OP-1 & Field: General Overview

[@OllieLoops]

Hey, let me know if you like this style of video. I hope you found it fun and informative.

[@Srcsqwrn]

Very interesting to learn about the differences. I have wanted to get an OP-1 for about 9 years. I live vicariously through videos like this!

[@Srcsqwrn]

@@HighMonkeyMonk ok

[@tim_tim_tim]

Very well made video & product

[@pipiaakotze]

the music is kind of annoying in the background. beside that it is good.

[@OllieLoops]

@@pipiaakotze Thanks for your honest feedback.

[@JustusYoungOfficial]

I recently purchased the field and absolutely cherish this tech. Thank you for the vid, such valuable information packed in 10 minutes

[@OllieLoops]

Thank you so much! Enjoy the field. it's a special device.

[@JamesStMichael]

This was byt far the best overfiew I have ever seen of ANY product!!! Great job bro!! Appreciate you taking the time

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks. Very kind of you.

[@darwiniandude]

Great overview - a lot packed in to this short video! Great go-to for people unfamiliar with what they can do.

[@OllieLoops]

thanks! yeah, I try to pack a lot in a short amount of time with the understanding that people can always rewatch.

[@Chips-Lab]

Amazing condensed overview, thank you :)

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks!

[@goodfruitbearing]

I could see you doing overviews for their company… nicely done!

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks!

[@Longstride]

Great video, I’ve been trying not to buy an OP-1 for over a year but there’s nothing else I could take on a walk with me in the woods with such richness. I’m def a love player rather than a sequencer. You’re reminding me why I want one 😂 thanks

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks. It’s an investment, for sure. And it’s highly portable. Just make sure it’s the workflow you want.

[@glynnpowell7864]

The op-1f is such a worthy upgrade it’s insane

[@OllieLoops]

yeah, I agree. It's totally worth it.

[@HiLoMusic]

worth 2k? no@@OllieLoops

[@imandan1966]

yes it is@@HiLoMusic

[@kohlhofer]

Nice overview. Also really excellent presentation and style. Having owned both I can tell it is comprehensive. Goes to show the density of the OP-1. As I write this, the comment section has not yet completely deteriorated into the usual … „but it costs money!“. My hot take on those: I know perfectly well what I can buy for 2k. Yet there is a bunch of people who feel the need to explain it over and over again. That is not at all about teenage engineering, the OP-1, or people who like or use their stuff. Frankly, I don‘t know what that is about. But it is tiresome. Anyway - thanks for sharing an excellent video.

[@OllieLoops]

great points. thanks for sharing your comment.

[@themusicofcbdkris]

The onboard synths are very unique . And the " sequencer " / loop mode is the most intuitive production style ive ever been a part of

[@OllieLoops]

Very unique indeed.

[@SkerryVibe]

Great overview! The OP-1 is really an investment, in yourself and your music.

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks. That’s a good point.

[@lindasson]

This is an excellent overview my friend!🙏🏾✊🏾💚

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks!

[@JonHarrington9075]

Thanks soooo much for that ! I found your vid incredibly useful.....I now know beyond doubt that I'll get many year's of enjoyment from the 'field', so I'm saving up ! Thank you for a beautifully presented video - definitely fun and informative! 👍

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks! Appreciate your comment. The field is worth saving up for.

[@aseomg]

I need this type of video to describe the current version of me vs my younger self 😎 *looking forward to the 2023 video comparing the next OP-Z vs the old version

[@OllieLoops]

Isn't that what Benjamin Button was about?? oh, if they drop a new OP-Z, that would be rad! I'd be all over that.

[@aseomg]

@@OllieLoops I remember watching that movie in 2008! I need to re-watch it now that I've aged, lol

[@OllieLoops]

@@aseomg haha. yeah, it's worth watching again. "meet in the middle"

[@onequestpixel]

Amazing video, thank you so much! Loved the style and the depth of information covered.

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks! Much appreciated.

[@OrangeDrinkMusic]

Not sure if this is a super unpopular opinion, but I actually prefer the lack of numerical information on most of the original OP-1's synth engines. It forces you to use your ears, and to be honest, I have no idea what the numbers mean anyway

[@OllieLoops]

Great comment. I think there's two schools of thought, those that want to play the instrument just like a piano and not worry about the inner workings. And the other approach is the synth programmer, who wants to engineer the device into producing specific sounds. The OP1 seems more about the feel and playing the device than the later.

[@dangermouse8466]

@@OllieLoops HI! That's a beautiful looking synthesiser. Are you planning on having the ability to lay down more tracks? Also, being a pianist, would it be possible to have full size keys and also the number of keys being greater than what you have there because I find it annoying to have to switch octaves. Thanks.

[@bexiexz]

AMAZNIG

[@OllieLoops]

thanks!

[@bexiexz]

@@OllieLoops

[@bexiexz]

@@OllieLoops !!!!

[@hexandcube]

The OP-1 really is one of the best designed devices of all time. I just wish it wasn't so goddamn expensive.

[@OllieLoops]

Too true.

[@sotirisnikolaidis4835]

great video 🙏🏻🎹

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks!

[@allegro_manontroppo]

If it had the ability to save multiple songs and an "undo" button that let's you recover if you made a careless mistake it would be a perfect machine.

[@OllieLoops]

Undo would make this a perfect machine!

[@darwiniandude]

While I get people asking for undo, rember you can lift and then drop back a tape section before you record. Lift and drop is like being in Word on the computer and doing Edit|Cut (Control/Command X) and Edit|Paste (Control/Command V) then you make all your changes - as a copy is left on the clipboard still if you don't like it, select the text and do Edit|Paste (Control/Command V) again to get your original back. It basically is an undo buffer. In OP-1 terms, Lift the tape, Drop back to the same place, then record your overdub. If the timing of your playing is wrong, go back to the start and press Drop again. You then have the original recording back in place without your overdub. OP-1 Field has unlimited length Lift and Drop now I believe, and remember Shift+Lift or Shift+Drop does all four tracks at once, on both models. Sure it requires pre-emptively Lift and Drop before a recording to give yourself that backup undo buffer, but this is a work around we used to use in 1990 with the original Photoshop. It had undo, but only one single layer of Undo, and sometimes it didn't work. Cut/Copy to clipboard gave an extra level on Undo in that way.

[@allegro_manontroppo]

@@darwiniandude ok, but it's unnecessarily complicated, while composing it's easy to forget or make a mistake by randomly pressing a key, a dedicated "undo" would be enough to solve the problem.

[@gaigeevans7699]

5:40 you say both feature an oled display, I’m not 100% sure but I think the Field uses normal LED

[@OllieLoops]

Oh! good to know. thanks for the info!

[@gaigeevans7699]

@@OllieLoops love the vid either way 🥰

[@OllieLoops]

@@gaigeevans7699 awesome. glad you love it!

[@Hexxedtone]

to justify the cost, just think about the purchase like this, spend the 2000 now, use it for a while, when you hear the next one coming out, sell it for 1900

[@OllieLoops]

they do hold their value well.

[@stuartreed944]

OK I'm sold. This looks like a fun device for me! *checks price :((

[@OllieLoops]

It’s not the cheapest device. But there are many synths that are more expensive.

[@TheAlfahDj]

@@OllieLoops and there are synths and apps that are 1/10th the price and do more with your favorite gadget. So your point is moot. There is no way to cloud it, any teenage engineering product is waaay overpriced.

[@malekzin4788]

Wow, looks nice. I wonder who much this is? $1999? I guess music is not for me. But seriously, teenage engineering is the Apple of music production devices.

[@OllieLoops]

You get what you pay for.

[@malekzin4788]

@@OllieLoops Apple has the Mac Mini for those who wants to try macOS. Does teenage engineering have something equivalent?

[@Basementshaker]

@@malekzin4788 They have the EP-133 sampler for $300, and Pocket Operators for $100

[@RadicalOwl493]

@@malekzin4788yep, they have many options like that, priced lower than most companies could justify (see pocket operators).

[@AlexanderShelestov]

10:20 No, the field doesn't have velocity sensitive keys. It reads an inbuilt accelerometer to guess how fast (hard?) the key was hit.

[@OllieLoops]

teenage.engineering/now#velocity

[@glynnpowell7864]

Isn’t that the same as velocity sensitive? It may not be traditional, but it still works

[@OllieLoops]

@@glynnpowell7864 agreed. Works well.

[@dystopia-0616]

cope

[@dachugadakelley650]

This guy really pulled the AkTuaLlY ☝️ comment 🤓

[@P-S-T]

I have it. It’s has a really nice hardware and software. Except the way you record your sounds. It could improve with saving sequences, see more of what is important on tapeview and better savingmanagement. Would be nice to see a way to just save and load projects like an ordinary daw. Imo at least.

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks for the tips!

[@P-S-T]

@@OllieLoops Thanks for a great and fun video as usual. 😊

[@OllieLoops]

@@P-S-T yeah! happy you enjoyed it!

[@KeithDuncanSound]

G.A.S.

[@OllieLoops]

Gas

[@dude_moode]

Les Paul did NOT INVENT the solid-body electric guitar (ref. e.g. Rickenbacker "Pan", btw, he didn't design the Les Paul guitar, either). Still, he was one of the most important visionaries of modern pop & recording alright - I'm excited to see which TE-inventions will have become industry-standard in a few decades... Go for it, Teenage Engineering!

[@OllieLoops]

Not to argue, but according to my research, Les Paul is credited as the inventor of the electric body guitar and other inventions. Feel free to provide a source regarding the Rickenbacker.

[@imandan1966]

He certainly did.

[@nacs]

This video is just to flex that Ollie has not just 1 OP-1 but TWO OP-1s (while the rest of us have 0).

[@OllieLoops]

nope, not a flex. I'm super grateful to have these. And I'm happy that I can share info about them with everyone!

[@phackwer]

OB1? Obeewan? DAFUQ

[@OllieLoops]

?

[@avengingsylph]

Thanks. I now understand why it costs that much. All these features + Hippie Design Tax + Nostalgia Effect + 'Shutup, I'm TE! Gimme your weed money, B*tch' = $1999

[@OllieLoops]

Haha.

[@aitordotco]

Can't afford.

[@OllieLoops]

I had to save up for a really long time to get one.

[@aitordotco]

@@OllieLoops it's a beautiful tool

[@sofnaji]

Let's be honest it's design was influenced by Steve Jobs

[@OllieLoops]

It may have been.

[@maceau]

You mean Jony Ive, Apple designer. And Ive was influenced by Dieter Rams, Braun designer. Teenage engineering reuse a lot the design language created by Rams for Braun

[@sofnaji]

@@maceau you kinks what I mean

[@sarc143]

W

[@ufinc]

looks cool but is totally overpriced, don't believe the hype

[@OllieLoops]

The hype is strong with this one.

[@alexmax9832]

UNDO @teenageengineering, please

[@OllieLoops]

would be super cool if they added it, wouldn't that be awesome!

[@v01c3]

My guess is storing enough diffs for a functional undo would get in the way of engineering the other features predictably well, storage and computing wise