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Nice article. The synth, though cool, is way overpriced. Just about doubled since release. Nice if you have one, not worth the money to buy now though

robotmay 6y ago
Yeah it's one of those devices that I would love for noodling about with but I can get so much more for the same money. They're ~£1000 here at the moment.
speedgoose 6y ago
Yes it's expensive but it's super easy to sell. It's also my only electronic purchase that got more value with time. It's so cool that I would recommend to buy it at the current price if you can afford it.
- robotmay 6y ago
  I probably would have bought it if it was still around the £800 mark but it's now up over £1000 and that's just insanely expensive considering what else is available at that price point. I'd love to see a proper competitor to the OP-1 come out to force their price down.
  - speedgoose 6y ago
    Well if you don't see a proper competitor to the OP-1, there is nothing else available at any price point. Yes you can buy other instruments for 1000 pounds, but not anything like an OP-1. Me too I would love to see proper competitors.
    - piva00 6y ago
      My issue with the OP-1 is that it's fun. And that's about it, you can't find anything exactly like it because it doesn't do anything super well, it's a very fun portable synth/groovebox and with its original price it deserved all the praise but after the new parts sourcing almost doubled its price I don't see any reason to have it, it does a lot of stuff but all of them are a bit half-assed and at that price point I don't want half-assed sounds.
Rockslide 6y ago
Yes it's expensive in some ways and in others it isn't. Can you get a better synth for the money? Sure. Can you get a better sampler for the money? Sure. Can you get a better sequencer for the money? Sure. Can you get a decent synth, sequencer, and sampler for the money? Well, not necessarily. I'm not saying the price is entirely justified. You certainly pay a lot for the "brand". But on the other hand it might not be as overpriced as one might think by intuition. Plus, as a owner, I hope price will only go further up, or at least stay on that level :)
- capableweb 6y ago
  > Plus, as a owner, I hope price will only go further up, or at least stay on that level :) How does a high price benefit you as you own it already? Seems a bit egoistic. Maybe you're planning to sell it? Then I would understand your sentiment, but otherwise, seems a bit strange.
  - fxtentacle 6y ago
    If everyone uses it, it will sound too generic to listeners. That's why mainstream artists hire sound designers to get a never heard before sound for their synth.
    - capableweb 6y ago
      You're overestimating the power of the hardware and underestimating the value of creative patching when it comes to synths. As long as you get control over the patching, you'll be able to create "unique" sounds as much as you want.
  - Rockslide 6y ago
    Spending money doesn't "hurt" as much when the goods you spent it on don't lose value, that's all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I might regret having bought it if you can get it for 200 bucks in 5 years. I will not regret it if you can sell it used for the same price as today.
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fit2rule 6y ago
I have an OP-1 and a ton of other synths - its a very handy thing to throw in the bag and take to jam sessions, but beyond that - definitely overpriced. I get just as much fun from an Axoloti synth, with far more power... of course, I had to build my own hardware interface around it, but that's just fun too.

robotmay 6y ago

Yeah it's one of those devices that I would love for noodling about with but I can get so much more for the same money. They're ~£1000 here at the moment.

speedgoose 6y ago

Yes it's expensive but it's super easy to sell. It's also my only electronic purchase that got more value with time. It's so cool that I would recommend to buy it at the current price if you can afford it.

robotmay 6y ago
I probably would have bought it if it was still around the £800 mark but it's now up over £1000 and that's just insanely expensive considering what else is available at that price point. I'd love to see a proper competitor to the OP-1 come out to force their price down.
- speedgoose 6y ago
  Well if you don't see a proper competitor to the OP-1, there is nothing else available at any price point. Yes you can buy other instruments for 1000 pounds, but not anything like an OP-1. Me too I would love to see proper competitors.
  - piva00 6y ago
    My issue with the OP-1 is that it's fun. And that's about it, you can't find anything exactly like it because it doesn't do anything super well, it's a very fun portable synth/groovebox and with its original price it deserved all the praise but after the new parts sourcing almost doubled its price I don't see any reason to have it, it does a lot of stuff but all of them are a bit half-assed and at that price point I don't want half-assed sounds.

Rockslide 6y ago

Yes it's expensive in some ways and in others it isn't. Can you get a better synth for the money? Sure. Can you get a better sampler for the money? Sure. Can you get a better sequencer for the money? Sure. Can you get a decent synth, sequencer, and sampler for the money? Well, not necessarily. I'm not saying the price is entirely justified. You certainly pay a lot for the "brand". But on the other hand it might not be as overpriced as one might think by intuition. Plus, as a owner, I hope price will only go further up, or at least stay on that level :)

capableweb 6y ago
> Plus, as a owner, I hope price will only go further up, or at least stay on that level :) How does a high price benefit you as you own it already? Seems a bit egoistic. Maybe you're planning to sell it? Then I would understand your sentiment, but otherwise, seems a bit strange.
- fxtentacle 6y ago
  If everyone uses it, it will sound too generic to listeners. That's why mainstream artists hire sound designers to get a never heard before sound for their synth.
  - capableweb 6y ago
    You're overestimating the power of the hardware and underestimating the value of creative patching when it comes to synths. As long as you get control over the patching, you'll be able to create "unique" sounds as much as you want.
- Rockslide 6y ago
  Spending money doesn't "hurt" as much when the goods you spent it on don't lose value, that's all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I might regret having bought it if you can get it for 200 bucks in 5 years. I will not regret it if you can sell it used for the same price as today.
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fit2rule 6y ago

I have an OP-1 and a ton of other synths - its a very handy thing to throw in the bag and take to jam sessions, but beyond that - definitely overpriced. I get just as much fun from an Axoloti synth, with far more power... of course, I had to build my own hardware interface around it, but that's just fun too.