing is built around the elektron mythology (stickers, blueprints of prototypes etc have been shipped with MDs & MnMs for years), so expect the brandwhoring hype to be especially nauseating. Kool boxes with interfaces that suck the patterns right out of you - no doubt. But suggesting they could be improved is alot like asking a fundamentalist to wipe their ass with the book of genesis.

If the price isn't set by a massive retard, ala tenori-on, I'll get one.

as for using it as a portable midi-controller - no thanks. Those keys look grand for programming patterns, but I'd be hella surprised if they're any more velocity sensitive than a qwerty keyboard.


as for the No sound thing, I'd like to add a dry chuckle to the chorus. Last time I seen a soundless demo of hardware was the Linndrum II, and look what happened to that

[littlepig]

If you look at their web site you will see that they are charging 649 euros for a desk light It's a very nice desk light and they give it a fancy name but...

The OP-1 looks very nice but how much is it going to cost?

[Tarekith]

Estimated street at $700

[Shillelagh Law]

If you look at their web site you will see that they are charging 649 euros for a desk light It's a very nice desk light and they give it a fancy name but...

The OP-1 looks very nice but how much is it going to cost?

hehe - they're selling that rig and as far as I can see there's not even a single picture of it in use ? Super-duper-mega-combo-FAIL-extreme !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome combooooooo!!!!

Seriously pretentious stuff right there, as you can tell by the hyper-chic japanese font added for good measure.

It's looking like it's gonna be another tenori-on in terms of price.

[Shillelagh Law]

Estimated street at $700

so I guess it's gonna be 999 euros then....

(sorry in advance for stalking you buddy)

[Poster]

way way way too much time and effort went into the esthetics of this designer' must-have gadget.. think MacBook Air..
after all it's just a 4-op FM synth with some extra's.. I mean, FM radio?

[LoopStationZebra]

meh.

Now, a Pocket Buchla. THAT I'd be interested in seeing.

[Destro]

Here's a video of the OP-1 in action:

http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/nam ... MRNEWSTECH

[Destro]

Loads of videos of the OP-1 here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/teenageengineering#p/u

I want it so bad.

[LoopStationZebra]

The first vid he gets a sine out of the thing which, you know, I can also make with my asscheeks. Later in that vid there's an awkward moment where....um....nothing else is working, lol.

The second vid gives us sounds that the Bent Speak & Spell shill that comes around here might have generated from one of his overpriced godawful pieces of shite.

[nylarch]

The first vid he gets a sine out of the thing which, you know, I can also make with my asscheeks.

thank you for making me spit coffee.