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by rigonkulous 2y ago
I owned an OP1 from the day it was released until 6 days after I discovered it rotting in a drawer, unused, in a room full of far better examples of synthesizer interface. I tried really hard to accept Teenage Engineering's priority o
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by rigonkulous 2y ago
People are shocked by laws which abrogate and abuse their human rights, because people do not realize that their human rights depend on constant, vigilant awareness of what the government is doing with the super-powers granted them by the g
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by rigonkulous 2y ago
Yes, this is a common refrain I have heard from musicians and hobbyists lured in by the aesthetics, only to be frustrated with the actual functionality after a week or two. Fortunately, there are other manufacturers who "get it" a
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by rigonkulous 2y ago
Teenage Engineering use a type of design that is intended to obfuscate the functionality of the device. For example, their Pocket Operator series use LCD displays which have very little utility to the experience of music-making. The OP1 h
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by rigonkulous 2y ago
Yes, fun is the key value. It is fun to play with a music toy, with a near-useless interface, and still get 'something' out of it. That is a key factor in their design principles - make some expensive whimsical toy that GAS-affl
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by rigonkulous 2y ago
I am not a fan of Teenage Engineering (Disclaimer: I make audio products too). The reason is, they set a standard for useless gimmicks which are far, far too expensive, designed to appeal to style over substance. The OP1 is one of the most
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by rigonkulous 2y ago
Its a DIY split keyboard: https://www.zsa.io/voyager
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by rigonkulous 4y ago
Exactly opposite situation in my case - my Ubuntu Studio rig has been rock solid for tracking and many projects .. but the good news is that even if, for whatever reason, you can't qite grok things to be as productive as a pro Ubuntu S
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by rigonkulous 4y ago
We already do. The headlights are a projection, the brake lights project, the whole car is literally designed to make transformative projections across the landscape. Resistance to the idea is just curmudgeonly churlishness. As a motorbi
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by rigonkulous 5y ago
Witness J, Pine Gap, "The Boat People", Australian Genocide. Australia as been a police state since the beginning.