Pocket Operator Beginner's Guide: What to Memorize First!

Pocket Operator Beginner's Guide: What to Memorize First!
Welcome to my first ever PO beginner's guide! Today, we're going over what new PO users should memorize first in order to start making music as soon as possible. Enjoy!
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[@jthorpe4droid]

My tip for POs is always have 1 blank pattern for a intro/break when chaining them together.

[@FreeBeat]

That's a great piece of advice! Super useful when trying to end a track, especially when recording. Thanks for watching!

[@dafimperator]

Before I bought my first P.O. I thought they were stupid toys not worth the price. I currently have 4 of them and I'm still tempted to buy more :) Their limited and at the same time dedicated functions are their charm. You can quickly create something that will serve as a jingle for a small game, intro on YT or will be an input phrase for further processing. And of course, any DAW with a bundle of free VSTs will probably produce better sound, but it's all about fun, portability, and speed of creation. Besides, even if you get bored, you can always sell it and get most of your money back. That's why I recommend having them at least for a while.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching!

[@xy9394]

Finally, a tutorial that doesn't assume I've been doing this for years!

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching!

[@beckysantmarc]

More videos like this please (for all levels). Thank you so much for your hard work.

[@FreeBeat]

Fear not, more are on the way, and thanks for watching!

[@garyt.8745]

Great video, thanks! Had a couple of these knocking around without being used and your clearly explained, straightforward video has helped me get them out on the desktop and rocking.

[@FreeBeat]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching :)

[@charlesneuzilmusic7236]

This is one of the coolest videos I've seen on Pocket Operators yet! A few months ago I bought a PO 35, because it looked cool with the voice synthesizer, and I thought I could get creative with it. Don't have any other P.O.'s, but they have always interested me. Anyway, I've watched a lot of videos, and in eight minutes I picked up more good and valuable information/tips than I have in watching much longer videos. You present good and practical information in a clear, concise, and easy to understand manner. And I appreciate that. Too often I follow along and then................get lost! This was really helpful. Thank you!!

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much for the kind words :) That means a lot to me, as it's exactly what I set out to do with my tutorial videos! Thanks for watching!

[@howardanderson3061]

This is another great tutorial and I thinking maybe "The beginners guide" will be a continuing series? Great Suff

[@wyattr7982]

This would be great

[@FreeBeat]

You know me too well haha, more beginners content is on the way!

[@howardanderson3061]

Excellent!

[@Solidahmed]

This video did helped a lot. This is a great intro and makes understanding the more involved tutorial easier. Thank you for making it.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much for watching, glad I could help!

[@chrisbunchofflowersmusic]

Fantastic video!!!!!!! Thanks A LOT.... MANY THANKS AND REGARDS FROM "CHRIS BUCH OF FLOWERS MUSIC"

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching!

[@ozziesmom9186]

Very helpful thanks so much!

[@FreeBeat]

Of course, thanks for watching!

[@jackduxbury1632]

Great video, thank you 🙏

[@FreeBeat]

Wow, big fan, thanks for checking out my channel!

[@arkaholicn1456]

Thanks for these turtorials. Got 128 recently and been watching these.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching, I hope you're loving the Megaman!

[@trevormalcolm4328]

I’m waiting for my 1st P.O. To come in the post! Finding your videos essential viewing. 👍🏽🙏🏽🇬🇧

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much! Which PO did you get?

[@trevormalcolm4328]

I went basic and got the P.O. 12. Not the latest model but less of a learning curve and dirt cheap in U.K. stores (£52} then P.O. 14 sub is on the list, thats even cheaper!

[@julianbannon3076]

If you're trying to decide whether or not to buy one, *this* is the video to watch.

[@chrisneyman]

Really well done.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@psihypo]

Handy vid! Waiting on my KO in the mail, and my girl is getting me the Sub for xmas :)

[@vprice509]

You ruined the surprise...

[@FreeBeat]

That's gonna be a great combo! Let me know if you have any questions once you get started :)

[@kengreen6901]

Love you stuff, If I have not asked, can you do one where you alter their sound and properly run them through fx pedals or other gadgets...perhaps to get a metal sound, rock n roll...Yah!

[@FreeBeat]

Haha I can possibly try that, it seems pretty open ended though! I plan on picking up a few guitar pedals, I'll definitely make a video running the pocket operators through those. Thanks for watching!

[@kengreen6901]

Thank you! I am stoked and happily waiting:)

[@deanhuff123]

Is there a way to see parameters of a programmed step? I can usually figure out the sound bank, but have no idea about its parameters (tone, timbre, sustain, triple hit, glide etc.)

[@yevfalco]

Oh ya

[@vprice509]

Cool! I actually knew all of these tips, so I guess I am no longer a total noob.

[@FreeBeat]

Congratulations! Time to dive into the deeper stuff now :)

[@MrGeoffashley]

Do you have a sample pack for the Office?? Like a drum kit, since (and correct me if I’m wrong) the tones are borrowed from the Arcade/Robot...specifically a drum kit that’d be op-z compatible

[@FreeBeat]

The PO-24 is actually made up of all of its own samples :) It's all recordings of legit 1980's office equipment lol. I don't have a "kit" of it, but I did import a few of the sounds into my Roland TD-17 drum module for use with my electric drum set. I used them in a drum solo during the "In Over my Head" live show!

[@anandrv81]

Can you please let me know how to increase the volume. I can barely hear anything despite connecting it to an output.

[@FreeBeat]

Hold down the "bpm" button and press buttons 1-16 to increase the volume. I recommend anywhere between 12-14

[@TheMrJuuls]

Any tips for syncing multiple POs? I've been trying to get them synced well, but I'm having some volume issues. Do I need to adjust their volume individually before syncing? I have been ending up with one sounding much louder than the others

[@wiggesobk]

Yeah if you put the Volume up on the first po in your chain than the other po's are getting louder as well. So you have to ajust the Volume on each one individually. I've bought a little Mixer named Dude (from the company: Bastl) and a Sync Splitter from the Company: Tindy. So you sync all po's and ajust the volume on the mixer. But it's not the cheapest Option. It costs around 120€ (Mixer and Sync splitter).

[@FreeBeat]

What Wigges said basically haha. The syncing won't really affect your volumes, so just start at the master and go one by one through your chain, setting each one to your liking!

[@bluespectrumtapes]

Are these relatively quiet or mine broken?

[@FreeBeat]

Have you adjusted the volume? Hold "BPM" and try pressing pads 12-16 for a much louder volume.

[@bluespectrumtapes]

@@FreeBeat thanks

[@henryallard4039]

had to be the 100th like

[@FreeBeat]

Wow, I had no idea this video had so many likes. Thanks!

[@franssu2229]

terrible failure of UX design to have the led of the button under it placed next to the label of the button on top of it...