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Later, Teenage Engineering would make a series of tiny exposed PCB synthesizers called the "pocket operator" in a direct reference to same.
by sneak 3y ago
Later, Teenage Engineering would make a series of tiny exposed PCB synthesizers called the "pocket operator" in a direct reference to same.
- staplung 3y agohttps://teenage.engineering/products/po https://teenage.engineering/products/po And a little performance with 9 of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF2NsGFqJ_Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF2NsGFqJ_Q
- dr_kiszonka 3y agoThey look incredibly cool. Not being a musician, are they actually useful or just fun little novelty gadgets?
- zoklet-enjoyer 3y agoVery useful for fun. I have a few of them. My favorite is the sampler, PO-33
- anjel 3y agoNo suprise that th success of this line of naked toy synths spawned more than just a cottage industry in cases for same. https://pocketoperations.com/pocket-operator-cases.html#case-mega-thread-on-reddit https://pocketoperations.com/pocket-operator-cases.html#case...
- thih9 3y agoThey're overpriced novelty, relatively few musicians would use them in an actual gig or a production. They're fun though, so many musicians play / jam with them just for that.
- nickpeterson 3y agoI think part of the sell is that the constraints breed creativity, kind of like the op-1. Whether or not you agree is a personal value kind of thing.
- schwartzworld 3y agoThe sampler is the most useful. The others have a limited set of sounds that are fun, but get exhausted pretty quickly.
- posterboy 3y agofunny little novelty gadgets, which are useful if you don't know any better and have too much money – the definition of hipster. Get a cheap editor with free plugins, there are enough around. Or get a Volca if you must.
- kramerger 3y agoI always thought they were for chiptune enthusiasts https://www.linusakesson.net/music/po-2x/ https://www.linusakesson.net/music/po-2x/
- MivLives 3y agoMost of the chiptune people are using gameboys with LSDJ or a Dirtwave m8. The latter seems to have really taken off.
- doublepg23 3y agoWhat's the best place to find chiptune compositions made with LSDJ or Dirtywave M8?
- dfxm12 3y agoFor lsdj, start with bit shifter and you can find related artists on 8bit peoples, though not all of them use lsdj.
- doublepg23 3y agoThank you! Exactly the starting point I was looking for.