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I would absolutely love to one day own an OP-1. Teenage Engineering does amazing work. All of their stuff has a certain tactility to it. They definitely put a l
by epicide 9y ago
I would absolutely love to one day own an OP-1. Teenage Engineering does amazing work. All of their stuff has a certain tactility to it. They definitely put a lot of thought and love into their work.
For those that can't justify spending about $1k for one, their Pocket Operator series is pretty fantastic.
I also recently bought myself a Novation Circuit, which honestly has the feeling of Teenage Engineering's interface design (minus a lot of the whimsy). For about $300, it's a fantastic little groovebox that I'll be getting a LOT of mileage out of.
Edit: formatting.
- veli_joza 9y agoAlso worth mentioning is OTTO [1], an open source effort to recreate OP-1 on Linux / RaspberryPi. [1] https://github.com/topisani/OTTO https://github.com/topisani/OTTO
- epicide 9y agoI haven't tried it, but the idea is brilliant. I would love to be able to use the interface on a $5 machine... I would also feel compelled to still buy an OP-1, though, since they obviously put a lot of effort into R&D.
- tb303 9y agoI'm sitting in a room full of synths from 1971 through 2017 and I still think my OP1 is one of the most delightful, amazing things in here. You can find them used for around $600.
- epicide 9y agoI haven't seen even the used ones go less than about 800 USD. Where are you looking? (I'd honestly love to know...)