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It is partially designed by https://teenage.engineering https://teenage.engineering of Sweden, they apparently among other things came up with the crank.

cpach 7y ago
I was really surprised to hear this. Although I live in Sweden I don’t think I’ve ever heard about TE before. Usually Spotify and Klarna gets the majority of the tech news coverage around here. TE seems like a really interesting company!
- bbx 7y ago
  Very well known in the music/synth world thanks to their OP-1, which I bought 2 weeks ago: https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1 https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1 It looks like a toy, and kind of plays like one, but it's actually a marvellous piece of gear, very capable musically, and providing a fantastic user experience. There's just nothing else like it out there. The company itself is very unique. Just look at what they came up with [1] for OP-1 accessories: brick LEGO shafts, a bender, and a crank, like the one for Coda. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVNwdMld8Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVNwdMld8Q
  - tsukurimashou 7y ago
    You can still buy the OP-1? Last time I checked they were out of stock and you could only grab them on ebay (and you had to pay extra bucks)
    - whywhywhywhy 7y ago
      They restocked at some point in the last few months but sold out instantly.
      - tecleandor 7y ago
        It's available again, but the price went up considerably, from around $850 to $1300, theoretically, because some design changes needed due to some components not available anymore.
        unicornfinder 7y ago
        Yup, admittedly quite frustrating because I want one but the new, higher price just pushes it a little bit too high for me to consider...
    - shearskill 7y ago
      OP Z was just released (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19987746#19990334 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19987746#19990334) You couldn’t find any on reverb dot com?
  - FabHK 7y ago
    This OP-1 reminds me of the Casio VL-1 [1], made famous (in Germany at least) by the pop band Trio in their NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle) song Da Da Da [2] [3]. I wonder whether that's accidental, or an homage. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_VL-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_VL-1 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Da_Da https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Da_Da [3] for example about 1:25 into this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNYcviXK4rg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNYcviXK4rg
    - joezydeco 7y ago
      I coveted mine as a kid. And it had a calculator! All 80s gadgets turned into calculators!
    - Bjartr 7y ago
      From what I recall, it's definitely an homage.
    - parkersweb 7y ago
      I've still got one of those - the tone creator on it is awesome :)
- officeplant 7y ago
  Teenage Engineer and Elektron are two beloved companies of the synth world from Sweden
  - cpach 7y ago
    Elektron I do recognize! Perhaps I was more in touch with cool things back when the Sidstation was released :)
    - officeplant 7y ago
      It's crazy how much they've grown since then. I've had a handful of their current products around to play with and the quality is pretty top notch. They have a habit of being a bit buggy at first, but they also do years of firmware updates so over time it only gets more impressive.
baybal2 7y ago
TE does big things for IKEA, we have been trying to run circles around, trying to get more IKEA business, but TE is naturally ahead with them being Swedish
- shearskill 7y ago
  IKEA? STFU. I bet there’s some cool nerd code I can comment that alerts the mods when a kiddie bot vomits on a post. I dim care for
  - george_morgan 7y ago
    ...what?
srik 7y ago
Their OP-1 is one of the most brilliant pieces of hardware I’ve ever used. Very Dieter-Rams esque. Just brilliant. https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1 https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1
- neom 7y ago
  I have an OP-Z, it is equally as brilliant, also how they built the iOS/Mac app to work as a screen for the OP-Z is really cool, it's very fun to use and the UX (while not easy to master) is very intuitive.

cpach 7y ago

I was really surprised to hear this. Although I live in Sweden I don’t think I’ve ever heard about TE before. Usually Spotify and Klarna gets the majority of the tech news coverage around here. TE seems like a really interesting company!

bbx 7y ago
Very well known in the music/synth world thanks to their OP-1, which I bought 2 weeks ago: https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1 https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1 It looks like a toy, and kind of plays like one, but it's actually a marvellous piece of gear, very capable musically, and providing a fantastic user experience. There's just nothing else like it out there. The company itself is very unique. Just look at what they came up with [1] for OP-1 accessories: brick LEGO shafts, a bender, and a crank, like the one for Coda. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVNwdMld8Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVNwdMld8Q
- tsukurimashou 7y ago
  You can still buy the OP-1? Last time I checked they were out of stock and you could only grab them on ebay (and you had to pay extra bucks)
  - whywhywhywhy 7y ago
    They restocked at some point in the last few months but sold out instantly.
    - tecleandor 7y ago
      It's available again, but the price went up considerably, from around $850 to $1300, theoretically, because some design changes needed due to some components not available anymore.
      - unicornfinder 7y ago
        Yup, admittedly quite frustrating because I want one but the new, higher price just pushes it a little bit too high for me to consider...
  - shearskill 7y ago
    OP Z was just released (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19987746#19990334 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19987746#19990334) You couldn’t find any on reverb dot com?
- FabHK 7y ago
  This OP-1 reminds me of the Casio VL-1 [1], made famous (in Germany at least) by the pop band Trio in their NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle) song Da Da Da [2] [3]. I wonder whether that's accidental, or an homage. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_VL-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_VL-1 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Da_Da https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Da_Da [3] for example about 1:25 into this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNYcviXK4rg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNYcviXK4rg
  - joezydeco 7y ago
    I coveted mine as a kid. And it had a calculator! All 80s gadgets turned into calculators!
  - Bjartr 7y ago
    From what I recall, it's definitely an homage.
  - parkersweb 7y ago
    I've still got one of those - the tone creator on it is awesome :)
officeplant 7y ago
Teenage Engineer and Elektron are two beloved companies of the synth world from Sweden
- cpach 7y ago
  Elektron I do recognize! Perhaps I was more in touch with cool things back when the Sidstation was released :)
  - officeplant 7y ago
    It's crazy how much they've grown since then. I've had a handful of their current products around to play with and the quality is pretty top notch. They have a habit of being a bit buggy at first, but they also do years of firmware updates so over time it only gets more impressive.

baybal2 7y ago

TE does big things for IKEA, we have been trying to run circles around, trying to get more IKEA business, but TE is naturally ahead with them being Swedish

shearskill 7y ago
IKEA? STFU. I bet there’s some cool nerd code I can comment that alerts the mods when a kiddie bot vomits on a post. I dim care for
- george_morgan 7y ago
  ...what?

srik 7y ago

Their OP-1 is one of the most brilliant pieces of hardware I’ve ever used. Very Dieter-Rams esque. Just brilliant. https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1 https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1

neom 7y ago
I have an OP-Z, it is equally as brilliant, also how they built the iOS/Mac app to work as a screen for the OP-Z is really cool, it's very fun to use and the UX (while not easy to master) is very intuitive.