Bad Gear - Teenage Engineering OP-Z

[@AudioPilz]

Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel* Full Tracks, Extended Jams, Sample Packs: www.patreon.com/audiopilz

[@DeadtiredFastasleep]

🏆

[@apoplexiamusic]

where did you find a vanta black t-shirt?

[@MrScarabey]

I suggest LYRA-8. It's a bad, bad girl. This synth is freaking awesome and terribly freaky. It can irritate you so much, yet be pleasingly beautiful. It's very playable, yes, but has one distinct niche character. Weird CV that doesn't do much, 50 shades of noise 90% of the time that you use it with rare jems of gorgeous soundscapes that inevitably slide into horrible meat-grinder. Absolutely solid lifetime build quality with excellent knobs, but very specific usage. But if you sample it much, it doesn't matter, anyway it's a great synth. But bad :) You can't "program" this synth like you usually do with Moog Mother or alike, it does it's own thing while you go with the flow. Everybody on KZbin refers to LYRA as a "beast" that need to be tamed, not your average jolly-molly poly synth, and that's something, innit?

[@ZetaCarinae]

Bad Gear: ostensibly a channel about synths that really exists to show off one man's complete mastery of memes.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@neonblack211]

hahaha so true

[@drindy5166]

Truly! Lol 👊🤣👍

[@L0K3E]

That is the definitely a good description for this channel😂

[@mikolasstrajt3874]

Also showcasing video editing (and clip sourcing) skills and last but not least some bangers I would buy on casette right now.

[@VasBaev]

Actually, I got checked by Berlin airport security for the OP-Z.. After taking a few minutes to explain the device is practically a portable DAW, security officer gave me a look of admiration and told me he used to dj

[@TheMCCraftingTable]

Interesting story, thanks for sharing!

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!! I assumed Berlin airport security is used to TE gear;)

[@erlannderrantem6972]

Maybe he just wanted to take a closer look

[@oscillationcommunications709]

@@AudioPilz probably was tempted to call them to the “Back room” for further “examination” for an hour or so on a little Bluetooth speaker.😏

[@UKULELERIGA]

I almost got arested with Korg nanoKey Studio in Milan 😀

[@Etienne.6329]

Friday evening, there's nothing better than a bad gear episode to leave behind a shitty work week and kick start a nice weekend.

[@djdarksidejungle559]

it certainly does

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice weekend!!!

[@areyoujelton]

Find a job you enjoy. Life is too short, take it from someone who jumped into the abyss of quitting a shitty job with no backup plan. Best thing I ever did. That was 2018. Life has been pretty swell since! Cheers 🍻

[@kneonic]

I totally agree with this!!

[@FutureChaosTV]

@@areyoujelton Same here! Cheers! :-)

[@ReallyGoodBadBoy]

For being a good sport. The true sign of a meme king is not just being able to dish out jokes, but take them. Mad respect, salute! The content is also cream of the crop.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@mathiasrain674]

That Teenage engineering burn right at the end is so good

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@MonsieurMosca]

Well, well, well…. how the turn tables

[@fjfrancois]

WoW nice comment 👍

[@treetopjones737]

"Maybe we'd make mass sales if we remake kid's toys." - T.E.

[@kleptoliapennyfeather6078]

Brutal takedown, but fully deserved.

[@gingerAV]

wow, the plants made it sound a lot better! hopefully they officially support that mod in the future

[@AudioPilz]

No succulents, no Bad Gear;)

[@middaymeds]

I've been asking you to do this episode for years, thanks for delivering! The op-z is one of the weirdest modern instruments. It's simultaneously game changing and terrible at the same time. I will always love it but it's definitely the perfect material for this show.

[@AudioPilz]

I hope it was worth the patience!❤️❤️❤️

[@lo-firobotboy7112]

What game did it change, and in what way did it change it? It's essentially a super-tiny, obfuscated grovebox with an inversely proportional price tag.

[@badlefthook624]

@@lo-firobotboy7112 tennis

[@lo-firobotboy7112]

@@badlefthook624 I was thinking squash.

[@emiloguechoons9030]

@@lo-firobotboy7112 It really revolutionised the "charging suckers an arm and a leg for less and less each time" game

[@persona_grata7048]

florian, with your videos you defy timespace: it ALWAYS takes me at least 20 minutes to watch your 10 minute video 😂 great video as always 😉👏

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@midimoog]

Took 20 minutes for me, too. We have to pause the video to thoroughly check the momentary meme. BTW it took me quite a while to understand 'Uranus' mode because the closed caption keeps telling me it's 'your anus'

[@persona_grata7048]

@@midimoog same here 😂

[@iagmusicandflying]

"Too busy rebranding actual childrens' toys." 😆 Savage!

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@TheSciHi]

Ok, who else did the rewind of the "ressurected synths" section? You've nailed it Florian, or on this OP-Z case, bend it

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@wildphilpresents]

Teenage Engineering...making novelty coupled with inconvenience a business model.

[@BoomBubbleBustRepeat]

You want some Inconvenience... try changing an OP-1 battery.

[@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter]

Ooof size

[@microcontrolledbot]

Truth as well.

[@glynnpowell7864]

This couldn’t be further from the truth. Just another person projecting how broke they are. And projecting their poverty as a valid judgement against gear they can’t afford.

[@wildphilpresents]

@@glynnpowell7864 Are you dense? I have a studio FULL of gear most of which is far more expensive than this piece lol. Good luck trying to flaunt "value" as "talent" mate.

[@ThomasRenger]

That's an episode I've been waiting for. Well done. You even had the obligatory succulent plants in it.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanky you!!!

[@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter]

Needed more cacti

[@ThomasRenger]

@@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter The vines in the second jam more than made up for it.

[@spaggio]

I live my life one Bad Gear episode at a time

[@AudioPilz]

😍😍😍

[@heffe4257]

We’re family here

[@fleetadmiralsidiqi1941]

Thanks!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@bistrobmusic]

Imagine playing a Kind Granola Bar

[@AudioPilz]

Lol

[@sudseh]

#crunchy

[@markgriffiths5122]

Probably a more succinct, enjoyable and informative review in 10 mins than anything else on the net. If I'd seen this I probably wouldn't have wasted hours watching other videos after deciding not to get one.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@lancepage1914]

It's incredible the music you are able to make with this. The sound quality of the device is top notch. It's great that it has a midi sequencer considering the OP-1 doesn't. If only the thing had a built-in screen, adult size keys and built-in line and midi I/O. But then it wouldn't be Teenage Engineering if it did.

[@AudioPilz]

I'd buy a pro version immediately!

[@cointoaster9488]

This is one of the episodes I see myself coming back to in the future simply because of how funny it is

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@SynGirl32]

Ok, that second jam was actually sick.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@randynovick7972]

Gotta say, while I'm not an OP-Z guy, Jeremy over at Red Means has been sooooo helpful at opening up things I can do on the OP-1. I'm very thankful for having that guy in my reality timeline.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed, great channel!

[@MyNameJeff..]

Can’t stand that guy. Cringe and preachy.

[@koji505]

Now this is some BAD GEAR!! really really BAD Gear! Thanks for the video, Great Tunes! you make any gear sound amazing

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@BrentODell]

I just picked up an OP-Z with the OPLab in 2025 for under $500 brand new, so I don't think the price is bad at the moment. Also, the screen stuff does now work on android(yay!). I've only had it a few days, but so far I'm having a blast.

[@MattGreerMusic]

Until you said something about it, I honestly forgot this device had a pitch bend. Haven't even thought about that in years. You did a good job with it. It doesn't always click with everyone.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks, Matt!

[@WotanSkyFather]

One of my favorite things in the world is how joyfully welcome I am to Bad Gear. Don't change.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@vardoger]

I think you overlooked one feature that I think is pretty rare in a sequencer - on the master track, where the tape reel is, you can use the "piano" keys to modulate all or some of the instruments. It shows you which key and mode it thinks your song is in based on what notes you have sequenced, and by lighting up various notes it recommends some other keys you can change to. You can also limit which instruments are affected by this, so your samples or percussion is not tuned. It's a powerful little box and every single feature can be used without the screen - as long as you can be bothered to learn the layout well. I miss mine sometimes.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you for the heads up!

[@quentindassance3244]

what happened to your op-z ?

[@vardoger]

@@quentindassance3244 I sold it because I didnt use it as much as I wanted to, got other gear instead that I've also since sold. Now it's elektron boxes all the way.

[@antekoh]

While the user interface seems impossible cumbersome, I gotta admit all the music you made with the OPZ sounded really good!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@samcaldwell3024]

Look forward to your videos. Great stuff every time, love the gear, music, and humor.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@reyreyes23]

Your videos are so fun I can watch the same one 10 times without realizing

[@ffmdotcom]

The OPZ is polarizing but to me it was/is an amazing device to get into building beats, tracks and just play around wherever I am. It's absolutely astonishing what they packed into such a small brick.

[@AudioPilz]

The feature set is impressive!

[@ckhgator]

I screamed when you said "surprised Roland didn't think of this first"

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@SonicVibe]

Low pass before noon and high pass after lunch 🥪 😂 epic. This devices biggest problem is build quality double triggers, warping of device itself, they where close to making something good but at 1k after modules, I’m good. You made it sound good though as always.

[@AudioPilz]

True that!

[@vincentsengel7017]

The usb-c is actually quite powerful as it carries both midi and audio in and out and it's class compliant. If you plug it to a Digitakt you don't even need any other connection. You can plug a usb/midi interface for older machine. So the midi module is not as vital as it first looks. I love all the power packed in such a small form factor, it's all i expected to get when i bought a QY70 back then (which i still don't know how to use).

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea with the Digitakt!

[@rrtramel]

Oh boy, gonna get some popcorn for this, my most loved and hated piece of gear

[@AudioPilz]

Cheers!

[@djcuda]

Been waiting on this one!

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@djcuda]

@@AudioPilz love the show! You left out one thing tho! The retriggering when playing live makes this device a bit tricky but I love it still lol

[@kaiharate]

I get so hyped when my gear is on Bad Gear! Fair points, it's all love.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@petenolan-woolley9203]

Thank as always, Highlight for every Friday 🍷😊

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice weekend!

[@ChumpyDumps]

Just so you know there is an Android app for OP-Z it just came a year or two after launch.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@mksln]

Yes its marked as "early access" but has around 100k downloads so I guess it can't be that bad... (arghh sorry about the pun)

[@min-yishen9324]

i have been waiting for this for sooooo long

[@rrtramel]

Me too! My love for the OP-Z makes me hate it more for its Pisa poor build quality

[@min-yishen9324]

@@rrtramel OP-Z is just like your best friend in the middle school who never showered. You really liked this dude, but there are times you wonder why.

[@AudioPilz]

I hope it was worth the patience!

[@rrtramel]

@@min-yishen9324 The OP-Z is like I am to my exes, amazing, unforgettable, and extremely irritating all at the same time

[@lyva]

There are actually 64 steps in the sequencer even if you disregard step components. You can just nudge notes offcenter in between two steps if you nudge four time you will nudge into the next step. If you nudge twice you’ll have a 32 note etc. You’ll see the colour of the lights change so you know your note isn’t centred, which is quite intuitive actually. Also, quantisation after live recording a sequence can be dialed in to taste as well and isn’t strictly fixed on a 16/16 grid either

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the heads up!!!

[@Apticx]

Was almost expecting you to "turn on the tv" with the op-z looking like a tv remote to start the intro lmao

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea, what a missed opportunity!

[@austinmitchell2652]

I never knew what this thing did until now. The visuals in the final jam are going to keep me awake at night o______o

[@AudioPilz]

That's what Meta is letting computers create on their own at the moment...

[@iKnowFast]

Another great Friday video. Thank you! Now I'm off to watch Techno Viking getting handed a bottle of water upside down on repeat for an hour.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! That's time well spent!

[@PlainlyDifficult]

I love my OP-z so much!!

[@AudioPilz]

👍

[@jkonrad]

Video length: 10 minutes Time to watch, including rewinding/pausing to catch all the memes: 24 minutes

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, Bad Gear isn't necessarily a linear medium;)

[@jaybird3745]

that was so natural, lush and succulent. planted, yet growable. VERDICT: nothing to fauna over. I'm in-deciduous.

[@AudioPilz]

Grows on me too!

[@qjames0077]

The best sounding protein bar I've heard

[@AudioPilz]

Yummy;)

[@Jon-BEDM]

Oh my god, that McDonalds shot broke me😭. Genius.

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@klinkske]

The ‘i m a remote for your earlier broken tv you got rid off’ is big in this video. Bin it.

[@AudioPilz]

You can get quite a TV set for the price of an OP-Z;)

[@klinkske]

@@AudioPilz the only thing i watch is YT :)

[@nerdonofriendo]

"Unfortunately teenage engineering is too busy rebranding children's toys" OOOOF! hahaha SHOTS FIRED! great vid again!

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@universalvibe72]

Teenage Engineering owes a lot of credit to Casio. Form factor, with an abundance of features embedded into a dysfunctional footprint. I heard that Cyberdyne’s new T 3000 uses an OPZ, strap to his wrist giving impromptu video performances while hunting down Uli’s clones. True story. On the other hand, cough… This device I think is a great portable video processor for studio or live performance with a built-in audio engine for like accompaniment. The audio engine is totally optional. I bet it looks great on a 12.9 iPad Pro. ❤ Thank you for all the effort you put in these videos Florian. Equal balance of entertainment and education. We recommend this channel as it is not a waste of time.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@thealmightycommenter]

The music I made with mine was original and fun and took me to new places. - multitracked it's a beast. The sequencer and re-heharmonisng/modulation function on the master channel was something I've been looking for in lots of gear and a great compositional tool. Sadly the build quality gave way after lots and lots of usage. Sticky keys, crashing, things bending and falling off. One day when the OP-Z Meadow is released for £1500 I will go back to making the best glitch Hop cafeteria music ever.

[@AudioPilz]

Enjoyed it a lot when used for multi tracking!

[@erikpoephoofd]

Fuuck, the poor build quality is such a deal breaker at this price 😢

[@harrybatchelor7283]

​@@erikpoephoofdI've had mine for 5 years or longer, no issues

[@erikpoephoofd]

@@harrybatchelor7283 good for you bro! Personally im not risking it

[@jonpatchmodular]

1:51 Wow, a man of culture I see. A true appreciator of the fine arts

[@AudioPilz]

The Vape!!!

[@jonpatchmodular]

@@AudioPilz the one and only

[@G1SUNPLANT]

Another great Friday evening show! Thanks for trowing a light on this for me rather mysterious gear! Great DAW track this time! All the best and have a nice weekend! Cheers!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Have a nice weekend!

[@jesusfish_]

You finally listened! I really tried to like this thing and used it as my "travel synth" for two deployments. Needless to say, I didn't make much music then, atleast until I sold it..

[@AudioPilz]

Always a pleasure;) Thanks for watching!

[@slipbeat]

Such a powerful hit of infotainment. Bravo

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@GM-vi8fd]

Thank you for another entertaining jab at synths. I always enjoy your videos! Loved the shade thrown at RMR & Cuckoo! 😂😂

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@therealOXOC]

AI video. Always up to date and never late. Top Channel on top and over the top.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you! That Meta AI video stuff is really creepy

[@dijjidog]

these memes are just so funny, i know that's not a particularly intresting comment but I just wanted to say that

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that, thanks!

[@ChromeArray]

There is an Op-Z app for Android from TE. I've never used the iPhone version so I can't confirm that they're identically featured but it seemed pretty complete to me. One neat feature that I don't see mentioned very often is the global transposition via the master track. It detects the key of your song and will allow you to diatonically transpose some or all of your tracks. You can sequence it too so you can program in chord changes.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the heads up, my bad!

[@EmergingPatterns]

The time my main weapon of choice is finally bad gear ! I am delighted and posting even before watching

[@AudioPilz]

Nice, congrats!!!

[@EmergingPatterns]

@@AudioPilz after watched : u rock

[@ManCalledMif]

Opz Actually looks better than I first thought 😮 👏🏻

[@AudioPilz]

Great set of features and concept but a little too tiny for my taste

[@kaszaniarz]

"for me to poop on!"

[@maxmorrison7863]

how did this manage to actually make me want one

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@videolabcreators]

Nice review! packed so much into 10 mins🎉 - Love using it to control external gear and videopaks of course😂

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@MistyMusicStudio]

Lol shots fired, thanks for the laughs and pointing out some questionable choices by Teenage Engineering 😂

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@rushess]

I love the opz so much. It was a game changer for me. Got me back into music in a way I never thought possible. Such an amazing machine.

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that it worked for you!

[@KenDavis761]

A breathtaking lung breaking genre name that would not be out of place in a verse from Anna Nalick's 2am. Well done.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@connorcraven6777]

The OP-Z had it comin....

[@AudioPilz]

It was about time!

[@mairinger80]

Posted it on the OP Forums, nice to see my favorite device covered here… it‘s not bent, it‘s smiling!

[@AudioPilz]

Lol, good one! Thank you!

[@raz_van__]

I use it a lot as a midi controller, wheather with ableton or ios..almost never playing it as a standalone instrument. It's super cool to make different lengthed sequences.

[@AudioPilz]

Great sequencer indeed!

[@BrentBlueAllen]

Damn, I was legitimately grooving along to that demo with the fx pedals

[@AudioPilz]

Nice, thanks!

[@phillindablank]

“The design that won’t get you searched at airports is a dream come true” - I have been through this too many times 😅😂

[@phillindablank]

Security: Sir, you forgot to remove your computer from your bag Me: “What do you mean, this is an MPC not a computer”

[@AudioPilz]

Gets me really nervous in countries like Singapore;)

[@zachariahpoltergeist4516]

I can't even imagine what trouble a circuit-bent Speak n' Spell would get you into 0_o

[@dyecaster9341]

Ah yes.. that old double triggering issue with the op-1 🤦‍♂️ Thanks for sticking to your word and following up on the op-1, with a visit to the op-z. Kudos 👍

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, it's a major PITA. Thanks for the patience!

[@dyecaster9341]

@@AudioPilzawesome content as per 👌

[@ianmccoy13]

Those succulents are just a little _too_ parallel. Gotta break up that space! Great video as always. Keep up the good work!

[@AudioPilz]

That's some feedback I can work with, thanks!

[@ianmccoy13]

@@AudioPilz Lol, sorry. I couldn't help myself. Also, maybe some reclaimed pallet wood table to finish the look.

[@van_daddy_z]

This has to be in the hall of fame for bad gear. What a nightmare. Does it sound good? No. Is it easy to use? No. Does it have innovative features worthy of its drawbacks? No. Can it serve well as a single portable musical device? No. Is it inexpensive? No. Is it attractive? No. Is it sturdy? No. Can Bad Gear, despite those drawbacks pull good music out of it? Absolutely.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@YouzTube99]

For those outside of Sweden, a warning. All batteries eventually fail, right? Did you know that the OP-Z battery is unique/proprietary? That means that for those of us in the U.S. it has to be sent to TE's authorized servicer who charges a minimum of $50 to do anything. Add shipping and you're paying $70 for what should be a $10 battery. They weren't joking when they said it was engineered by teenagers.

[@JustDatBoi]

Sounds on par for the company that sold a fucking table for $1000

[@ArguZ72]

@@JustDatBoi I fucked on that table and its totally worth it

[@_greenleader]

Verdict: maybe I was a little harsh, that jam was bangin'

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@phk70]

Great episode as always 👍 Is it finally time to give the Ya-ma-ha QY-10 a closer look?

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! I'm still a bit afraid of that one;)

[@phk70]

@@AudioPilz just 1 bit or 12 ? 😁

[@darwiniandude]

I have the QY-100, if you edit the cutoff / res / evelope stuff on the fly or other parameters via CC and use custom accompanyment parts its an absolute beast - that's why I didn't look at an OP-Z the QY-100 is all the handheld midi I need. Plus just sit it on a blank bit of any midi synth's panel to give it an instant sequencer. Sadly the battery runtime on AA's and no backlight are the only detractors that reveal it's age. It makes no sense that you get maybe 6 hours run time from some alkaline AA's on a midi sequencer with no backlight when the OP-1f gets over 24 hours with it's built in speaker, bright display and full audio processing pipeline. I guess that's what the future has brought. But yeah if you feed AA's and time into the QY-70 / QY-1000 with nothing but some headphones, decent music comes out the other end.

[@catmastertrash369]

@@darwiniandude I'm sure you can fix the battery problem with a battery to wall plug mod. I've seen it on various models of gear.

[@darwiniandude]

@@catmastertrash369 it does have a 9V-12V DC input jack anyway, but I enjoy using the OP-1f and QY-100 away from power, eg in a park, on the train and so on. I might check how much room there is inside the QY-100 as I might be able to replace the AA battery system with some lithium ion 18650 cells and a BMS. Bit of effort but maybe worth it. Or make an external power bank which can output that voltage, but it would be nicer if integrated. Will add a video about it on my channel if I do it.

[@kBarBeats]

love how you can pay 3-4 digit prices for 3d printed tv remotes and calculators nowadays to sample on them

[@AudioPilz]

Lol, shots fired;)

[@DrewDeVore]

I personally love my OP-Z. I find it to really gel with my creativity. Definitely not for everyone, though. Quick note: the Android app works great, and you can multiply your step count by pressing shift+number on any track.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@argentusher4739]

Hmm... little advice for using teenage gear. "Mushrooms, Poppies, Sugar and Spice. All those things are very nice. When combined, the proper mixture, makes a getting small elixir."

[@AudioPilz]

;)

[@RegebroRepairs]

16 steps is all you need. -- Church of the 909 But also, you also need a €700 phone just to use as a screen for your €500 synth , apparently...

[@AudioPilz]

Amen (break)!!!

[@RegebroRepairs]

​@@AudioPilz😀

[@user-pc8tb7hg1lHandlesRDumb]

Never seen anyone use or talk about the lego until now, I think that was why it pop up in my feed in the first place lol.

[@AudioPilz]

I think it was an official collaboration

[@Maochan81]

The final track was very nice. It's an achievement to make the op-z not sound like op-z :) And you summed it up nicely...i would also happily pay for the same internals in a more premium enclosure. I mean "premium" in TE terms...which is normal quality for other manufacturers.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@sinephase]

big up! always like your DnB stuff :D

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@Seoul_Eater]

Do some pocket operator madness next!

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea, totally neglected these recently

[@jooei2810]

Awesome tunes as always!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@alexwestconsulting]

I love my OP-Z. I'm a total sucker for Teenage Engineering. OP-Z succeeds in so many ways, and for a company chastised for high prices, the OP-Z is an absolute steal.

[@AudioPilz]

👍

[@Imetalman2000]

I have the love hate relationship with my OP-Z. You find your self frustrated with it, and very impressive with the well polished tracks you can make with it. It’s a piece of gear you will hardly use but you will never get rid of. 😅

[@AudioPilz]

That sums it up nicely!

[@djbruael]

Yay a piece of gear I own. I must admit it fascinates and frustrates me in equal measures lol. You really need the Line Module for this device to come to life (should have been included). I feel that with all the multimedia functionalities, someone will figure out how to do a whole album, music video, and light show with this thing. That someone isn’t me lol.

[@AudioPilz]

The multimedia features are super rad!

[@KarzenX]

I know someone who has had one for sale for less than 3 bills for about a year… I have an OP-1 OG…. debating this, but always come back to this review for clarity and sanity😂

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@Mark_Ocain]

The sounds are great but I'd get lost in the interface lol. Another great episode, man!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@vince89503]

Teenage Engineering products always make me realize my older age . I guess I'm not the target demographic for this device. Where's my 4 track portastudio and Casio keyboard? Thanks for another great video , always enjoy your commentary and demonstrations.

[@AudioPilz]

4 track portastudio and Casio keyboard all the way! Thanks!

[@1wildrogue]

Great as always. There is an android app however. Not that it would work particularly well, but I have it currently installed. It is early access and has not been updated since 2021 though.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you for the heads up, missed that one

[@combobreaker449]

Thank god you finally dropped this banger

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! I hope it was worth the wait!

[@AgentsofRush]

Funny as ever mate 🤙 Aren't TE the ones who made a tiny mixer and charge a grand for it?

[@mindexpansionpuzzles]

Yes, yes they are...

[@AgentsofRush]

@@mindexpansionpuzzles Thought so lol

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Yes, that one looks awesome!

[@impalatube]

Man, watching AudioPilz in eu timezone is not making my jet-lag better.

[@AudioPilz]

Time is overrated;)

[@mushrum3]

You should do the Elektron Syntakt next, it was all pure disappointment from what I read online. I love mine and would like to hear what you could compose on it. A salute, Florian !

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thanks!

[@rollingpeople79]

I love mine too!! i dont understand all the hate

[@leftmono1016]

@@rollingpeople79 - lots of people like to hate stuff without any particular reason. Shame.

[@JDLesemajeste]

@@leftmono1016 People online are like "the synth engines are terrible on this sampler"

[@leftmono1016]

@@JDLesemajeste - exactly 😂 A lot of people also listen with their eyes!

[@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter]

If there's cacti on the table, you know it's BAD.

[@AudioPilz]

Lol

[@secretelitemusic]

My least favourite self-obsessed hipster yootoobas have all raved about this candy bar, but never produced anything that wasn't instantly disposable. You managed a nice fingertapping coffee bar jam for the closer, but forgot to dunk the OP-Z in a large frappacino for the finale. As a paid up member of the Bananafingers Resistance Battalion, this thing is unusable without a computer, whereby it has to compete with vsts like Falcon, Omnisphere, and the bundled Ableton instruments. That's like bringing a plasticine model of a chocolate bar to a gunfight. The substance is ok, but the style overwhelms the functionality in such a relentlessly cleverdickish way that TE will never see any of my shiny pebbles. Harrumph!

[@AudioPilz]

...bringing a plasticine model of a of chocolate bar to a gunfight. Very poetic - LIKE!!!!

[@secretelitemusic]

@@AudioPilz ~#&?D