The OP I Was Wishing For // @teenageengineering OP-XY First Impressions

[@DanieleGiannattasio]

I can't wait for the medieval version!

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

I want the Classic Greek version !

[@maurarosamusic]

8bit, solar powered, with all basswood components, $2,800

[@upsetter333]

I would like a colour version.

[@josephjfk4755]

Seriously though: yes!

[@craigwilliamsmusic]

I dig your videos but you never go into the cons of a device. It's hard to know if you love everything or just don't want to talk about the negative points. Like the Torso S4 videos you never really touched on the bugs. I would love to see a more rounded overview showing the good and bad.

[@OoraMusic]

I dont like that approach. I demo only things that I use and like, in fact all I demoed, I never sold. But I understand your point!

[@cameron_777]

@@OoraMusic I agree with them, I would have been particularly disappointed if I bought the S-4 after watching your review, and not having realized it was essentially an unfinished product, and full of bugs

[@oscilop]

@@OoraMusic You can like something and still talk about cons...

[@colinty2900]

I agree as well. Not acknowledging the cons makes him a useful tool for these companies tho. I'm sad its not about being on the side of the consumer artists, its about getting the $$ out of our pockets.

[@blendragon28]

You're totally right. This video especially seems like an advertisement

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

I just posted my OP-1f for sale the other day. I passionately hate the workflow and sequencers. The final straw for me was realizing that the OP-1f refuses to be sequenced by my Oxi One, so I can't even workaround the garbage internal sequencers. This OP-XY looks way closer to what I wish the OP-1f was, but at this point, I'm not giving TE another dime.

[@whoadog8725]

Skill issue

[@LainDoesNotExist]

It's a workflow issue not a skill issue, don't be a jerk.

[@phatplates]

@@LainDoesNotExistskill issue

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

@@LainDoesNotExist I’m confident in my skill with other gear that I enjoy using more. I’m definitely not a keyboard player, so I can cop to that skill issue. But you can’t tell me that the TE sequencers follow the same logic of more professional sequencers like Elektron. My time is limited, and I don’t aspire to git gud at everything. There are other issues that have nothing to do with my skill- like, the Field straight up not working with a device like the Oxi One (over Bluetooth MIDI or USB-C). A $2000 device should be able to play nice with other gear, especially 2+ years after release. Cruise the forums, and you’ll see cute comments like “the field doesn’t like to recieve clock from other devices,” as if that were even kind of acceptable for a premium device. Have emailed both TE and Oxi about this, no fix in sight.

[@rambosweat]

@@whoadog8725 don't be a jackass

[@subradial]

Very cool, looks like a lot of fantastic features, especially loved the 'punch in FX' part, really great for live performance / modifying stuff on the fly, great video as usual!

[@bigkingsha]

Man for $2,299.00 I can buy a Digitone2 & Digitakt2 and still have money left over for groceries and a few bottles of Whiskey. Nice little gadget though.

[@Shawn-ub9ud]

or a macbook to make actual beats lol

[@robertjamesonmusic]

Sorry, this looks better than that

[@Shawn-ub9ud]

@@robertjamesonmusic as long as looks makes better music then fair play

[@AmiliaCaraMia]

@@StatetrooperBillyBillWe're really gate keeping music as a whole because a synth is too expensive. Why are musicians poor w/ all that real music

[@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss]

@@robertjamesonmusicImagine paying the price of two elektron flagship devices and being limited to 64 step patterns. This device looks cool but I think the digitone 2 seems much more powerful at least for the style of music I’m into making, it’s a bit of a niche device but stronger synth engine and sequencer. If you want an all in one portable device that’s more powerful than the opxy you can also just get a m8 tracker but that workflow def isn’t for everyone

[@yannickloosa9694]

What about exporting projects in your daw?

[@mihaidxn]

This is the best tutorial I have seen so far on how the device actually works and what it can do. Thank you very much for taking the time to make the video! What I would love to see is how the xy can be used with the op1 field, maybe you can add this to you to do list :) Thanks again!

[@OoraMusic]

coming soon!

[@mihaidxn]

Looking forward to it!

[@AntonioAlemanno_music]

Beautiful video Federico! Probably the best OP-XY video at glance! It seems really a cool decide for live performance, which I was missing in the OP-1 Field. Looking forward for more in depth and pro/cons video man!

[@fergusfurlong]

I really wish I hadn't viewed this - this units is nuts! never tried any TE gear but this looks really cool and intuitive.

[@sock_park]

Sounds great, thank you for the video overview. The sequencer and arranger are awesome, and the functionality of the punch-in effects looks great for building variations of patterns.

[@OoraMusic]

thanks!

[@hudhawk02]

@ooramusic how would you compare / contrast it with the OP-1F? Do you see them as complimentary or would you choose one of them over the other? I’m just curious how well they work together or if this replaces the OP-1F in every way, with the primary difference being tape vs sequencer.

[@OoraMusic]

i think they would complement really well. if i would pick one, being a sequencer person i would lean towards the xy. but the ambient textures you can get with op1 are unparalleled

[@musikmaschine-ke2ph]

Hey there, one question: The external audio input, how good is the sampling/ looping workflow? integrating extrrnal synths/ vocals/ etc into your composition. As this thing sadly has no audio recording track, how long is the sampling time? Is there synced sampling start/ looping?

[@marcdoll9334]

@ooraMusic this video is both informative and fun to watch. Thank you for creating it!

[@gaterbusket]

TE has officially become the iphone of music production. Adding features that have been an industry standard for years, at triple the price, but with a unique and pleasing UI. Looks like a lot of fun, just a bummer it is so cost prohibitive

[@orrin-manning]

Except the iPhone is less than half the price and does 1000x more

[@hwoccurrence]

But this one has an undo button, so I ordered it.

[@beNti0]

Thank you for the great overview and tutorial. Keep up the great work and enthusiasm

[@OoraMusic]

Thanks, will do!

[@matt-lang]

Something that I've noticed from a lot of the OP-XY videos so far is that the workflow doesn't seem as smooth/tight as the Digitakt 2; basically it seems like it's easier to go from nothing to a full track on the Digitakt 2 versus the OP-XY. Do you have any thoughts on the workflow differences between these devices after having each of them for a while?

[@OoraMusic]

i personally can end with a nice loop on xy faster, but the dt has definitely a more convenient layout. time will tell!

[@yaqzanm]

Can you multitrack record into a daw with this thing or only master track?

[@wallpurgesnight8209]

I've been using my og op as a 4track for years. Feeding external instruments into it. I always wished they would update the computer inside to do more (which they totally could, yet choose to charge thousands more for some simple upgrades. This thing does look to have even more, yet I never want to give te another dime...

[@DoitYHWH]

If they don’t ask you to make a “video”, how’d you know to release the video the second embargo was lifted?

[@OoraMusic]

Maybe bc I asked mate ....

[@llcoolpete]

@@Asyouwere OP was rude and accusatory first, but you're mad at the creator for being glib? This ain't an airport bud, you don't have to announce your departure

[@llcoolpete]

@@Asyouwere whatever you say Captain 🤡

[@herbiebrady568]

@Asyouwere shall I quote your departure announcement for you? “I cannot support you anymore, I am sorry.”

[@llcoolpete]

@@Asyouwere oh so you're just here to sealion, got it 👍

[@herbiebrady568]

Great video. I have not had a chance to play with any TE gear, as of yet, but this looks pretty cool. Probably not something I would get anytime soon but it’s been nice seeing other folks have fun with it. To the folks complaining about the price: if it’s too expensive for you, then it is too expensive for you. Move on. There are so many things that you could spend your energy on rather than frothing in rage at your own lack of funds.

[@AlenRibic]

Any ideas what the audio quality is? On op-1f it says “PRO QUALITY 32-BIT AUDIO THROUGHOUT THE SIGNAL CHAIN”. Can’t find anything for op-xy

[@OoraMusic]

I bet is the same

[@theSantiagoDog]

Thanks Oora, trying to figure out if this makes sense for my tastes. Do you think it’s suitable for non-beat based music like dark ambient, drone, Berlin school, lofi synthwave, stuff like that?

[@OoraMusic]

i feel this shine with rhythm

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

I love the black and white animation. Just incredible.

[@zanza_the_rewolverine]

op-xy can chop samples like any mpc?

[@lopodyr]

Honestly, I feel like it’s not an OP-1 at all. As the name implies, it seems like a high quality and more powerful OP-Z. Sequencer based and all. I think more people prefer that over the OP-1 tape workflow actually. So it’s good to see a high end version of that workflow.

[@earodeafchild]

You’re going to buy it?

[@robertjamesonmusic]

Definitely going to buy. It’s kind of The Best of Both Worlds with the op-1F and this. The OPXY Is like a sequence of version of the OP-1F and I love that it still has a microphone unlike the OPZ so you can actually make songs with vocals on it.

[@stockholm1752]

$2400.00? Nope.

[@auroranamex5886]

OP = over priced

[@BritoWorx]

@@auroranamex5886 🎯

[@NealCaen]

Dude chill it’s $2299

[@Station2Station-du2gh]

Ill take 2.

[@sturdyblock]

​@@NealCaenThey were being given away at Kamala conferences....

[@w-h-y-]

Technically you should be able to do a lot of the sequencing with your op-z through midi to your op-1. The main difference obviously is that you’d be committing the sequences to tape to build and layer. But you would have all of the step components plus you’d still have the video sequencing on top of

[@samprock]

@@w-h-y- that what I did and I did not like it (connecting op-z to op-1 thru usbc), so fortunately returned op-1 on time. i did not make friends with tape. here I don’t know, not only for the price ….. it’s 8 tracks only.

[@w-h-y-]

@ you can do it wirelessly with Bluetooth. Sure it’s more cumbersome but I’m just reminding people that you can do this. It’s not what you have it’s how you use it

[@samprock]

@@w-h-y- My best track on OP-Z was (surprisingly) using it a controller to the iPad Korg Gadget. I'd love it too have BT audio to play while riding the car, they don't do any aux audio in car anymore.

[@chrislloyd3453]

Great job! I watched two reviews before yours and I'm always listening to the style that comes out because that is the best indication of what a device will gravitate towards. I love your style and was happy to see it shine thru here.

[@OoraMusic]

thanks 😊

[@cgjung-bp3bk]

W O R D 🌈🖤👀

[@matt_leaf]

Hey @OoraMusic, thanks for the vid man. Was curious about the background music around 6-7min mark , is it made with XY or no?

[@OoraMusic]

no that was actually made with my modular!

[@GDNZDONNY]

This piece is for the creator who has money to spare. I think we all can agree this is not a starter piece, or a centerpiece. It is a want, 100%. Beautiful piece of gear, but no groundbreaking tech here to support the price. With that said- if you have the money and dig it, get it! If not, cool! No harm no foul.

[@inkajoo]

lmao

[@OoraMusic]

agreed!

[@darwiniandude]

I think it _can_ be a centrepiece. Don't get me wrong, it's not for me - I don't want one myself. But with midi and CV out options, it can work with lots of external gear, as he says :)

[@michaelkonomos]

Good video. If anyone is interested in this, for the same amount of money you can get a Digitakt, SQ64, and pretty much any boutique synthesizer that you like the sound of, and you will have so much more capability and still have all the portability. I am sure that this is a wonderful instrument and if money was no object, I would get one in a heartbeat. But for most of us, I think, our money is really important consideration, and we live in a time where there are so many amazing options that something at this price point is out of reach. I mean, you can buy a MacBook Pro for this price and most people given the choice couldn’t even consider this. But I love the video and I always love the quality of your production.

[@OoraMusic]

dont forget you can get an opz for cheap and have most of the sequencing capabilities.

[@michaelkonomos]

@ great point!

[@peacefulpigeon7254]

Thank you so much for showing how you experiment and play - the sound quality and track is excellent and wondered if you are processing the sound in any way? Thanks 🙏

[@captainlovett4724]

After this video, I’m actually tempted to get one now. But can anyone offer some honest and viable alternatives? A single box with a screen, sampling, arranging, better synth engines and glitch effects. Digitakt 2 comes to mind but I don’t like Elektron’s workflow. I’ve used OP-1 several times and I enjoy the workflow, and the better synth engines than XY. Deluge is vastly more powerful in sequencing, but again the workflow is a bummer and internal engines are weak. I don’t exactly need a sound design tool, but an arranger with a quick/smooth workflow.

[@OoraMusic]

I think you could try first the OP-z , which gives you lot of similarities and then decide. Maybe you could consider the Deluge, Octatrack ( which can definitely go in this direction).

[@captainlovett4724]

@OoraMusic I got an XY! This video and a couple others helped me decide to buy it… and I am SO GLAD I did! It’s truly a wonderful machine, I can’t wait to start developing my own compositions on it. I want to see more XY from you! You make it sound so dreamy.

[@maxgoldsmith3940]

OP-WTF If they don't port at least some of these features into the OP-1f, a $2,000 device, I'd advocate against investing in this ecosystem. It's one thing to sell a product WAY above market price and advertise "many more features to come in the form of updates". But to drop an even more expensive product in place of those updates the consumer was promised, is a decidedly anticonsumer practice.

[@samprock]

I don’t remember too many updates on OP-Z which got on day one…… wait, got it, this is the update 😂

[@Fr3akTheGeek]

Never buy something for what it might become, buy it for what it is at the time of purchase. The price is insane, 5x of what I paid for the OP-Z. I was looking forward to an upgraded OP-Z and I was willing to pay twice as much, but this is obscene for anyone not earning money making music

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

its borderline fraudulent - im sooo disappointed in Ooraa Music - that he gives these fraudsters a pass !

[@rycrump]

God you guys. It’s not for you. Chill. I, personally am thinking about selling my kidney…

[@mauadachi]

Agree. It seems all this new synths and lots of the features could be updated on the OP-1f but they just dont want to do it.

[@rumo201]

It is portable, but no Headphone out?

[@jimharris6389]

The thing about Teenage Engineering is ... the clue is in the title. What else would you expect to get from a design shop staffed by teenage engineers? Some successes, some fails. A disregard for how things are supposed to be done, including hitting the market at sensible prices, swinging back to something cheap and cheerful because they haven't managed their finances very well. A preoccupation with looking great. Some terrible ideas and some absolute flashes of genius. Teenage Engineering, stay forever young my friends.

[@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss]

I’m so over 64 step limits in high end groove boxes. Elektron finally moved past it, everyone needs to. 128 is a lot more flexible. I know you can slow the rate of the patterns into even divisions but then you run into the problem where each step is 2x or 4x longer and you need to start over either removing quantization or nudging steps off the grid if you want any of the in-between steps

[@OoraMusic]

is a good point , wondering too why not opening up to more pages

[@BoundaryObjects]

Yeah, one of the powers of software is that you can just have as many steps as you need for a song, if you don't want to loop. I wish steps were just open ended.

[@mindexpansionpuzzles]

MPCs and Maschine+ are some readily available options out there.

[@MichaalHell]

It is very clear that you have not experienced Step Components.. The OP-XY or the OP-Z is not about step limits. ive had the OP-Z since launch and it by far one of the most creative sequencers out there and it only has 16 steps.. the OP-XY expands on the Z concept greatly.

[@captainlovett4724]

But there’s also the arrange feature and scenes, so it’s kind of pointless to add more pars per pattern.

[@dangerbird64]

Great overview, Oora. Thanks!

[@drmseq]

Thank you for the video. This thing is packed with features. It seems like TE is on the cutting edge of technology, as usual. Bravo!

[@OoraMusic]

thanks!!

[@Rob_Hogan]

lovely video. Step component demonstration was particularly creative and had beautiful results.

[@OoraMusic]

Thank you very much!

[@synesthesiafilms]

Love your video reviews. Thanks brother! 🤍🖤

[@Wiktorion]

Just about everything about the XY is extremely well executed. If you asked me, I'd agree with most of the decisions made. Re-using the milled aluminium case of the OP-1? Clever! Only having to change the interface PCB while keeping the screen, volume LED's, speaker, battery? Perfect! Page view, screen. Built-in MIDI and analog interface, improved engine, sequencer, tracks? Yes! However, dropping the visual aspect of the OP-Z feels like a cop-out. I LOVED the DMX compatiblity. It was such a unique feature. I would have liked integration with the OP-Z iphone app to ensure continuity. And that price is just something else. The OP-Z was a very competitive choice in its segment thanks to the comparatively low price. I understand that the pricing isn't taken out of thin air and this thing is undoubtedly expensive to make, but it really is prohibively expensive compared to the OP-1. The OP-1 doesn't really have competitors in the same way the OP-XY has, and I think it would have been a catch for only slightly less money. At this MSRP however, there are simply far better ways to spend your cash if you want to get grooving.

[@smd8790]

How is the sequencing workflow is it easy to operate for new users

[@OoraMusic]

it takes a minute to get honestly!

[@RollrightKnights]

"inspired by the iconic, off-road subcultures of dance music all over the world" WTF does this even mean? 😂😂😂😬

[@MyNameJeff..]

Hipster speak. Basically out of their ass, doesn’t mean anything.

[@sodiumlights]

🤣 it's compulsory to term everything as 'iconic' these days.

[@marcus268]

For that campfire moment of the DJ, just needs a mobile PA.

[@heyyypatrick]

I don’t get why it has to cost that much.

[@RollrightKnights]

Hipster tax 💁

[@uly1981]

it is priced (as all TE products) like that because it is not a tool for musicians, but people who buy into the quirky-hipster-jam-musician lifestyle. and like all luxury brands you buy to project an image, the more its products cost, the better the signaling. LVMH will probably buy them soon.

[@robertjamesonmusic]

It is made by a boutique design company in Sweden and has tons of features and abilities. That’s why it cost so much.

[@heyyypatrick]

@@robertjamesonmusic as far as features and abilities, I mean the SP404MK2 has sound modules now, and it’s $500. The Digitone 2 is less than half this price. Polyend just released a bad ass triple synth (yes I know it doesn’t have a sequencer) for $499 etc etc. This machine here doesn’t do anything new or special and it’s priced to kill. But I think their logic is that enough people will want to buy it just to say they have it, kind of like a Tesla truck. Good for them though. It’s working. I just won’t be buying one because I feel it’s unnecessary at that price when I have way more affordable options that do just as much.

[@timeconsumer325]

@@heyyypatrickI think that polyend synth does have a sequencer actually. I’m probably getting one and def passing on this. I’ve had an opz for ages and thought I’d snatch up its successor in a minute, but the price is obscene.

[@villaribabambule]

Great introduction 👍

[@OoraMusic]

Glad you liked it

[@wudimusic]

I know, those buttons are supposed to be touch-sensitive, but they still look like the OG OP´s And for that Price you can Buy an 88-Key Masterkeyboard, a Sequencer, a Sampler and still have money left for bunch of Synthesizers. Don´t get me wrong this seems like a really sophisticated instrument I just don´t see myself making my Music on those tiny buttons, all while having to remember a Bazillion dual-press functions

[@LagoLhn]

Oh look- exactly what my OP1-Field should have been. For an even higher cost…

[@MR-ov6iv]

lol

[@havenloss8107]

just got the op-1 field after having owned the og-1 but can you tell me why this is what the op-1 field shouldve been? isnt the workflow and stuff way different? sorry if im wrong i never used or understood the op-z

[@loftfive-p9k]

yeah pretty much a slap right in our faces. op1f has NO arranger only the tape and only one thing playing at once then you have this, pretty much everything you would want, minus like a single track of just audio.

[@cockur]

@@havenloss8107 They began the OP-1 Field campaign with the slogan "This is just the beginning". Making us think major updates to the Field were on the way. They weren't. What was on the way was a bunch of stupidly expensive companion products that nobody was asking for

[@robertjamesonmusic]

@@loftfive-p9kjust get both

[@davewebster689]

The track you've made with this (during the punch fx section) is beautiful. I'd play this track all the time of I had it, so long as its not full of the glitchy stuff. Got a lovely soulful Detroit sound to it

[@EVILJAMARR]

I’m trying to understand why i would keep my 1F when this thing does everything better

[@BuddyBooboo]

Was just thinking the same thing…

[@julian_behrens]

Amazing video! Thank you so much!

[@OoraMusic]

You're so welcome!

[@TROGULAR10000]

This is definitely not hate and won't complain about the price, just a thought here. I love the interface and the sheer power, it's really the one box I'd want to turn into a workhorse but wonder if TE or any company will make a similar device that's not so miniature. I always thought it wouldn't be far-fetched for TE to have larger versions of the OP-1, OP-Z, etc. Understanding perfectly they enjoy the miniaturization part and it's a big part of the idea, I still wonder if there's a market for bigger versions of these instruments. I wish I could pay TE for doing it. Just porting that technology and badass design into bigger boxes. You could even have a version that's bigger but still fits in a backpack and then a third version with full-size keys. How awesome would that be? For people who like some sort of integrated keyboard controller, for similar power the choice is currently between OP-XY and MPC Key 37, which is pretty cool too but completely different in terms of workflow and design intention. It seems like there should be something in between.

[@OoraMusic]

sometimes i dream too of a big interface, considering my hands are huge…

[@tropicalwhiskers3922]

Is the sampling very Lofi bit rate or hifi?

[@OoraMusic]

I have to dig into that !

[@CrescentRollCarl]

It does look good. The price? Its hard to swallow. It's not out of my budget, but I have a hard time buying something when I feel like the company is grossly overcharging, which is exactly what is happening here. I'm tempted though.

[@ohexohmusic]

Feelin' that opening jam 🖤

[@OoraMusic]

:)

[@Vincent-sy9sn]

I watched one of your OP1 Field posts where you said that TE had told you they are committed to updating the Field for at least 10 years. Do you think this is still true now that they've brought out the XY?

[@morpheoist]

the screen is in color, as can be seen from the red numbers that appear at the beginning. I think TE wanted to keep the grayscale because the machine is black.

[@McEnroe911]

Damn this thing is gorgeous. Price is a bit insane but YOLO am I right boys?!

[@McEnroe911]

Aw hell yea brudder

[@McEnroe911]

@@scamculture blasphemy.

[@robertjamesonmusic]

Looks GREAT!!!

[@renevanderkraats224]

Well, If you can afford it, and like the product, why not? Life is short.

[@Steeprock25]

Beautiful track and elegant demo.

[@NinthBranch]

Great review and demonstration! I'm sold and grabbing one!

[@OoraMusic]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@amilnoodeling964]

Great video!

[@rossawilson01]

My favourite thing about TE is how angry people get at their prices, it's like people think they're entitled to cheap stuff. It's a real insult to their ego because they can't afford a piece of gear, even though literally every other segment of music tech and hell, every kind of commodity. has their high end luxury side. Get over yourselves. Good stuff, well made, well design AND small, cost money.

[@OoraMusic]

amen 🖤

[@maco34576]

i can afford it, imma buy myself one, and i still think its expensive, so, no.

[@Dudderlyful]

No it's not quality or the design, it's just inflated prices. TE overvalue thier items and it appeals to a particular audience and that's fair enough, just don't pretend it's the rright value for everyone.

[@mdeerocks6792]

This isn't a luxury item. It's a silly, barely usable thing for influencers who produce no music to fleece people like you. I can easily afford it, but I won't ever buy it; it offers nothing for this price.

[@AlexanderShelestov]

Wrong. I can afford it and already have a lot of TE stuff. But I think the price is too high. So I won't buy it just to not support this policy.

[@cale.artificial]

Thanks for this man :)

[@electrosonicnebula]

Wished they'd skipped using the OP-1 case and made it slightly larger, that would have killed. Still prohibitively expensive for most at 3 or 4 times the price of an MPC Key 61 for instance.

[@nebula0697]

Yeah it's expensive AF but the interface is just badass. The brain and step components and sound engines are killer. There's never been this complete and slick a sampling groovebox. But still so damn small. This power deserves a larger box, at least another version of it in a bigger case.

[@TROGULAR10000]

@@nebula0697 Agree with both nebula dudes. lol

[@rastcheck6037]

Grande!! Grazie per la review ❤

[@OoraMusic]

ciao!

[@timhildebrandsalestrainer]

We could easily buy a push 3 standalone or a mpc x for this price or less… or two elektron boxes ? This better be insanely, wildly inspiring

[@jocee2257]

It's not

[@HyperNomadDJYu]

heavy...

[@ZidaneA]

07:50 I always loved the saturated colors of the OG-1. The OP-1f felt like a step down with it's dull and depressing color theme. The black/white theme feels a bit less depressing and more stylistically coherent, but I sure miss the colors a ton

[@Leo_Wieber]

Wow ! Great music, and really impressive instrument too !

[@HD-tj2uo]

The Price is outrageous 😠

[@cockur]

More outrageous than the price is the fact that the field can probably do most of this and only got a few shitty fx updates over the years

[@jodo985]

Most of teenage engineering is. Not all just most.

[@phillymopwater]

I swear nothing makes grown men whine like teenage engineering. Yall need to look inward.

[@OoraMusic]

im gonna pin this comment 😂

[@jstew512]

yeah, I mean everything isn't for everyone! I'd love an Eventide H9000, I'm not going to spend $8k but I'm not angry at them for making it.

[@MarkAtherton-bf4pq]

"Men"? That's a stretch when you're talking about synth nerds.

[@inkajoo]

at what price point would it not be whining to you anymore? 3k? 4k?

[@tylerstup9510]

Now that I am more into synths it is confusing about why it is priced the way it is. It’s super portable which is cool. But for that price you could literally get a set up that probably meets the individuals tastes a little bit better.

[@OoraMusic]

They have their own price policy, nothing we can do about that, nor we should. There are plenty of other instruments, luckily!

[@ttttiiimmy10bit]

it sounds amazing

[@robertjamesonmusic]

OPXY is incredible

[@OoraMusic]

agreed

[@reneeschke]

please show how samplin works. can you live chop?

[@OoraMusic]

will dig into that soon.

[@baconbigbeats]

It’s like they are trrryyyinng to offend people with the price.

[@Heavycap]

you showed me the Perfourmer, I fell in love with it right away and got it, the same happened after I watched your videos on Perkons and OXI, but this OP-XY is not worth the price for me, its too small and too many combo grips.

[@darwiniandude]

Video idea: feel free to edit and cut it together, but do a video teaching your mum to make synth music on OP-XY :)

[@OoraMusic]

NOT EVEN IN MY WORST NIGHTMARE!!

[@darwiniandude]

@@OoraMusic haha :)

[@pixelholix]

Thanks!

[@OoraMusic]

thanks for your support

[@sublabssa6420]

With this price people can buy an M4 MacBook Pro :)

[@jasonalvarez7242]

The people who buy this probably already have that new MacBook Pro too

[@Icebaer66]

including Logic Pro ;)

[@jasonalvarez7242]

@ exactly my point 😎🫠

[@rycrump]

You guys are missing the point of a well made, portable music device this powerful, with an amazing battery. I have tried them all, and the OP-1f is the best. Unfortunately, the workflow on that machine leaves a lot to be desired. This looks so much better.

[@jasonalvarez7242]

@ you hit it spot on. I originally was an OP 1 field hater because of the price and all of its limitations. The thing is you kinda need to be a good musician to be good at the OP 1 which I now appreciate after buying the OP 1 field recently. I already have a DAW and midi keyboard to do all the fancy stuff. I have no regrets. Trying to sell my op z now so I can upgrade 😎

[@martypants88]

it's beautiful. but that price is making it unavailable for me sadface. btw the screen is defo colour, because you have the orange indicator for the recording and if i'm not mistaken there are some subtle tints of colour in some of the animations. great vid as always!

[@OoraMusic]

you can do most of the thing with the op-z tho!

[@dmks2146]

it's funny how they went from "band in a room let's cut directly to tape" OP-1 to this level of complexity.

[@darwiniandude]

Are you familiar with the pocket operators (2015) then OP-Z (2018) after the OP-1 (2010?)

[@EaselCat]

TE is getting glazed more than a krispy kreme

[@MIGMORRIS111]

Those James are fire 🔥 I know there’s negative comments about “click bait” or not putting negative things in your videos about projects, but enough other videos do that already. Keep making videos like this because it works for you, don’t worry about it man. 👍 yes this thing is overpriced, but it’s also TE, cost was never in mind anyways.

[@OoraMusic]

Appreciate that

[@renevanderkraats224]

I agree. Just let him tell us about his own experiences with it. He isn't aiming to sell it to us, and he was upfront enough about the details at the start.

[@filo1210]

This video makes me want one , best yet

[@8bitBarry1]

People, we are officially going round the bend.

[@OoraMusic]

aye aye

[@onymousmusic]

😊 I have to admit… this thing looks f*ing rad! And you Federico make it sound awesome. But the price! Will I get one? Probably, but I’ll need to save up or sell some stuff for that one. Yikes! Great job sir! One of a kind.

[@thegroove2000]

Good for you. You enjoy making great music with it.

[@OoraMusic]

I appreciate that!

[@Tripwelleverday]

Always the best gear from them they are amazing

[@OoraMusic]

love their stuff too

[@e4bigler]

I guess I have to start a synth channel to be able to have my hands on one

[@OoraMusic]

good plan

[@brettpatrickdawson]

would love to see some CV/Gate out to that minimoog in the back

[@OoraMusic]

coming soon

[@2mbst1]

Most people in the comments should *never* look up prices for instruments. It will *blow* their minds. Sarcasm aside, Thanks for the Overview! Much appreciated! I absolutely love my OP-Z to this day, despite its flaws in build quality over time. And while the op1f didn't really tempt me to upgrade over my op1, this one does more so. I had planned to get the TP7 in abit, but seems like priorities have just shifted a bit.

[@tColorsinspacerecordings]

Being delivered this Wed 🎉🎉

[@RafaelGrigorian]

AI powered OP1 Haven't seen any updates for the Field since May :/

[@Android-Zen]

The op-xy checks most boxes. I was in love until I heard the price. So many other options at that price point.

[@chrisloren9363]

Just want to say this is a great overview and you have a very pleasant voice to listen to 😎

[@OoraMusic]

thanks Chris

[@matt-lang]

15:55 the step component implementation sounds so good...

[@OoraMusic]

:)

[@nstruiwigh]

Love it mate!!!

[@OoraMusic]

Thanks Nadia🖤

[@FSK1138]

sounds amazing ..

[@OoraMusic]

:)

[@deepseadiver8191]

OP-1 has multiple sequencers. Can't say it is the "introduction of sequencers in OP platform".

[@darwiniandude]

Not to mention OP-Z...

[@electronicbagatelle]

For a newbie like me this is better than the OP1F and sounds great.

[@OoraMusic]

:)