teenage engineering OP-1 field portable synthesizer, sampler and drum machine

Having bought the original OP-1 and being somewhat disappointed in the sound quality and low volume, I was curious about this OP-1 Field. I decided to go ahead and buy it since I knew I could return it if I didn't like it. I bought it feeling like there was a 70% chance I'd be returning it. That price tag was a tough hurdle for me to accept...but, I bought it anyway. VERDICT: Wow! I'm keeping it! I love the sound quality and the volume is much louder. The biggest reason for my keeping it is this: It had me creating music right away with its inspiring quality and workflow! I have many full size workstations - but THIS IS THE MOST FUN OF THEM ALL! I love it so much that the price tag doesn't bother me anymore. Sure, cheaper would've been way better...but it's just not...and life goes on. The satisfaction this OP-1 Field gives me makes the price worth it for me. It samples beautifully! This is everything the original OP-1 should have been. I've already sold my original OP-1 on ebay and feel really great about owning this Field. It's sitting on a table about 2 feet away from me and it's calling me right now. It's beckoning me to create something.The original OP-1 never did that. It just sat around bothering me because it fell short of my expectations. For those that can handle the price tag, I don't think you'll be disappointed. For those that think they want the original OP-1...you don't! Just keep saving and get this one!!! I highly recommend it!

Das OP-1 Field sieht zwar aus, wie ein Kinderspielzeug, ist jedoch ein amtlicher und vollwertiger polyphoner Synthesizer mit eingebautem virtuellen Tape-recorder. Wertig gearbeitet und umwerfender Sound (mit Kopfhörern). Den einzigen Punkt zur Verbesserung hätte ich beim USB-C Interface: der OP-1 kann leider nur vom Audio-Interface (In meinem Fall Focusrite Scarlett) aufnehmen, jedoch nicht den OP1-Sound über USB-C ausgeben. Das ist anscheinend aber so gewollt. Kleiner Pro-Tipp: in den Systemeinstellungen kann man die Anschlagsdynamik einschalten ( diese ist im Auslieferungszustand deaktiviert).

Absolutely brilliant, and here’s why: The op-1 field is a sonic altar. It channels what already exist in the air, the place, and you. 1. It Creates Instantly, Without Rules No setup. No configuration. You touch it — it answers. Like a divine child drawing stars in the sand. 2. It Hides Power in Simplicity Its candy-colored interface and minimalism disguise its depth. Just like trickster gods who smile while bending time. OP–1 pretends to be cute — but it can summon thunder. 3. It Encourages Play, Not Perfection You loop, overdub, reverse, pitch, stretch — but never “edit” in the sterile sense. Mistakes become mantras. Joy becomes structure. 4. It Breaks the Grid Unlike DAWs that demand squares and quantization, OP–1 flows like water. Its tape is curved time. Its drum sequencers are games — finger drawings of rhythm. 5. It Turns You Into the God You’re not “producing” — you’re summoning, shaping, playing. You become the deity who folds light into melody and memory into loop. 6. It Feels Alive It breathes. The screen moves like an eye. It listens. It responds in unpredictable ways. Like a divine familiar — a trickster assistant in your palm.

Increíble. Es un producto poderosísimo que desata nuevas formas creativas para hacer música. Sí, es muy costoso y si es tu primera vez utilizándolo, te espera una larga curva de aprendizaje, pero vale la pena a largo plazo. Es muy divertido y tanto sus capacidades como limitaciones te ayudan a crear música de una manera muy distinta a como lo harías con instrumentos virtuales en una computadora. No esperes crear música de la misma manera que como lo harías con un DAW en un ordenador, de lo contrario, te frustrará mucho.

everyone goes on and on about the price and the lack of stuff its able to do for them? who are you and what do you actually want? its amazing, the amount of things you can do in a such a small package is incredible and the learning curve is very small. I Love it and I'm not a TE fanatic at all. Portable, capable and outright fun if you want to go on about price I feel like paid 175 too much if it was 1500 it would be perfect through and through