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Teenage Engineering make astonishing products you just want to own even though you have no use for them. There is something deeply aesthetically pleasing about
by bborud 7y ago
Teenage Engineering make astonishing products you just want to own even though you have no use for them. There is something deeply aesthetically pleasing about their devices.
If the price hadn't been so steep for their OP-1 I would have bought one on impulse years ago.
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoOne of those moments where you wish you had fuck-you money. Of course when you dive into electronic music you suddenly find out there's a lot of really sweet stuff you can spend a huge amount of money on. I've been fortunate that I've been able to play around with some stuff from e.g. Moog; it's really gratifying to play around with the knobs and such. I mean it's expensive, but it's also really high quality, doesn't depreciate much (vintage stuff even appreciates, especially if it's failed products that have been rediscovered for other music styles than originally intended / existed), etc.
- wazoox 7y agoI did, and unfortunately I use very rarely, because I simply don't have enough time to learn how to work efficiently with it.
- siralonso 7y agoI've been traveling full-time for a year and living out of basically one big rolling-suitcase. Every time I'm back in the states, I convince myself to put the OP-1 in storage - it's just taking up weight, I could just as well use Ableton, etc... ...but I can never bring myself to leave it. I don't use it a ton, but when I do I get sucked into it for 4+ hours. I especially love to use it on long international flights (I read someplace this was one of the design goals), and my tape tracks are crammed with loops from the last 5 years - it's unexpectedly nostalgic to listen back. I originally bought it because of that strange impulse you mentioned, at a time when I really shouldn't have been buying expensive synth-toys - but I'm so, so glad that I did. Totally encourage you to pick one up if you ever get the opportunity!
- jskopek 7y agoI’m in a very similar situation with the OP-Z! No musical background, bought it because I was curious about the UI. I find myself getting sucked into it for hours at a time, even though I haven’t yet made a beat I’d be comfortable sharing. My original plan was to sell the OP-Z after a few months, but now I think I will hold onto this thing until it dies.
- coldpie 7y ago> No musical background, bought it because I was curious about the UI. I find myself getting sucked into it for hours at a time, even though I haven’t yet made a beat I’d be comfortable sharing. Study music theory! Seriously, it's more of a science than an art. The art comes in how you apply it. I made a huge jump from making little 10-second loops to making enjoyable music after I learned a little theory. It is well worth your time.
- hellofunk 7y agoYet most musicians are not consciously aware of theory while they make music. So you don’t really apply music theory, many great artists don’t actually know the theory much at all.
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- Razengan 7y ago> Teenage Engineering make astonishing products you just want to own even though you have no use for them. There is something deeply aesthetically pleasing about their devices. Which reminds me of Apple.
- bborud 7y agoI can't say the same for Apple anymore. When I see Apple products I have a feeling that is equal parts regret and sadness. I've come to associate Apple products with functionally flawed products.