Teenage Engineering OP-XY | Ask Why EP | Rephazer | IDM/Electronic/Ambient | OPXY/TX-6/Revox/OPTV

[@RedMeansRecording]

Definitely the best op xy stuff, great job.

[@Rephazer]

Thanks for the supportive words Red! That’s much appreciated

[@humankapital2000]

After listening to this video several times I had to buy the album. So inspiring. Thanks again!

[@Rephazer]

Hey thank you so much for the support! I really appreciate it :)

[@SeanKearney]

This is the best OP-XY video I’ve seen so far! ❤🙏 The BoC vibe is especially appreciated

[@Rephazer]

Thanks for the kind words! I am glad you like it :)

[@christopherknowles]

🚽

[@mekl9]

this is incredible. So cool you made some of the sounds, your field packs were lifesavers.

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much! I am glad you like my Field packs. I made most of the sampled instruments on the XY so if you ever get one you should feel right at home in that case ;) cheers

[@mekl9]

@@Rephazer Cool. Especially love your field instruments on the durm kit, btw.

[@Rephazer]

Thanks! Luckily with the new multi sampler on the XY the instruments have a more realistic range instead of 2 octaves only.

[@NovakTheEnjoyer]

I could listen to this for the rest of my life

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot! In that case don’t forget to get the EP ;)

[@NovakTheEnjoyer]

@ yessssss

[@humankapital2000]

Great stuff. I'm really happy that XY does come with presets from my favorite sound designer built in!

[@Rephazer]

Ah that's very kind of you to say! I hope you'll enjoy the sounds as much as I do. Cheers!

[@darwiniandude]

Yeah, agreed! Presets can make all the difference, I think a lot of people will love OP-XY because of the presets...

[@sequencist]

best music video from op-xy

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot! I think there will be more XY music videos soon ;)

[@final_mile_music9713]

This is superb. 👏

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot!

[@carterrozenboom8282]

Best vid I've seen with the op-xy. I've watched it like 6 times so far. My personal favorite was 17:16

[@Rephazer]

Thanks! I am glad you like it. There is an EP available if your interested ;)

[@OrangeDrinkMusic]

this is incredible

[@Rephazer]

Thank you so much! I am glad you like it

[@OrangeDrinkMusic]

@@Rephazer just bought the album! scared it's going to make me buy the synth lol

[@Rephazer]

Thanks for the support! Much appreciated. I love this thing so I understand if you do, however I love all sampling machines lol

[@EZBOT_]

Killer work.

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much!

[@pedrogomis]

This is another level, very very good. I ordered the opxy after watching your video, I have replaced my revox by the TP7 ;)

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot. Yeah the TP-7 seems great. I ordered one, but unfortunately the platter clicks at every rotation so need to exchange it.

[@vagueversatile]

Best demo of the device. Actually we forget the device to focus on the music

[@Rephazer]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Eventually it's all about the music.. I hope ;)

[@portnull]

Gorgeous, especially digging the reworked version of the Field Cassette Jam 2 now called "Amethyst".

[@Rephazer]

Hey a real fan? I thought that jam got lost in oblivion so gave it a little refresh :) Thank you so much!

[@portnull]

@@Rephazer Sure thing! It's one of the loveliest songs you made IMHO. :-) I'm curious to hear your opinion about the OP-XY, especially in comparison to my beloved Field. Are you on any of the forums, elektronauts, op-forums, anything like those?

[@Rephazer]

@@portnull Thank you for the kind words! I love the OP-XY and it's amazing sequencer capabilities, multisampler and overall design, but I will always have a soft spot for the tape workflow of the OP-1. They are completely different regarding workflow so a comparison in that regard is out of the question if you ask me.. Do you rather have a advanced sequencer or the freedom of tape to play with. My answer.. Both? ;) Btw. I am both on Elektronauts and OP-Forums. Cheers

[@chadxp]

very cool video!!

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much!

[@lapsusvandezloot]

Killer, clearly had to buy the album to listen to it again and again!

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot for the support! I am glad you like the EP!

[@karabinerstudios]

This is wonderful 🙂

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot!

[@navedrops]

Your video is really inspiring!, thank you so much!! I really like how quick you can build things up with this machine. Soon I should also release my EP! Keep it up! :D

[@Rephazer]

Thanks and yes it’s a very inspiring machine for sure!

[@skoolafish]

this sounds exactly the way i want it to

[@Rephazer]

That's great! Thanks :)

[@randomVEL]

it’s all so soothing and groovers. i like it!

[@Rephazer]

Haha that's how I roll! Thanks a lot :)

[@JayHosking]

Your music is always an inspiration.

[@Rephazer]

Hi Jay! Thank you so much for the kind words again. You are a great inspiration as well! Keep up the great work ;)

[@aseomg]

Wonderful compositions!!

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much!

[@ifaber68]

Beautiful this new OPXY, very nice demo track.

[@Rephazer]

Thank you my friend!

[@kstahl]

Holy crap. This is incredible stuff.

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much!

[@silentrocco]

Such stunningly beautiful tracks. 🫶

[@Rephazer]

Thank you so much! 🙏

[@oaklandghosts0510]

This is absolutely stunning!

[@Rephazer]

Thank you so much!

[@tendingtropic7778]

would love to see a tutorial vid sometime on how you made some of these songs!

[@Rephazer]

I am sorry man, I don’t feel comfortable in front of a camera so only music and sound on this channel ;)

[@SONWU]

Wow, impressive!

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot!

[@peterbondmusic]

Very nice work! EP purchased.

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot for the support and your comment!

[@Rivendio]

Wonderful...great work and musical aesthetics in general 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much!

[@Rivendio]

@@Rephazer U R welcome...very well deserved ! 🙂👍🏻Please keep on ...

[@Rephazer]

Comments like yours will keep me going! Thanks again

[@MichaalHell]

So good

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot and respect to you sir for rowing through the salt on Elektronauts ;)

[@MichaalHell]

@ I’m a salt hoarder 😆

[@Daulef]

Brilliant.

[@Rephazer]

Thank you so much!

[@Gerdream]

Great work!

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much!

[@samprock]

Beautiful sounds and great to get it with device. I also see how quality of life improves over OP-Z (hardcore fan). 🎉

[@Rephazer]

Thanks very much! Yes it feels like it's built like a tank so to speak.

[@samprock]

⁠@@Rephazerlove the last one especially! What happens on @20:10, do you unmute a bunch or rather change scenes or change songs within the project? OP-XY synths are different than OP-1. Does it (I guess wavetable synth) cover Dr Wav or D synth?

[@Rephazer]

@@samprock Thanks! I change the mute state of the song ;) There are different synths on the XY, but to be honest I haven't used any of them yet.. I am a sample guy.

[@ryanhayford]

Excellent!

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much!

[@jazzbeats8168]

would be nice if you did a tutorial on the features of the OP XY... interested in the sequencing capbilities

[@Rephazer]

Thanks, but as you can see on this channel I don’t do tutorials, sorry. However I am sure someone will do one soon enough?

[@benjaminbrodie9801]

Awesome! Great tracks and sound design.

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much!

[@darwiniandude]

As soon as I heard the 'monium' and 'ask why' demo snippets on their product page, I recognised you work. This is great! Congrats on the collab too :)

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot mate! I also have 2 additional sound packs ready for the ones interested ;)

[@jazzbeats8168]

wow nice tunes !!

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot!

[@Efimer]

Amazing work

[@Rephazer]

I thank you!

[@sfundawge]

love your sounds and your music very much?

[@Rephazer]

Thanks for the support and love! Much appreciated

[@modelenginerding6996]

TE has cured my GAS with the price of this unit. Very nice though in capable hands. Nice work.

[@Rephazer]

Thanks and I understand what you are saying. It's a premium (priced) product.

[@SRDhain]

Great job on these tracks. 👍

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much! Much appreciated

[@AABattery]

Awesome stuff again and again!

[@Rephazer]

Thank you my dear first subscriber :) Much love

[@AABattery]

@@Rephazer Ah am I? :D Well, I don't think I can afford XY, so listening to sweet tunes made with it is the next best thing!

[@Rephazer]

@@AABattery Yeah you are the OG man! It's a premium product for sure, but luckily there is so much good gear for every budget lately ;)

[@Digiphex]

Kaini Industries type of sound at first. Very nice!

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot! That one patch is included as factory sound. I hope more BOC comes out that way :)

[@xxxSupahskillzz48275]

​@@Rephazer which internal synth engine does it use? Or is it a sample?

[@Rephazer]

@@xxxSupahskillzz48275 Iit's a sample. I only use samples ;)

[@LloydRobinson]

Beautiful ❤

[@Rephazer]

Thank you so much!

[@hiddenmaterial]

well done!

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot!

[@he-man-music]

Thank you for focusing JUST on creating music which is THE most important aspect of new gear. What fabulous sounds, compositions and arrangements these are! How much of other gear/ effects were used apart from XY? Curious to know as I am trying to come up with price justification strategies to convince my wife of this purchase ;)

[@Rephazer]

Hi, thanks a lot for your motivating words! Everything you hear including effects like reverb/delay/eq/compression comes out of the XY. The Tape machine brings some color and a bit of saturation to the sound as well. Check my other XY video if you would like to listen to only the XY. Cheers and good luck with convincing your wife.. .Almost Christmas? ;)

[@he-man-music]

@ thanks buddy. I need to order it now to get it by Christmas. Right? ;)

[@Rephazer]

@he-man-music better be safe! ;)

[@slakk5093]

Very nice music mate

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot for your comment! Glad you like it

[@RadicalOwl493]

6:40

[@Rephazer]

👍

[@tendingtropic7778]

great stuff! can you midi / tempo sync the op-1 field to the op-xy via usb / bluetooth? and make it so that both start running if you press play on one of the 2 devices?

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot! Sure. Both cable/wireless midi possible.

[@hanzvolt]

hey how many synth parameters can you control per channel? and how much sample time is there?

[@Rephazer]

Sample time depends on the engine. Check the forum (Elektronauts for example) for answers on technical questions or ask T.E. directly please.

[@BorisBerger]

Insanely good music! Very glad my op-xy thirst brought me here! The arranger feature seems to be exactly what I want both when I compose and when I perform. Did you ever feel limited using it?

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot! Yeah I gave some tips regarding the arranger that I felt were a bit limited. You now have 100 different mute states instead of 10 so it's great to build a complete song or album even haha

[@Melonlade]

Hi, great music m8 :) I am a big OP-Z user, i have been making music on it for ages now and i LOVE it. I have just started pairing it with other gear like the KORG NTS-1 mkII and the NTS-3 and it's mad good! I was wondering, if for you as a massive OP-Z user, is it a good upgrade ? are there any newer step components or quality of life features that make it a must get upgrade from my OP-Z ? Cheers and congratulations on this great video :)

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot! The new multi-sampler, better quality effects and a completely stereo audio engine is worth it for me personally. Thing is.. Just like the OG OP-1 the OP-Z has got it's own sound character which for some is where all the magic is ;)

[@zanza_the_rewolverine]

is possible to chop samples on xy line any mpc?

[@Rephazer]

Not yet, but I think it’s being worked on

[@ckrug32]

Amazing work. Thanks for showing us how much this little thing can do! I'm curious if the OP-XY has something similar to Elektron's Overbridge? In other words, can this multi-track record into a DAW via USB? And if not, do you know of a good work-around? I realize that it's possible to complete songs on this device without using a DAW, as you've done here, but I do enjoy refining my jams in Ableton when they're ready!

[@Rephazer]

Thanks for listening and your kind words! There is no overbridge, but there is stereo audio in/out via usb so in worst case scenario you could record tracks one by one via USB.

[@tColorsinspacerecordings]

Sounds great. Disappointed that we only get 40 seconds for the multi sampling though. this isn’t much at all.

[@Rephazer]

Thanks. At least it's twice as much as the drum sampler on the Field on which I was able to create Multisampled instruments too so this is another step forward. Perhaps we'll get more later.. there is quite some storage available afterall ;)

[@Twigtwit1]

This is great, the first track sounds so much like this other song I’m trying to remember, I think the bass line is the same. It’s like a trip hop song with female vocals. Anyone know what I’m referring to?

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot and I can't help you with the song you are thinking about, however it made me curious though :)

[@morphe8851]

@Twigtwit1: As I first heard this, I thought of Boards of Canada’s “Roygbiv” track. Awesome work, @Rephazer!

[@Rephazer]

@morphe8851 Thanks a lot

[@robnchrisca]

I would like to know how the multi output works. Will I be able to record all tracks separately for mixing and additional production in a daw. Unclear based on the manual.

[@Rephazer]

I think multi output in case of the XY means that you can select what to output to that physical XY output. so midi or cv/gate or (stereo) audio.

[@robnchrisca]

@ so no way to get the tracks stemmed out or recording separately for mixing in a daw?

[@Rephazer]

@@robnchrisca Not as of yet as far as I am aware. Perhaps this could be a future feature.

[@jamierice9313]

🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@Rephazer]

[@mihaidxn]

Is the op1 there just to record to tape or is it serving another purpose too?

[@Rephazer]

It's playing the vocal stem

[@op-1g.s]

👍🏽

[@Rephazer]

:)

[@patrickbateman7444]

Amazing music, and the machine sounds so good! What was the mastering process for this EP? just the tape machine?

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much! Audio signal goes from XY to Revox B77 MKII for a bit of tape saturation back to the TX-6 which adds a bit of compression and records straight to a USB pen-drive as 24-bit 48 kHz wave file. Normalised the wave file and uploaded to the web ;)

[@patrickbateman7444]

@@Rephazer Thank you for sharing your process. I'm still amazed how good it sounds basically out of the box! That price is a real bummer though :D

[@Rephazer]

I know and it's unfortunate, since that's what everyone is talking about instead of how fun and capable the machine really is.. ah well

[@patrickbateman7444]

@@Rephazer It is a truly great machine. You almost have to commend TE for sticking to their principles, even if i might pass on it due to the pricing...i'll think about it :D

[@alexeykurilo4381]

Good stuff, as usual. Do you see any difference compared to original op-z? Seems like nothing new except screen, memory and aluminium case..

[@Rephazer]

Thanks, there are many differences for sure. Keep in mind that I am still a fresh user and mostly spend time sound/sample designing on it, but out of my head.. You can't deny the better built quality of the XY.. this won't bend over time resulting in dials popping out or having double triggers like the Z unfortunately had problems with. The audio engine is of a much better quality and everything is stereo now. There are more synth and (multi) sampler engines. New (stereo) effects including a even fancier reverb compared to the one on the OP-1 Field. You can allocate voices (polyphony) to channels yourself instead of a pre-set polyphony of voices for the 8 internal audio channels. More sample memory and probably much more differences. I guess there will be videos soon comparing these 2 without a doubt.

[@alexeykurilo4381]

@Rephazer yep, but it is all cosmetics.. It has literally none new features. Same synths engines with few parameters, same fx, one lfo... I remember first time i saw op-z i was super excited about workflow. But new opxy it is like skins in Fortnite, looks different but inside the same.

[@Rephazer]

I do not agree, but whatever.

[@RolandFrasierEPIC]

@Rephazer thank you for that list of detailed differences between the op-z and op-xy. That’s the best list I’ve seen so far. Super helpful and great video and music as well.

[@Rephazer]

Thanks a lot and my pleasure!

[@grahamrobinson9166]

This is awesome … I love your patches How do you find the keyboard to play relative to the op1 field?

[@Rephazer]

Thank you very much! I like the keyboard, but I personally like playing the OP-1 Field keyboard better.

[@grahamrobinson9166]

@ thanks … and do you know if the drum sampled samples go beyond the 2 octaves when played on an external midi keyboard (they don’t on the op1 field)?

[@Rephazer]

There is now the multi-sampler for that! I made a lot of new presets for it (factory as well as new sound packs which are available at the usual place)

[@grahamrobinson9166]

@@Rephazer Do you see yourself using the op XY and op 1field together? If so, how?

[@Rephazer]

@@grahamrobinson9166 Sure and I already did in the video above (5th track) and used the OP-1 Field as a (4 track) stereo stem player which it could be used for in fun ways using the FX and tape.

[@deadpoolforprez1007]

Fantastic work as always!! Question- how does it export audio? Capable of stems? Just waves or midi?

[@Rephazer]

Thanks. I can't help answer your question, since I only have imported audio into it and record stuff out of it. I am not sure you can even export/render stuff. It's a different workflow, but you can always track out digitally via USB audio.

[@deadpoolforprez1007]

@@Rephazerthanks so much for the insight!! When you say track out via USB C…is that a mixdown if the entire song/track/arrangement? Or are you able to get individual stems for each track? Looking to master files in a DAW and want to understand how you can further mix outside of the XY. Appreciate it!

[@Rephazer]

@@deadpoolforprez1007 For now it's a single stereo audio signal that comes out of the USB C. So you have to track every single channel apart if you really need these individual tracks on their own. Cheers

[@deadpoolforprez1007]

@@Rephazer appreciate you so much! Last question (swear) are you able to isolate the aux tracks for manual stems? Like - can you solo just the "tape" track or just the "punch FX" so when you record in stereo...you can have those isolated?

[@Rephazer]

You can send individual audio tracks to the separate out no problem, but Punch fx and tape are like insert fx so I don’t think you can isolate those.

[@TK421SSDD]

Holy crap wat een dopuh tracks!!! ❤ BoC zou er jaloers op zijn 😉 Zijn de synths op deze tracks van de OP xy? Of zijn dit samples?

[@Rephazer]

Bedankt! Ik doe alles met samples, maar wees gerust. Ik heb bijgedragen aan de fabrieks sample geluiden van de XY dus zo kan iedereen met een XY lekker boccen ;)

[@alexmax9832]

nice work. Obviously the packs you created for Op1 Field are perfectly compatible and also work on XY? Thank you!

[@Rephazer]

Thanks, The Field packs are not (yet) compatible with the XY. The structure of the audio engine flow is different (send fx instead of insert fx for example) so synth sampler sounds will sound different depending on the used FX. Also OP-1 (field) drum-kit samples won't import like they should, since the drum-sampler also changed. I requested backwards compatibility from the beginning and they said they will work on it after release.. so fingers crossed!

[@alexmax9832]

@@Rephazergreat notice my friend. Anyway, Your packs are welcome. Regardless.

[@sunsetter]

Sounds great. Did I read correctly, you collected your own samples or resampled the synth engines built in the OP XY?

[@Rephazer]

Thanks, it’s samples from my own collection. But since I had a maximum of 6,7 mb per preset I had to resample things. Ever tried making a convincing sounding piano with 6,7 megabytes available? It’s quite a challenge I can tell you ;)

[@christopherknowles]

TE used to claim their shitty bleep bloop boxes were shitty on purpose because limitation breeds creativity. Now we can see they have completely lost the thread and just want to charge you $2000 for $10 worth of keyboard parts. It’s sad to see, but it also couldn’t have happened to bigger scumbags.

[@Rephazer]

Thanks for the positive vibe man .. Love it! Luckily there are music making devices available for every budget. Bye

[@christopherknowles]

@@Rephazer sure! Brilliance has been created on a thrift store laptop with a pirated copy of fruity loops. Teenage Engineering really found the sweet spot with their grift tricking people into thinking they can buy talent. Rofl.

[@Rephazer]

@@christopherknowles It seems your experience with Teenage Engineering is not great. I am sorry man!

[@christopherknowles]

@@Rephazer it’s important to view TE as a fashion brand, not a music equipment company.

[@esulkes]

Great work!

[@Rephazer]

Thanks!

[@eveningsmoke1]

Are you able to chop samples On the XY the way you would on the OP1 drum sampler wise, the kind of auto chop the Op1 one has on the drum sampler ?

[@Rephazer]

I think not as of yet. OP-1 (Field) drum-kits are also not yet compatible as far as I know. I asked TE for this backwards compatibility from the beginning and they told me they would work on it after release so fingers crossed!