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

The media could not be loaded. 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 RulesNo setup. No configuration.You touch it — it answers.Like a divine child drawing stars in the sand.2. It Hides Power in SimplicityIts 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 PerfectionYou loop, overdub, reverse, pitch, stretch —but never “edit” in the sterile sense.Mistakes become mantras.Joy becomes structure.4. It Breaks the GridUnlike 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 GodYou’re not “producing” —you’re summoning, shaping, playing.You become the deity who folds light into melody and memory into loop.6. It Feels AliveIt breathes.The screen moves like an eye.It listens.It responds in unpredictable ways.Like a divine familiar — a trickster assistant in your palm.

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 funif 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

Having used one on loan for two weeks I have to say that it’s fun, inspiring and brilliant. Build quality is top notch and the battery life is great.BUT, and it is a big, flabby but(t), it’s not worth the asking price. At £500 it would be a no-brainer. At £750 you could maybe justify it. But at £1600 it is terrible value for money. Nothing about it justifies the price. You are buying into hype.For around the same price you could get a novation summit or a moog matriarch. You could pick up any number of behringer analog synths. They’ll all be as inspiring and wonderful to use. Or get a laptop and Daw which gives you everything the field can do and more for around the same price.A truly brilliant product at a frankly absurd price.

I'm a big fan of these portable devices and other synths and all in one workstations. Ableton push 1 and 2, akai force, mpc key 37, yamaha seqtrack and numerous others I have. I cannot justify the price for this device. £1600+ for convenience. Unfortunately teenage engineering marketing department has muddied the water very much for me. It's decent enough. But £400-£500 would be a fair price for this offering and it will never live up to what the the full blown devices can offer. Get a yamaha seqtrack if you want portability and still have enough money for a 2 week holiday to use it!