I was just about to sell my OP-1 too, there goes the resale price.
And here comes my chance at finally getting an OP-1 ;)
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#12Given that the feature list reads almost like new product and the OG is already pretty complex, I'm most definitely happier with mine now than before.
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#13It looks nice and I may consider buying one for research purpose. But I know the price tag can be quite high for many. Maybe that's partially the reason that I believe free and open-source software is a form or music democratisation. I would like to invite those who are interested in this idea to try my live coding project in the browser:
I have been taking this project to different workshops and there will be more. The most unforgettable experience so far is that in one place the host can only provide old laptops that can hardly run Chrome smoothly. It really makes me think a lot afterwards. There are so many people excluded from music making due to the price tag.
On the one hand, it's exciting to see the exploration aestheticism, design and interaction. But on the other hand, we should really consider the democratisation of music tech.
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#14Link should be https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1
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#15The design is beautiful, but it's not really clear from this page what it is.
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#16Someone put "image-rendering: optimizespeed;" in the css and all the images look blocky.
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#17It looks nice and I may consider buying one for research purpose. But I know the price tag can be quite high for many. Maybe that's partially the reason that I believe free and open-source software is a form or music democratisation. I would like to invite those who are interested in this idea to try my live coding project in the browser: https://glicol.org I have been taking this project to different workshops and t…
Talking about making it easier to write music and then linking to a programming language for making music feels a bit weird. Yes, hardware is a barrier for sure, but a even larger barrier would be to put it behind a complicated programming language.
If we really want to "democratize music tech" (whatever that means), then I think things like the Korg Volcas are much closer to achieving that. Cheaper than most computer hardware, very intuitive even for people who never touched a synth before, and hardware that is relatively easy to grok, even the insides of it. Easy to take apart as well.
The only thing missing from the Volcas would be a completely open source design both for the hardware and the firmware. That would get us much closer than a programming language for music could ever.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
For the same money it would be possible to buy the full version of a DAW of your choice, Kontakt, Arturia V-Collection and a PC to run them all on. I'm sure the OP-1 is fun, but I doubt it's £2,000 worth of fun.
And the debate of hardware vs software continues! It's true that if you just compare the costs, it might be cheaper to go the software route. But I mainly make music to go away from the computer, as I spend a lot of my days programming on one already. And the ability of pulling me away from the computer you can't put a price on :) Plus, fiddling with real knobs that affect the sound in real-time, having a keyboard wi…
In hardware terms, it's the same price as a Yamaha Montage. The OP-1 isn't good value for money no matter how you look at it.
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#19I have mixed feelings about OP1. It’s like a cave man jam toy but also something capable of creating accidental awesomeness. 2000$ is questionable. I wonder what we will see in the sponsored YouTube videos.
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#20The design is beautiful, but it's not really clear from this page what it is.
It's quite obvious to me that it's a keyboard instrument from the first picture alone. The copy gives plenty of information on the synthesis and sampling capabilities.