Comments on: Teenage Engineering OP-1: Insanely Slick, Pocketable Controller + Synth

By: inverted314

inverted314 — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:39:36 +0000

Why does it not have a midi port!?!?
This thing looks amazing! But please put on some real connectors such as 1/4 outs. I want one for my MPC…

By: Sven

Sven — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:58:50 +0000

Damn, so slick, so cute, so Stockholm…
Even though Peter’s graph is a piece of art and quite right, I do believe OP-1 will be real. One of the guys behind it has made a small fortune in the ad business and is known for solving problems. T.E. wont fight the big ones, they have another plan. Just look at the happy face of this dude presenting it at the Musikmesse! And besides, Swedes can’t lie… ;-)
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2009/04/musikmesse-messe09-teenage-engineering.html
Prize said to be 500-700 euro, out in a year. Time to save up.

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Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:17:35 +0000

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By: mustakl » Back from the messe

mustakl » Back from the messe — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:17:24 +0000

[...] Some people thought the OP-1 might be related to littlesounddj or the gameboy scene, but it’s not. If anything, I’d say MD/MonoMachine, i.e. a new ’swedish mystery’. They said they will release timely informations on their blog during the next coming month, so I guess the best thing right now is to add it to your RSS feed ! [...]

By: Damon

Damon — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:52:57 +0000

Awesome… I would love to see this with an integrated modular configurable synth plug in slash sequencer thing. I would also see the buttons blink in colors specific to how you configure the synth and sequencer. I would also like to see the buttons light up revealing LED labels specific to how you configure it. I would also like to see iPhone style application synths and effects you can download and install into it. I would also like to see cool, cute, and fun covers and skins you can purchase for it. I would also like to see a hybrid version that runs on both gas and electricity. That way it is not so hard on the environment.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:05:42 +0000

No, now the rest of what I have to post for Messe will look like April Fool’s because it’s comparatively less interesting. ;)

By: teej

teej — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:01:41 +0000

srsly. best company logo ever.

By: pussyface

pussyface — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:07:21 +0000

APRIL FOOLS!!!

By: Cynic

Cynic — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:14:49 +0000

interested to see the sampling / sequencing capabilities on it. too bad no midi ports, might be a nice sidekick to the mpc :)

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:55:54 +0000

@Cynic: It has USB, so presumably MIDI over USB. It does mean when it’s in “standalone” mode, it’s *really* in standalone mode — it would rely on the computer for MIDI functions, I’d guess, seeing as there’s no other I/O.

3.5mm = 1/8″ minijack. Not strange at all, not on an ultrathin device. And since it’s battery-powered, no ground loop concerns. ;)