I usually have a lot of tracks on my beats in my daw, but I'm willing to buy this to work on my music on the fly and to make cool sounds on it.. So my question is:
Can you make lets say 4 tracks with different drumsounds of 8 / 16 bars so you can put different effects and then compress it on the main out and then record the main out to a new track? This so I can keep building on a beat with many tracks. But I want to combine a bunch of compression and effects thats why I need to know. thanks/D
I couldn't buy anything from a company called 'Teenage' Engineering. It creates the sense that their gear is blemished, takes ages to boot up and is prone to going totally haywire for no fathomable reason!
To think this is anything more than a fun little thing to play with at the price of something like a Maschine and Komplete 8 or just Komplete 8 Ultimate is ridiculous.
Teenage engineering: overpriced and with a face that only a mom can love. Geez, you can even buy a Dave Smith Synth with 800 bucks! What would buy instead?
@MrMastrsushi I think analogic sound is much better of any virtual algorithm, anyway i agree with you but i think if we want to talk about decent sequencers we can talk of everything except fruity loops.
@w4ve Ehh. I prefer FL Studio over any other DAW, and I create jazz and orchestral music. Really, I definitely prefer FL Studio's workflow over Cubase's, Sonar's, Presonus Studio or any other DAW.
It's like he said do you need it to make better music ? probably not, there is stuff out there that is the same price and way better. Would you want it? Hell yes, it looks class and it seems to produce the electronic sound I like. the melody to the song one - swedish house mafia is class and it's made with this small thing so that says it all. A pity it's so expensive i would defo buy it, if it was around 400 euro.
Definitely 'luxury.' I get the product and its aesthetic, but unfinished machines sold with promises of features, especially with internal sealed batteries make me wary at any price point. Let alone $850. I'll take Elektron's or dsi's instruments over that any day.
@BreakmasterQually people keep saying "tape recorder"! no one actually mentioned. i thought they could have fit a tape in there somewhere, would be kinda cool.
@projectptube yeah, there's another "toy" in a silver plastic box made by some Japanese company back in the 80s or so - at one point almost given away because they couldn't get rid of 'm. It's got even worse specifications - a single note and it doesn't sound like a bass guitar at all. I wonder what became of it.
i just cant think about it as a serious tool i need.. this is more about how it sounds then the price... (tenori-on gave me that lesson allready... ) there are so many cheap good and expensive hell good synthesizers on the market right now... no midi clock connection is a crime for this devise i have to say... i will take one in my hands and check what i can let this thing do... another question: how about using it as a sampler for live such as an looper? is it possible?
@markboombastik Tenori has a highly unique and truly intuitive, usable interface - while this OP-1 also looks great as an art object, it seems like "too many functions with too few controls".. Both are priced higher than you'd wish! But this is because they are not mainstream items. I might change my opinion after playing with an OP-1? But it looks like Ableton Live and any keyboard can produce these functions more easily.
@VJFranzK tenori-on is now 240 euros in the shops... (plastic version) this is what it worth at the end... i know you love it from your videos... i think the tenori-on is too limited for what they sold it back in the days.... and sadwise yamaha seemed never listen to their customers with the updates... who cares ... i have it and i play with it sometimes... do you have an op-1? can you answer my question? or do you just want to say again "tenori is super?"
@markboombastik I am open minded, and would of course like to try an OP-1. I don't think that will get to happen at any shop I frequent. I could not justify spending that money un-tried, as the user interface just looks too obtuse for my taste. I might not have bought a Tenori on if I had known that the TNR-i app would be available a year or so later. ( The app is NEARLY as good, though the real buttons and lights really are better. )
@markboombastik I am open minded, and would of course like to try an OP-1. I don't think that will get to happen at any shop I frequent. I could not justify spending that money un-tried, as the user interface just looks too obtuse for my taste. I might not have bought a Tenori on if I had known that the TNR-i app would be available a year or so later. ( The app is NEARLY as good, though the real buttons and lights really are better. )
Great review but it's hard to see anyone rushing to the shops to buy this at that price. It seems a bit gimicky rather than a serious approach to creating a portable synth.
The makers of this are laughing at those who buy it.
I genuinely thought this thing was going to be less than 125
Sure its a nice interface, but essentially this is a toy. A couple of FREE VST's in your daw will blow this away.
Military grade buttons and a decent build quality do not justify this price by any stretch of the imagination. Give me a machinedrum or anything else from Elektron over this any day. Or a Moog phatty, Dave Smith etc
I can think of loads of stand alone hardware that will allow you to make a finished tune much better than the teenage. MPC (any of them) for example. Tell you what, go see if you can make an album like DJ Shadows debut 'Entroducing' on the OP1. No chance. Yet Shadow created the album using a couple of MPC60s (nothing else!). Keep in mind the OP1 has far more sampling power than an MPC60.
But really there is so much gear out there (hardware) that can do much better than the op1.
Do I need it, No. Do I won't it, No. You got this one right except I think it looks like something from the 70's. Too small to be a real interactive instrument and too expensive to be a toy. I don't get it.
but $799 is too much...but people pay $300 for Beats by Dre headphones...lol. This is perfect for those guys. Your overpriced headphones connected to an overpriced OP-1.
I don't like it for 1 reason, & that's because it takes away any sort of performance quality. The Keys of a Piano are designed perfectly. And they they have been getting smaller over the years. But this is a step too far.
@MomoTheBellyDancer Don't be a Spanner. You know as well as I do that even the BBC Radiophonic Workshop used Piano Keys with their Synthesizers. And they've been used with Modular, Analog, VA & Digital Synthesizers. Not to mention Keyboards, Organs, EPs, & Clavi' Boards. But yeh, You're right. This isn't any of those. It's just a gimmicky Toy, & certainly not worth 700 Euros when you can get a Moog slim Phatty for around the same Price.
@MomoTheBellyDancer I'm Glad you've finally got the idea! A Toy that you can make music on. Although I wouldn't make any outragious predictions as to the quality of the music. It's not exactly a MOOG is it Spanner?!
@MomoTheBellyDancer Ah! You haven't even Gotten past the "Fun" stage yet! lol! That explains it! I Rate Moog over both this & your Akai MPC! Pads are fine. Pads have always been fine. To Hit, Tap, Push & select etc. They aren't trying to replace Keys, but work with them, Like on Roland Fantom machines for example. These things are set out like keys, but way too small to play like you can Keys. And if you're going to just pick at my Quotes, You're going to miss the main point I'm making.. Again!!
"You're going to miss the main point I'm making.. Again!!"
The thing is that it doesn't really matter. Keys, pads, strings, switches: the listener doesn't give a damn what you use. I have a studio full of equipment, but I made the most money using nothing but Reason and a mouse. Go figure.
@MomoTheBellyDancer That's because the Record Labels turned their backs on Artists. And decided to manufacture Music as a product in an industry for Greed of profit. It has nothing to do with the Art of Creation, Innovation, & Expression. Because all the trend-whores, young-dumb & mindless people have been conditioned to buy anything with "New" on it. And I don't care what the listener thinks! I use what ever assists me express. Like Keys!! Carry on Midi-Kid! Make your Beats n Bass for profit!!!
@MomoTheBellyDancer It's not a comfort, no. Knowing that all the musicians I speak to, & support are struggling to keep above the surface, whilst big titted bimbo's are pushed onto the stage with their ass out, to mime, plagerise MJ's moves & take home a massive payment. And they didn't even write the music!
Yet many of the artists out there deserve recognition for their stunning work. Not to be rejected at every corner because it won't appeal to teens, or the track is over 3:30mins long.
Well, some compose the music, some produce it and others perform it. Performing on stage night after night is a rough job, whether you have big tits or not.
In any case, I usually play one of the clumsy big violins with big strings (also called "double bass") which, according to your logic, is not an instrument since it doesn't have any piano keys. It's probably the wrong color, too.
@MomoTheBellyDancer Yes, well there are plenty of other rough jobs they can do. Where as Musicians are naturally suited to writting, composing, producing & performing it all as part of their passion for Music.
The second part of your message doesn't even deserve a reply. And this is where I stop wasting my time on someone who clearly just wants to mock a geniune person who cares about the lives & fate of many struggling artists. Good Day to you sir. I Can't say it's been a pleasure.
"And this is where I stop wasting my time on someone who clearly just wants to mock a geniune person who cares about the lives & fate of many struggling artists. "
Na, I mock you because I think you're being a judgmental, overly purist poser. Every way to make music is fine, and yours isn't better than anybody else's just because you use "real piano keys" or whatever. Thelonious Monk is cool, and so is Kraftwerk. In the end, it's about the soul.
As I saw both in the Video, can you connect the Alesis iO Dock to it? Will that work? As you said in the Alesis Video it only works with a PC. But maybe...
(but actually less looking at this video ... synth engine seems really limited (no filters WTF!) recording also very limited (no piano roll, NO--i suck at playing), etc.)
Definetely worth the price, considering the amount of work these people have done to put these features together, i would expect korg doing smth similar at half the price soon:)
@hawklord2112 Too true - very different beasts. But both so compelling :) I guess I should edit my comment to read - 'Perhaps if I stop buying Eurorack modules For a Little While!' Cant stay away from the EuroCrack too long :)
Considering the build quality, and type of display, this is not as expensive as it could have been. I'd say over all, it a nice deal. This video doesn't and can't do the awesomeness of that display justice. You need to see it in person.
While i like the all-in-1 kinda thing, and that they got a good build-quality, it just doesnt fly!
It's too expensive. Looks like a toy. And built-in speaker, FM radio and several other features point towards them just pushing as many gadgets into 1 as possible, without thinking about usefulness or depth. Which further enforce the toy-perception. Toys like this are built in rubbish plastic and cost 50€ in your local Toys'r'Us - like not this.
Especially the size makes it really great for on-the-go music making, or the perfect instrument in case of limited space. Plus it packs a lot of features for such a small size. Unfortunately the price it not so small. Around 300 euro would make it a must have in my opinion.
Everything's awesome, except for the price. It seems like such a niche product, I can't imagine it selling as well as the VL-Tone (that's for the company to worry about though, not me) simply because they over-did some things which would've reduced cost (the metal, and the military-grade knobs) could've easily been replaced with plastic and cheaper knobs. I'll wait to see what they go for used in a few years.
Great review as always..thing about the OP-1, at the moment, is availability! There's a major supply problem here: just a smattering are being offered on ebay starting at 800 US dollars, but quickly escalating to well over a thousand! I'm wondering if this thing is merely vapourware with a limited engagement.
Would buy this if I wouldn't want to do some serious music.
therealluckystrik3r 2 hours ago
how big is the memory on this thing?
SlappingBeats 2 days ago
This is one complicated and sophisticated device!
WillinSane 6 days ago
dear santa-mama-papa-friend!
preeeeciuss!!!
becooliusbulius 1 week ago
Oh my god 3:08. I think I'm sold.
clowve 1 week ago
want
ezraskater 1 week ago
I think this can make some really fat sounds, but man the tiny keys is a big turn off
FireatWill35 1 week ago
I wonder if upgrading the HD on this is a difficult task?
asarapi 2 weeks ago
No midi clock? Wow
Svetty00 2 weeks ago
shut up and take my money already
itzkolpi 2 weeks ago
Might consider buying this if it was £30, looks like fun but not for what they're asking for!
Mwwahaha 2 weeks ago
One
imc755 3 weeks ago
I reaaaaly want thisssss!!!
GreeenGiantt 3 weeks ago
10:24 reaper!!
xbinaryx 3 weeks ago
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I usually have a lot of tracks on my beats in my daw, but I'm willing to buy this to work on my music on the fly and to make cool sounds on it.. So my question is:
Can you make lets say 4 tracks with different drumsounds of 8 / 16 bars so you can put different effects and then compress it on the main out and then record the main out to a new track? This so I can keep building on a beat with many tracks. But I want to combine a bunch of compression and effects thats why I need to know. thanks/D
ImDino 3 weeks ago
why is that thing so damn expensive?
vincentjanse 3 weeks ago
Does the OP-1 works in airplanes im just wondering???
AvenDj 4 weeks ago
OP-1 Kenobi !!
TheMasterOfCeremony 4 weeks ago 14
@TheMasterOfCeremony
Beat me to it XD
mastermakerhacker 4 weeks ago
Ohhh i want it
( looks at price)
WTF ARE THEY THINKING! Ill stick to my vsynth gt thanks.
manontherun111 1 month ago
Can i connect this with maschine mikro and kontrol x1 for a live show?
jordancristi 1 month ago
@jordancristi Like in the same software
jordancristi 1 month ago
Very great review
tomasarayamusic 1 month ago
very unique device, so odd and fresh.. amazing. you can make a f*cking album with just this
devmiles 1 month ago
Im getting this for my birthday
stickfigure1000 1 month ago
Cool device, but a bit expensive...
illumination2006 1 month ago
This vid went viral on Bandar Seri Begawan
altonmiranda49 1 month ago
I couldn't buy anything from a company called 'Teenage' Engineering. It creates the sense that their gear is blemished, takes ages to boot up and is prone to going totally haywire for no fathomable reason!
astrophonix 1 month ago
Genial!!! is there any web site where i can read more tutorials about OP1?? thanks!
piedraslibres 1 month ago
Swedish house mafia
Hackified 1 month ago
To think this is anything more than a fun little thing to play with at the price of something like a Maschine and Komplete 8 or just Komplete 8 Ultimate is ridiculous.
tomaytemptation 1 month ago
Teenage engineering: overpriced and with a face that only a mom can love. Geez, you can even buy a Dave Smith Synth with 800 bucks! What would buy instead?
mr4y 1 month ago 2
@mr4y can the dave smith mopho's play with out a software like stand alone?
GreeenGiantt 1 day ago
@GreeenGiantt I'm assuming it can. Since the tabletop version only costs 399 bucks, you can save the rest and buy a keyboard controller.
mr4y 13 hours ago
I already have all this on macbook on logic.. -__- but I still have the desire to buy this.
ShaqEatsAirplane 1 month ago
These 800 € I would rather give out for a used EDP Wasp synthesizer. But the todays teenager don´t know about EDP WASP :)
megamorphilis 1 month ago
It is an insult, if you named this toy a "Synthesizer".
It´s an insult for any real synthesizer !!!
megamorphilis 1 month ago
@megamorphilis He explicitly said that it has very limited synthesizing capabilities.
burtonlang 1 month ago
There are actually people who pay for garbage € 800.
I'm disappointed that "Sonic State" takes time for this shitty toy! :(
megamorphilis 1 month ago
What year did this unit come out?
madeyes4u 1 month ago
Perfect song thats instrument..
HAHAHAHAHAHA great!
MrPaulo558 1 month ago
you can check ebay for lightly used or new op-1's for reduced prices
BboyJuNg 2 months ago
I am getting this for christmas, and i have seen the package, but i'm not allowed to use it or open it until christmas. :P
JLCMProductions 2 months ago
is it only lagging at me??
MrBilgates97 2 months ago
849*
lmaooification10 2 months ago
thanks to this i hate the number 845
lmaooification10 2 months ago
My heart broke when you announced the price :-/
AnnaDahmer666 2 months ago
I really want to get into making synthesised music but I have no idea where to start, does anyone have any tips?
tom09005 2 months ago
@tom09005 Buy an OP-1? :)
theeltea 1 month ago
849 bucks? wtf u could just get a decent laptop with fl studio.
MrMastrsushi 2 months ago
@MrMastrsushi AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
w4ve 2 months ago
@w4ve oh im sorry what could i do on this that i couldnt do on a laptop with any decent music software?
MrMastrsushi 2 months ago
@MrMastrsushi I think analogic sound is much better of any virtual algorithm, anyway i agree with you but i think if we want to talk about decent sequencers we can talk of everything except fruity loops.
w4ve 2 months ago
@w4ve you suck
ThePatientLeech 2 months ago
@w4ve Ehh. I prefer FL Studio over any other DAW, and I create jazz and orchestral music. Really, I definitely prefer FL Studio's workflow over Cubase's, Sonar's, Presonus Studio or any other DAW.
Demoras 1 month ago
@MrMastrsushi That's kinda not the point of that machine. :)
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It's like he said do you need it to make better music ? probably not, there is stuff out there that is the same price and way better. Would you want it? Hell yes, it looks class and it seems to produce the electronic sound I like. the melody to the song one - swedish house mafia is class and it's made with this small thing so that says it all. A pity it's so expensive i would defo buy it, if it was around 400 euro.
ElManos007 2 months ago
OP-ONE-KEBOBIE
joopjunior 2 months ago
that was a great video, it's so nice to see some doing a review and actually understanding what he is talking about
Chronox5 3 months ago
hm Blackberry Bold 9900 or the OP-1 for Christmas?;D neeed help
TheLazaritas1 3 months ago
random plinky plonky stuff ftw
andvinegarontop 3 months ago
$400 bucks Maybe ...
over $500 Hell No ...
JSprayaEntertainment 3 months ago
it is a rather lovely toy, but the price is way toooooooo much.....
mutantmoments 3 months ago
its sooo expensive i want it
:(
MrJumboshrimp7 3 months ago
Definitely 'luxury.' I get the product and its aesthetic, but unfinished machines sold with promises of features, especially with internal sealed batteries make me wary at any price point. Let alone $850. I'll take Elektron's or dsi's instruments over that any day.
soupforare 3 months ago
omfg it is beautifullllll
TeoFirefox15 3 months ago
Looks ugly and you can do shit all with it.
coolshit28 3 months ago
I honestly don't get it. £500 for this you gotta fucking wid me lol.
coolshit28 3 months ago
do the Swedish House Mafia tutorial haha
somanshrestha 4 months ago 39
on the official site, it says 849 dollars but in euros 799 ! And 849 dollars = 580 euros wtf??
CynicalVaudeville 4 months ago 51
@CynicalVaudeville That's typical. European market → pointlessly more expensive.
kralyk311 4 months ago
@CynicalVaudeville yeah, that tends to happen all the time, doesn't it? :(
bcptbcpt 3 months ago
@CynicalVaudeville I agree i though its a small synth probably not so expensive 800 euro ...Are u kiddin me
mark01318 3 months ago
@CynicalVaudeville Were getting ripped off :(
ProGlitchersForever 2 months ago
@CynicalVaudeville yeah, check the prices of apple, more of the same
TheMrbrainwash 2 months ago
@CynicalVaudeville I seen 1100 on the official site. l:
ShaqEatsAirplane 1 month ago
@CynicalVaudeville taxes
puiselo 1 month ago
@CynicalVaudeville Thanks I'm gonna get it shipped over from US and get an adapter.
ProjectSanctum 1 month ago
OMG
alphaapolo 4 months ago
watch?v=PkQ5rEJaTmk oh yeah
TheCoolrandomdudes 4 months ago
What should i get, A Macbook air or one of these? (Please help!) :)
TheRealDanyan 4 months ago
@TheRealDanyan They are two totally different things...
Smt923 4 months ago
@TheRealDanyan this, DEFINATELY this, email me your track! dealyplague11@gmail.com
DeadlyPlauge11 3 months ago
@TheRealDanyan None both are totally over priced. Get a cheap pc and a controller - job done.
coolshit28 3 months ago
@BreakmasterQually people keep saying "tape recorder"! no one actually mentioned. i thought they could have fit a tape in there somewhere, would be kinda cool.
scaryfried 4 months ago
Cool, saw SONOIO perform last night in Toronto and he uses this gear.
I can't include the Youtube link (?), so search for "SONOIO -Enough" video
KWHCoaster 4 months ago
you say a 4 track tape recorder - is it actually a tape recorder? as in, actual tape? or just a tape-looking interface.
scaryfried 4 months ago
isn't that whats appeared in swedish house mafia's - One clip :D
amrabas2007 5 months ago
@amrabas2007 Yup.
DEADLYSHADOWS123 4 months ago
mein gott
FathomZero 5 months ago
It's one of the best machines I have ever used. Amazing : )
VYD239 5 months ago
a well built toy. but a toy no the less... i'm not impressed at all.
projectptube 5 months ago
@projectptube yeah, there's another "toy" in a silver plastic box made by some Japanese company back in the 80s or so - at one point almost given away because they couldn't get rid of 'm. It's got even worse specifications - a single note and it doesn't sound like a bass guitar at all. I wonder what became of it.
synerjee 5 months ago
@synerjee yeah the 303 was an anomaly. but there are countless other toys that were not. citing the 303 says nothing about the op-1
projectptube 5 months ago
good review as allways.
i just cant think about it as a serious tool i need.. this is more about how it sounds then the price... (tenori-on gave me that lesson allready... ) there are so many cheap good and expensive hell good synthesizers on the market right now... no midi clock connection is a crime for this devise i have to say... i will take one in my hands and check what i can let this thing do... another question: how about using it as a sampler for live such as an looper? is it possible?
markboombastik 5 months ago
@markboombastik Tenori has a highly unique and truly intuitive, usable interface - while this OP-1 also looks great as an art object, it seems like "too many functions with too few controls".. Both are priced higher than you'd wish! But this is because they are not mainstream items. I might change my opinion after playing with an OP-1? But it looks like Ableton Live and any keyboard can produce these functions more easily.
VJFranzK 5 months ago
@VJFranzK tenori-on is now 240 euros in the shops... (plastic version) this is what it worth at the end... i know you love it from your videos... i think the tenori-on is too limited for what they sold it back in the days.... and sadwise yamaha seemed never listen to their customers with the updates... who cares ... i have it and i play with it sometimes... do you have an op-1? can you answer my question? or do you just want to say again "tenori is super?"
markboombastik 4 months ago
@markboombastik I am open minded, and would of course like to try an OP-1. I don't think that will get to happen at any shop I frequent. I could not justify spending that money un-tried, as the user interface just looks too obtuse for my taste. I might not have bought a Tenori on if I had known that the TNR-i app would be available a year or so later. ( The app is NEARLY as good, though the real buttons and lights really are better. )
What I want most now: TEMPEST
VJFranzK 4 months ago
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@markboombastik I am open minded, and would of course like to try an OP-1. I don't think that will get to happen at any shop I frequent. I could not justify spending that money un-tried, as the user interface just looks too obtuse for my taste. I might not have bought a Tenori on if I had known that the TNR-i app would be available a year or so later. ( The app is NEARLY as good, though the real buttons and lights really are better. )
What I want most now - TEMPEST
VJFranzK 4 months ago
Great review but it's hard to see anyone rushing to the shops to buy this at that price. It seems a bit gimicky rather than a serious approach to creating a portable synth.
tis2nwod 5 months ago
799 for this!
The makers of this are laughing at those who buy it.
I genuinely thought this thing was going to be less than 125
Sure its a nice interface, but essentially this is a toy. A couple of FREE VST's in your daw will blow this away.
Military grade buttons and a decent build quality do not justify this price by any stretch of the imagination. Give me a machinedrum or anything else from Elektron over this any day. Or a Moog phatty, Dave Smith etc
OH and it sounds very cold/digital.
harrymerchant456 5 months ago
@harrymerchant456 Word - for that sort of money you could get a monomachine mk1
and that would embarrass the s--t out of this.
It is cute though...like casio cute
jazzlicka 5 months ago
799 euro.. what a joke
Could of been the "microkorg" of the 2010's if they only sold it for 300$
XColorMeEvilX 5 months ago 2
@XColorMeEvilX
hmm well, maybe u know any synth hardware device wich allows to make full track on it?
qishmish 5 months ago
@qishmish
I can think of loads of stand alone hardware that will allow you to make a finished tune much better than the teenage. MPC (any of them) for example. Tell you what, go see if you can make an album like DJ Shadows debut 'Entroducing' on the OP1. No chance. Yet Shadow created the album using a couple of MPC60s (nothing else!). Keep in mind the OP1 has far more sampling power than an MPC60.
But really there is so much gear out there (hardware) that can do much better than the op1.
harrymerchant456 5 months ago
@harrymerchant456
What are you talking about >< . akai mpc is SAMPLER.!
If there was Korg EMX with ESX's sampler option, it would be so..but there is no.. so..Electron Monomachine, Spectralis.. what else?
qishmish 5 months ago
~ .... Oldskull rules!
theHackerOfMayhem 5 months ago
I've never seen one of these , pretty cool !
redbirdsaraceno 5 months ago
lol these comments turned into an axe-grinding competition...
pretty amazing little device, disappointed that the synth engine is a little on the limited side
perfect for on-the-go scribbling or maybe even some real producing
hard to justify buying for that purpose when you could buy an ipad2
sexy as hell, looks downright fun to play with, though
I'm sure the price is justified considering the quality of the components, software and design
temporal44 6 months ago
can you make dupstep with the op-1? like skrillex style..wob wob bassline and bass drops..?
000Z9A 6 months ago
Do I need it, No. Do I won't it, No. You got this one right except I think it looks like something from the 70's. Too small to be a real interactive instrument and too expensive to be a toy. I don't get it.
mattsynth 6 months ago
just the visual wise,it can drive me to get one ！ so cool
drummersez 6 months ago
can you do some reviews on programs like FL stidio, Pro tools, Cubase and Acid Pro?
IDontDoDrumCovers 6 months ago
Does the OP stand for overpriced?
It's nice!
but $799 is too much...but people pay $300 for Beats by Dre headphones...lol. This is perfect for those guys. Your overpriced headphones connected to an overpriced OP-1.
djilyaz 6 months ago
THX for this video, i like this synthesizer, but i like more my Access Virus TI Desktop
oli4musicfreak 6 months ago
I don't like it for 1 reason, & that's because it takes away any sort of performance quality. The Keys of a Piano are designed perfectly. And they they have been getting smaller over the years. But this is a step too far.
therealKINDLE 6 months ago
@therealKINDLE
"The Keys of a Piano are designed perfectly. "
Yes, for a piano. This is not a piano.
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
@MomoTheBellyDancer Don't be a Spanner. You know as well as I do that even the BBC Radiophonic Workshop used Piano Keys with their Synthesizers. And they've been used with Modular, Analog, VA & Digital Synthesizers. Not to mention Keyboards, Organs, EPs, & Clavi' Boards. But yeh, You're right. This isn't any of those. It's just a gimmicky Toy, & certainly not worth 700 Euros when you can get a Moog slim Phatty for around the same Price.
therealKINDLE 6 months ago
@therealKINDLE
"It's just a gimmicky Toy"
One that you can make music with. Go figure.
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
@MomoTheBellyDancer I'm Glad you've finally got the idea! A Toy that you can make music on. Although I wouldn't make any outragious predictions as to the quality of the music. It's not exactly a MOOG is it Spanner?!
Maybe it's all YOU need to make Music! lol
therealKINDLE 6 months ago
@therealKINDLE
"A Toy that you can make music on"
Yes, just like an Akai MPC, for instance. And those things don't even have keys. They have rubber pads.
"It's not exactly a MOOG is it "
So what? There have been many thousands of records made with not a single Moog in sight.
"Maybe it's all YOU need to make Music!"
Maybe I do? Although I'd prefer to record some real bass as well. Because it's fun.
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
@MomoTheBellyDancer Ah! You haven't even Gotten past the "Fun" stage yet! lol! That explains it! I Rate Moog over both this & your Akai MPC! Pads are fine. Pads have always been fine. To Hit, Tap, Push & select etc. They aren't trying to replace Keys, but work with them, Like on Roland Fantom machines for example. These things are set out like keys, but way too small to play like you can Keys. And if you're going to just pick at my Quotes, You're going to miss the main point I'm making.. Again!!
therealKINDLE 6 months ago
@therealKINDLE
"You're going to miss the main point I'm making.. Again!!"
The thing is that it doesn't really matter. Keys, pads, strings, switches: the listener doesn't give a damn what you use. I have a studio full of equipment, but I made the most money using nothing but Reason and a mouse. Go figure.
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
@MomoTheBellyDancer That's because the Record Labels turned their backs on Artists. And decided to manufacture Music as a product in an industry for Greed of profit. It has nothing to do with the Art of Creation, Innovation, & Expression. Because all the trend-whores, young-dumb & mindless people have been conditioned to buy anything with "New" on it. And I don't care what the listener thinks! I use what ever assists me express. Like Keys!! Carry on Midi-Kid! Make your Beats n Bass for profit!!!
therealKINDLE 6 months ago
@therealKINDLE
"That's because the Record Labels turned their backs on Artists."
If it's any comfort: I also play jazz.
"And I don't care what the listener thinks! I use what ever assists me express. Like Keys!!"
And other people use strings. Or pads. Or drums. And sometimes they even sing!
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
@MomoTheBellyDancer It's not a comfort, no. Knowing that all the musicians I speak to, & support are struggling to keep above the surface, whilst big titted bimbo's are pushed onto the stage with their ass out, to mime, plagerise MJ's moves & take home a massive payment. And they didn't even write the music!
Yet many of the artists out there deserve recognition for their stunning work. Not to be rejected at every corner because it won't appeal to teens, or the track is over 3:30mins long.
therealKINDLE 6 months ago
@therealKINDLE
"And they didn't even write the music!"
Well, some compose the music, some produce it and others perform it. Performing on stage night after night is a rough job, whether you have big tits or not.
In any case, I usually play one of the clumsy big violins with big strings (also called "double bass") which, according to your logic, is not an instrument since it doesn't have any piano keys. It's probably the wrong color, too.
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
@MomoTheBellyDancer Yes, well there are plenty of other rough jobs they can do. Where as Musicians are naturally suited to writting, composing, producing & performing it all as part of their passion for Music.
The second part of your message doesn't even deserve a reply. And this is where I stop wasting my time on someone who clearly just wants to mock a geniune person who cares about the lives & fate of many struggling artists. Good Day to you sir. I Can't say it's been a pleasure.
therealKINDLE 6 months ago
@therealKINDLE
"And this is where I stop wasting my time on someone who clearly just wants to mock a geniune person who cares about the lives & fate of many struggling artists. "
Na, I mock you because I think you're being a judgmental, overly purist poser. Every way to make music is fine, and yours isn't better than anybody else's just because you use "real piano keys" or whatever. Thelonious Monk is cool, and so is Kraftwerk. In the end, it's about the soul.
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
Thanks nick.
As I saw both in the Video, can you connect the Alesis iO Dock to it? Will that work? As you said in the Alesis Video it only works with a PC. But maybe...
GPSchnyder 6 months ago
so no tempo sync huh? Guess there's ways around that...
djugel 6 months ago
love the conclusion ... HELL YAH I WANT ONE TOO
(but actually less looking at this video ... synth engine seems really limited (no filters WTF!) recording also very limited (no piano roll, NO--i suck at playing), etc.)
sad, wanted to love it :(
narudh 6 months ago
Awsome review ....as usual!
Really enjoy watching you reviews..never stop
Thank you
sokoleski 6 months ago
Definetely worth the price, considering the amount of work these people have done to put these features together, i would expect korg doing smth similar at half the price soon:)
kultvideoklan 6 months ago
@kultvideoklan like! I HOPE SO
doctorproctex 6 months ago
@kultvideoklan Yeah it's called a monotribe.
djilyaz 6 months ago
@sonicstate When you hold record, the first key you press will start the recording you don't have to jam sync. Check out my videos.
pressresetmusic 6 months ago
Thank you for the review Nick! Been waiting for your take on this little monster!
It really looks like a good companion for the Tenori-On! Perhaps if I stop buying Eurorack modules and save, Santa might be good to me :)
Thanks Nick!
mCKENIC 6 months ago
@mCKENIC €800 worth of Eurorack wont do what this will.... but then again this wont do what €800 worth of eurorack would do.
(especially PhonoGene and all of Intellijel's new releases...)
hawklord2112 6 months ago
@hawklord2112 Too true - very different beasts. But both so compelling :) I guess I should edit my comment to read - 'Perhaps if I stop buying Eurorack modules For a Little While!' Cant stay away from the EuroCrack too long :)
mCKENIC 6 months ago
I understand that backing up the unit was essential because the unit has no factory restore capability.
NickDrake101 6 months ago
@NickDrake101 That was beta. The unit can now be restored fully by holding the COM button and selecting restore.
pressresetmusic 6 months ago
@NickDrake101 That was beta. The unit can now be restored fully by holding the COM button and selecting restore.
pressresetmusic 6 months ago
@pressresetmusic That's good to know..thanks!
NickDrake101 6 months ago
Looks brilliant, we need more daring synths like this.
Great review as always!
davidevoid 6 months ago
do you want it, hell yeah,...lol
yeah ok review but i think it would take an hour or so to go over everything it can do
sonicase 6 months ago
-40c so the buttons will work in Montreal Canada in February - this unit is so beyond unreal !!
FSK1138 6 months ago
Considering the build quality, and type of display, this is not as expensive as it could have been. I'd say over all, it a nice deal. This video doesn't and can't do the awesomeness of that display justice. You need to see it in person.
acidchild 6 months ago
well done, nick!
hiltonius 6 months ago
this looks like crap to me.....rather buy a used roland 8800......!!
bxlunar 6 months ago
It looks fun, but for that price you can get a decent laptop. I can see this being a big hit for trust- fund hipsters.
friendofCHAKA 6 months ago 2
Would you say that it is possible to work with it as stand alone production device(record and mix all things with the OP-1)?
RobotAndTheDEAMON 6 months ago
this is just....so cool
TherapyHiccup 6 months ago
This is has to be THE deranged kit of the year.
While i like the all-in-1 kinda thing, and that they got a good build-quality, it just doesnt fly!
It's too expensive. Looks like a toy. And built-in speaker, FM radio and several other features point towards them just pushing as many gadgets into 1 as possible, without thinking about usefulness or depth. Which further enforce the toy-perception. Toys like this are built in rubbish plastic and cost 50€ in your local Toys'r'Us - like not this.
MarctheDarc 6 months ago
Very cool.., but DAMN it's expensive! Are their production costs really that high for this street price?
squeakD 6 months ago
Especially the size makes it really great for on-the-go music making, or the perfect instrument in case of limited space. Plus it packs a lot of features for such a small size. Unfortunately the price it not so small. Around 300 euro would make it a must have in my opinion.
WootsonTV 6 months ago
I wish I could afford one.
Joshuawardisme 6 months ago
Big Bucks! $
Nice review! Thank you.
chessdude67 6 months ago
is the battery rechargeable ??
Mawanyinnit 6 months ago
@Mawanyinnit yes (via usb)
RobotAndTheDEAMON 6 months ago
@Mawanyinnit Yep! 16-hour battery life, too!
MarkRosengarten 6 months ago
i dont know what this is but it looks amazing and iwant one
UltimateVenom 6 months ago
looks like the synth swedish house mafia whats your name video
darrenguitar 6 months ago
Everything's awesome, except for the price. It seems like such a niche product, I can't imagine it selling as well as the VL-Tone (that's for the company to worry about though, not me) simply because they over-did some things which would've reduced cost (the metal, and the military-grade knobs) could've easily been replaced with plastic and cheaper knobs. I'll wait to see what they go for used in a few years.
r4x2 6 months ago
Great review as always..thing about the OP-1, at the moment, is availability! There's a major supply problem here: just a smattering are being offered on ebay starting at 800 US dollars, but quickly escalating to well over a thousand! I'm wondering if this thing is merely vapourware with a limited engagement.
NickDrake101 6 months ago
From Expert Sleepers to ImpOSCar to this -- you must be getting technological whiplash!
qwe1231 6 months ago
I just wish any stores near me stocked it so I could just have a go!
sameiru 6 months ago
This synth is totally amazing! I'm drooling!
jackspic3 6 months ago