POCKET OPERATOR FOR BEGINNERS: TOP 5 THINGS TO LEARN

[@ryangunwitch-black]

I’ve been watching a ton of PO tutorials and this is by far the most clear and concise.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much! Feel free to ask any questions :)

[@Sadiquecat]

My god this will be one of the best tutorials for beginners. Quick and directly in "how do you use this thing" :D

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks haha, I just wanted to make something that wasn't incredibly overstimulating or complicating for all the first timers out there. I hope it works!

[@hplcman]

I just got 2 PO’s as a gift from a good friend, the PO-128 and the PO-133! I love your videos, but am COMPLETELY new to this! I just wanted to say THANKS for making these!

[@slimbocker73]

You can only audition the sounds if write mode is off. This tidbit is not widely mentioned and took me hours to figure out.

[@FreeBeat]

This is true. Once you turn on right mode, the 16 pads become your sequencer and auditioning sounds is not possible.

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

*THANK* you!!

[@spencexxx]

Damn you! I just bought a Tonic and a KO...and I'm procrastinating learning...but since you made a video I'll watch it! ... and if you wanna make some more like this I'll watch those too!

[@FreeBeat]

Haha yes! The more you learn a more fun the pocket operators become, I promise! You'll have a blast and be making music in no time. Thanks for watching!

[@howardanderson3061]

Hey man join the club, every PO that I've purchased sits around for a month or so. Lol Free Beat's tutorials have got me off my ass and helped me be "hands on" I have the Tonic as well, I even got bundle that came with the developers software...Free Beat rocks! Get going and have fun

[@mugglepower]

this is fking addiction. I always liked music and played some instruments, but last august I stumbled across the OP1 and bit the bullet, then I just fell into this abyss addiction of buying audio stuff. Then the pocket operator, then the soundwich, I just snatched a stereo field now because I can't resist lol

[@FreeBeat]

G.A.S. is way too real haha. Be sure to have fun learning all of the gear though!

[@mugglepower]

@@FreeBeat Music is so fun. I have been playing guitar and piano all the time and I felt I hit a bottleneck. then after i got into 'composing' or at least that's what i think i'm doing, i feel like i'm opening up new possibilities. I never was really into the softwares, but these unique instruments really are fun to play with.

[@ALWTunes]

I have a full studio in my house, but can’t figure out this tiny beast. Haha. These tips are very helpful. Thanks!!

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you so much! They are really quite capable once you start to figure them out. Have fun!

[@walrtbstudios5430]

@@FreeBeat Yeah, you won’t find a better drum machine for

[@zoned7609]

i bought the office and the KO. im excited to make things in the office despite the limitations, maybe even because of them

[@FreeBeat]

The limitations are honestly one of the best parts about the pocket operators. They force you to get creative real fast!

[@howardanderson3061]

Mmm this is a great idea/tutorial, I now you've done a lot of great PO tutorials. I'm thinking this could be a series of "getting started" type tutorials...I don't know of anyone who's done that. Anyway just a thought.

[@nylertickel2]

This would be a great idea for a series! A video dedicated to the differences of each PO would be smazing

[@FreeBeat]

That's a really good idea, as well as an excuse to buy the rest of PO's that I don't own lol. Thanks as always!

[@howardanderson3061]

@@FreeBeat You are welcome, I know actually own all of them now, I did buy the the office, robot, arcade and factory at budget used prices. I almost look at them as little synth modules as far as the sounds go. Yes for sure get them all. Buy em' sell em' and trade em' with friends. Lol

[@kengreen6901]

Hello! First off, a mighty big thank you. Love your enthusiasm on these lovely gadgets. Please consider a tutorial video on introducing PO’s into guitar pedals and have them plugged into guitar amps. I love the PO’s but want to get away from the DJ sound sometimes with out blowing anything up. Cheers

[@FreeBeat]

I will definitely do some videos once I get some guitar pedals. Thanks for watching!

[@MrShagnar]

Going to be ordering one soon and this vid is super helpful

[@lemonpepperdry5818]

Thank you for this content.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching!

[@0704kel]

Very useful, thanks for posting

[@davidgood840]

I wish I had watched this back when I first got my PO because I was so confused at first!

[@FreeBeat]

It's a pretty intimidating device category to first get into haha.

[@nylertickel2]

Always learning something new from your videos despite owning these things for months. Consistently look forward to your vids every day! You should do a Paterson 👀👀👀

[@nylertickel2]

Patreon*

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you!! I actually have a patreon already, I just don't really plug it that much haha. Patreon.com/freebeat. Thanks for watching!

[@EllisHamburger]

ultra helpful, thank you!

[@FreeBeat]

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

[@pinky865]

Great video man!

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you so much!

[@louisesmith1549]

Hi, my son got a PO 133 for christmas and we are struggling to find advice on how to use it! for instance, how to delete a pattern etc. Thank you

[@FreeBeat]

To clear a pattern, first make sure you're on the pattern you want to delete (hold pattern and press 1-16). To delete the current pattern, hold the function button (which is different on every pocket operator. In the case of the PO-133 it's the record button). While holding that button, press the pattern button and the current I selected pattern will be deleted. Hope that helps!

[@louisesmith1549]

@@FreeBeat thank you. Are there any videos you recommend watching for a beginners tutorial?

[@infinit12]

@@louisesmith1549 he has many pocket operator videos in his feed and most of the features are transferable. here is a great detailed video on the PO 33 which is essentially identical to the 133 aside for built in sounds and graphics. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpSlgoxon79qqck

[@Ddog666]

Thanks for the introduction, that was very handy. My PO-33 arrived today and I'm playing around. The one downer is that it seems really quiet, even with headphones. Is that normal?

[@FreeBeat]

When you hold down the BPM button, you can select a volume level between 1 and 16 by pressing the corresponding pad. One being the quietest, 16 being the loudest. Have fun!

[@Ddog666]

@@FreeBeat Excellent! That worked a treat. Thank you. I'll be binging your tutes now :) Cheers

[@mathematicwaveformrecordings]

Hi, I make music also. I have most of the pocket operator's (there's a couple i didn't buy,mostly because they don't interest me) reguardless,I do like the ones I've bought but I never really used them to create a track. The thing that threw me off was when syncing 2 or more po's, the levels of one might overpower the other which can throw the mix off. (For example - a lead type sound on robot being way too loud while arcade is playing a rythym. I have alot more professional gear than the pocket operator's,but I have a project idea that the pocket operator's fit ,so I plan to put in some practice with these po"s and I wanted to let you know that you're simple videos are consise & helpful . Thank you. P.s. - i recently started a KZbin channel ,it's very slow going at this time , but i post some sounds there & i appreciate any subscriber's to the channel if you are interested. Take care.

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you so much for the kind words, and a good luck with your channel. my best advice is to never give up even if it feels like you aren't growing fast!

[@hplcman]

How do I make a new pattern on one of these? I push the pattern button and all the pattern spots are already filled with pre-loaded patterns. I’m learning the po-128 btw. Thanks!

[@Axoltolion]

Does this need to be plugged into anything or can I just play it on the go?

[@FreeBeat]

You can play the PO's on the go, they're battery powered!

[@briggsy9768]

Most cases I see for these things dont have any button labels or icons on them. I imagine it's impossible to learn with a case? Sucks that you cant protect it until youre proficient with it.

[@FreeBeat]

I've seen some custom cases with button labels, but yeah for the most part they seem to be blank :-/

[@baltomontion9512]

Make a part two please

[@FreeBeat]

I don't exactly have a part two coming, but I do you have another very similar video coming out soon!

[@wh1plash05]

Hey do you know how to solo a track on the ko I’ve been looking all over for this

[@FreeBeat]

Unfortunately the PO-33 doesn't have solo or mute options :(

[@wh1plash05]

@@FreeBeat :( *cries well thanks anyways

[@tripnotixtv]

weird question do Pocket operators turn off? just got one

[@FreeBeat]

They turn off automatically after a little bit of inactivity haha

[@samsepiol3268]

I have the PO 133 and it literally just sits in standby mode until I pick it back up. The batteries are not drained either. Kinda weird.. considering the literal clock that I set up, I really reminds me of an alarm clock, physically. They don’t turn off unless you unplug em..

[@elek-trick]

Tip Number 1: Don't buy this. Tip Number 2: If you did buy one, throw it away