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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 th

by 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.

by cpach 7y ago

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.