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TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

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Re: TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

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post #7

Can anyone identify the manufacturer of the beautiful knurled knobs? I only know about Kilo International in Orem, Utah ( http://www.kilointernational.com/ ) in this space. They don't look like any of their standard parts.

at that price, they could be custom. and looking at the geometry they could be made any place doing contract c&c.

Re: TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

#32
post #7

Can anyone identify the manufacturer of the beautiful knurled knobs? I only know about Kilo International in Orem, Utah ( http://www.kilointernational.com/ ) in this space. They don't look like any of their standard parts.

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Re: TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

#33
post #21

I could really do with this, it seems that it would solve some problems, simplify my workflow AND mean I get to sell a couple of pieces of gear. I own an OP-1 and feel that it's worth the £850 I paid for it second hand but this TX-1 is over twice as much as I'd be prepared to pay. Shame given its design and feature-set. Maybe Behringer will put out a shitty £200 clone in a year or two ;)

Agreed on both features and the crazy price. I've been using a TC Helicon Blender to serve as a stereo mixer + AI.

Re: TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

#34
post #5

I wonder why it's so expensive, I know it should be higher than regular consumers expect because it's a low volume high quality product, but so is the OP-1 and that seems to have a lot more manufacturing overhead. Wouldn't this product just contain a small signal processing FPGA, a bunch of ADC's and a couple DAC's? It's small but I think those should fit fine in that enclosure with a thick PCB. Anyone know if there'…

it has 8 oonboard fx that can be applied to the tracks. drum machine and synth onboard. Multitrack usb audio device.

Re: TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

#35
Top 3 rows seem to be dials/knobs to twiddle, is that right? They are so close together even that female model's hand looks like it would have trouble grasping one of them without forcing aside the knobs next to it. AKA they seem very cramped.

Re: TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

#37

From the specs: > to keep the battery healthy, the unit should be charged at least every 6 months. if not used for a long time, it may not charge again. ..... why is that?

Batteries self-discharge. If they are fully discharged for a long time, they may get damaged irreversibly. This is the case with most battery chemistries and not specific to the TX-6.

Re: TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

#38
For everyone drooling over the design of this, here’s a fun little form-over-function tidbit from the fine print:

> high quality, slimline cables custom-made for TX–6. the narrow profile allows you to use all 6 channels at once and makes for an easy pack down.

Sounds like the input jacks are so close together not every 3.5mm audio cable will work with it. Like a phone without a headphone jack - bring a special adaptor or no sounds for you. Lol

Re: TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

#39
post #22

if i wanted a simple mixer and usb audio interface with fx send and i didn't want to spend a thousand dollars on it, what's the range of alternatives i've spent under $150 on every individual item in my kit so far and it feels silly to blow past that on a mixer.

you're paying 4 figures or you're getting a plastic piece of crap from $50 on amazon, and it just has line out not usb audio.

Re: TX-6 – Teenage Engineering

#40

Top 3 rows seem to be dials/knobs to twiddle, is that right? They are so close together even that female model's hand looks like it would have trouble grasping one of them without forcing aside the knobs next to it. AKA they seem very cramped.

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