OP-1 First Track : Father&Son (synth + drums + some FM Sample)

[balu89]

its a little bit early... but ... dear santa!...

[TheHedgehog]

This song is the cat's meow!! Love it!

[INVERNOrec]

GGreat song!



[GreeenGiantt]

wow was it dificcult to make a tune as good as this becuase there so damn cool , but they are 800 euro

[tamurasse]

@GreeenGiantt It's not so "difficult" but it sure is limited. But creativity comes from limits they say, so... :)

[Synthematix]

the akai synthstation app on the iphone will do just as much as this for 2 dollars

[tamurasse]

@Synthematix TROLOLOL

[MarkRosengarten]

I love this synth and this piece really shows off what it can do. I have found it interesting that people either love it or hate it...and those who hate it usually have never played it. It's one of the most interesting instruments I've played.

[tamurasse]

@MarkRosengarten I can imagine hating it after playing it. It's really peculiar and one of a kind. I find myself using it a lot to doodle music, but I'm getting a bit tired of its limitations to make a full fledged piece. Still, a great piece of hardware.

[MarkRosengarten]

@tamurasse I have had a Kaossilator and a Kaossilator Pro and they are both great for composing bits and pieces. The Pro has four sample banks that work a lot like the four tracks of the OP-1...infinite overdub but no undo. The OP-1 has a more visual guide and can be used for building up a song pattern by pattern...and the new finger sequencer seems like a real step forward. I also had a Tenori-On and it was also a quirky instrument. All instruments have limitations. :)

[tamurasse]

@MarkRosengarten Tenori-On I have too. So much potential, and so little "achievability" with this guy. ^^

[MarkRosengarten]

@tamurasse Yeah, when the iPad app came out, I sold the TO. I haven't used the app much at all. The OP-1 (which I previously owned but had to sell due to vet bills) makes an amazing keyboard for the iPad through the Camera Connection Kit and I will use it to make rhythm tracks and loops for my future songs once my new one finally gets here tomorrow (Fedex Smartmail SUCKS!!!!!). I hope to put up some vids of my own.

[urwholefamilydied]

can you connect this to a midi keyboard? So you can use the midi keyboard instead of the tiny keyboard on the OP-1?

Also: this track reminds me of the louis vuitton cartoon video. Not sure if you know it, but it's really good. Also good job on the nice camera setup.

[tamurasse]

@urwholefamilydied Thanks for the praise ! Hosoda (the director for the Vuitton cartoon) is one of my favorite directors. :) And no, you can't, well, there's way to do it, but it's designed so you use the OP-1 keyboard...

[THEDOWN27]

i so want want of these they seem so fun and i can express my creativity! :3

[Gilbs2211]

strange limitations?

[tamurasse]

@Gilbs2211 Some of the limitations I mention in the video are solved now (Like the fact you can save your patches) but others are not (NO SESSIONS...)

[pcuimac]

Nice piece of musik. Would like to have an op-1 myself. Of course a beginner should buy an M50 or better M3. But it's a great piece of art and hardware.

[tamurasse]

@pcuimac I, personally, would NOT advise a beginner towards these Synthstations. I find them very frustrating and boring. They try to be too much at the same time and can get a beginner lost pretty quickly. My advice would be going for a very simple synth, like the MicroKorg and try to make fun stuff in a linear recording software like Garage Band.

[theglasgowinventor]

I liked that a lot.

[tamurasse]

@theglasgowinventor Thanks!!!



[lukavivid]

like



[tamurasse]

@lukavivid ^__^ thx

[lukavivid]

@tamurasse we want more! :D

[LatigidGolana]

That was SICK! OMG so simple but elegant! The Amen at the end was just perfect!

[hismastersvoice88]

Slick Track mate! Cheers from scruffy old germany!

[SkateNdrumsMan]

Cool! how did you learn to do that?? :) thx

[FeelDiesel]

Père fils saint-esprit ! <3

[wpar3890]

nice tune :) keep up the good work !

[simdude2u]

I love the angle.

[DoctorCroe]

Nice mix! Awesome piece of hardware!

[MrReman23]

I WANT IT!!!

PLEASE MOMMY ITS ONLY ALMOST 1000 DOLLARS!

[Koronazzz]

awesome track.I consider buying my self an OP-1 :D

[snowdusk715]

awesum!!!!!

[Sparow97]

available now ONLY $799... what a fuckin joke !!

[gtlvr82]

what an amazing track. I purchased one of these and am waiting to receive it. I had no idea it was capable of this caliber of music.

[Bruce73X]

Great sound + visual!

[unknownfunctionfxxx]

Lol can you do skrillex basslines with this .... Use a synth much?..

[DunnazHungus]

@unknownfunctionfxxx your looking for this /watch?v=A-HY757mffk Moog Slim Phatty. for around the same price

[000Z9A]

Can you make your own dubstep with it? like the bass drops and all that stuff?like for example "Skrillex" style

[XYtoTheDoubleG]

Amazing work

[nwavi17]

one of the best tracks I've heard with that beastie yet, nice job. I'm eager to get my hands on one as someone who used to travel round and grew up with a Yamaha VSS-30 and Casio SK-1 + dictaphone, the OP-1 looks like a dream come true. I guess hopefully as more people use it they'll be updating the OS and sorting the issues out, FX on each track and different "tapes" for each session would be a nice way to solve the single linear memory aspect of the tape function.

[lala2007la]

So you can't do live FX on individual tracks?

[nightvision01]

That was super epic! ! ! I loved every second of it!

[valensomm]

This thing makes increadibly good music!

[moose311]

That dropped beat was my favorite part :)

[TMothy73]

Nice, I want one! I got an email the other day from Teenage Engineering saying they had more in stock again, but an hour later they had sold out again. Flipping annoying if you can't check your emails all the time and the won't take orders in advance of stock... Oh well, I will get one eventually I guess.

[tamurasse]

@TMothy73 There are some on ebay if you really can't wait.

[TMothy73]

@tamurasse not for a few weeks there hasn't been! Yeah, I got it as a saved search on ebay...

[fashlovic]

Good Job - I Wanna get it on itunes :D

[tamurasse]

@fashlovic Thanks for your support ! :)

[thaandiesel]

how much for that? nice job man!! kudos for the creativity!

[ventouse]

@thaandiesel i think it costs 799€

[flyingwhiplash95]

wait so you cant save your synth sessions?! D:

[tamurasse]

@flyingwhiplash95 So there's a kind of a Synth recall patch. But it's pretty shabby.

[PoopOverdrive]

Great, tasteful tune!!!!

Really appreciate your honest first impressions of this thing. All the things you made note of are nowhere to be found on the web when looking into this. The no sessions thing is a bummer, and did i understand you correctly, you can't do live fx? as in you can't add delay and mess with parameters?

[tamurasse]

@PoopOverdrive You can do live FX, but on ALL the tracks at the same time. It's not track by track. Think the CPU may not be able to cope with it.

[ianmcross]

All very basic sounds as usual. When is anyone gonna show something better than a £300 korg could do

[IAmBound]

@ianmcross The op-1 is less about sound and more about functionality, it has sampling, radio sampling (record fm radio and sample the beats/ vocals whatever), tape effects like rewind etc. and sequencing.

[tamurasse]

@ianmcross Well yeah, It's definetely not a groundbreaking synthesizer in terms of modelization and engines. The sounds you design can be fairly cool, but it's NOT a super modular nor a nice analog synth for your leads. It's less and more at the same time. It's a concept (as in "concept-car"), and I would not dare to judge it side by side with other products. It has a ton of flaws, but is also unique in its user friendly approach of quick beat and music making.

[jctregoat]

Not to be off topic (cool vid!) but what type of camera are you using?

[tamurasse]

@jctregoat I'm using a Panasonic GH-1 with a 20mm 1.7 pancake lens fit with the Holga Fisheye adapter (it has the same thread!)

[TheRealAlcuin]

Hey, really nice track!! I just ordered my OP-1 and can't wait to play with it, hopefully soon! Can you make a video that shows the actual "making of" of such a song? (not just the final product?) That would be awesome!! :-)

[tamurasse]

@TheRealAlcuin That's in the works. :)

[Trefort2222]

The tune is really awesome. I would like to buy OP-1 too but some people told me that I shouldn´t buy it because I don´t have any experience with synthesizers and I probably won´t know how to use it. What do you think mate? Could I be able to learn how to use it? Thank you.

[ekiroto]

@Trefort2222 you gotta learn somehow and what a way to learn! besides I do have experience with synths and sound design, I would imagine the op-1 would have a very fast learning curve. I would also say don't let anyone ever discourage you, do what inspires you regardless of what the peanut gallery has to say.

[tamurasse]

@Trefort2222 If you have no experience at all with synthesizers and electronic music, I may suggest you try something less goofy at first to get a grip on how you can make music with hardware. Like a Roland Groovebox for example... But if you already are familiar with music uin a general sense, and have some experience with, say, GarageBand like softwares, you should give it a try. In any case, try to... well,try one before you buy.

[ams1992]

@Trefort2222 Id suggest a Korg EMX1SD, they are a little cheaper and extremely user friendly. They will help you understand synthesis to a degree where you are ready to evolve. Find one used and you're set. I love this synth, wish I could get one but right now Im satisfied with my Waldorf Q and Korg EMX1SD with the Roland SP555. Cant go overboard with the Synths : P My one room apartment can't handle it. Love this song though, great composition. Beautifully relaxing.

[do2k76]

@Trefort2222 forget bout this dude, don't listen to idiots. buy entry synth like M. audio Venom or Novation ultranova for half the price of this crappy OP1, you will be able to do 3x better syths.

[urwholefamilydied]

@do2k76 hahah... nice joke. This synth rules. I've owned a million keyboards and can't wait til my OP-1 arrives in the mail. If you're strapped on cash I agree with you. This keyboard should be more like 400 bucks. But if you can afford it, don't hesitate.

[do2k76]

@urwholefamilydied Well, it's just when I see keyboard with built in speaker it can't be serious:)) more like a toy for kids. When I will see some serious musicians using it maybe I'll change my mind.

[tamurasse]

@do2k76 A "serious" musician sure sounds like someone boring, but I see your point ;)

The lil' guy is too expensive for what it is.

[alexusual]

Nice tune! first song i seen on the op-1 and i am v excited!:)))

[surrounded]

Great song, nice demo

[djthomaswhite]

Patch saving was implemented in the latest OS. Hold down the synth engine (1-8) key for 5 secs and it saves your patch. Nice vids BTW!

[tamurasse]

@djthomaswhite Thank you ! And thanks for the tip ! But where does it save the patch to, and how to recall it ? Can I save multiple patches for a single instrument ?

[chwyrvtmns]

Nice tune mate!