@@aesonfuentes7623 oh yeah this video creates demand in all of us I’m sure. and since I commented that I got robot and speak and they are both incredible!
Judging by how popular and expensive their first product is (the OP-1, which is still produced to this day), I don't think that company will go out of business anytime soon.
@@Fluterra I agree. The design processes and engineering required well suit the value of the products. The new OP-1 Field I would say is overpriced, but the time and development that was spent creating the product occupies a large portion of the price.
@@netako I know people love the OP-1 for "on-the-move" composition, but once at my desk it just sits in its bag unused. My desk mixer, composer tools, and synths just blow it away for workflow. It's a nice, but only for funning around.
This no lie feels like an authentic teenage engineering video. Well I’m no more certain on which to get first, but it IS my mission to get ALL of them and chain them together. Make some albums, maybe an OP-1 or OP-Z collab in future! My future in music lies in some circuit boards, pocket operators and some good old teenage engineering.
I thought one of these would be fun to pick up and play with; I'm afraid after viewing this video the decision is more difficult! Great production on this.
I really love the drum machines and PO33. PO33 is essential for sure! I do love the synthesizers, but I don't find them (for example PO20) quite as useful. I recommend starting with PO33 or any of the drum machines!
Such a cool and unique set of tools. Not something I can visualize using with my workflow (maybe the PO-28, PO-33 or PO-35), but man they could be insane in the right hands.
You folks make awesome videos. ..been subbed for some time and when it comes to introducing people to PO's, this is one of the first links I share! I honestly don't think this can be done any better! :)
A friend just gave me an Arcade and KO! for my birthday and they’re amazing, just so fun and inspiring. Side note: I want them to make a Resident Evil-themed custom one.
@@SonicVibe I highly recommend it, if you want to play solos. Arcade is more like you setup song and it plays it. Robot is you performing live (while arcade plays drums, bass and background chords)
My first duo! Now torn between adding a 12 or a 32... I think the 12 fits in better with the chiptune nature of the 20 and 28. But the 32 seems more versatile. The 33 will be a future add and I think it might be the most useful when expanding beyond the chiptune horizon.
The PO-33 is the easiest purchase in the world to justify. That said, the PO-32 is unreal if you have Microtonic. Being able to create thick bass notes and smooth lead sounds by stretching out the attack/decay settings gives it so much potential. I got the PO-35 thinking that it would satisfy my Tonic needs, but the choke on the PO-32 is really useful, and the one voice on the PO-35 isn't enough. If you're clever about how you set up the morphing to change note length and modulation features, it could stand as the most versatile pure-synth of the bunch. It also renders the PO-12 pretty much obsolete. The PO-20 is easily the most fun on its own, second to PO-33 that is. The PO-28 kind of makes the somewhat harsh PO-16 obsolete... if only programming it didn't feel so much stiffer than the rest. I think the PO-24 is underrated, but considering you could practically sample it in its entirety on a single drum rack on the PO-33 is almost a shame. Never got the PO-14, but... I suppose it would be useful considering the pocket operators didn't have much in the way of lows until the PO-30 series.
The entire 20-series was supposed to be chiptune-inspired, it was designed by Linus Åkesson a.k.a LftKryo, the guy who put a SID chip into a vintage organ (the chipophone). But everyone knows, drums is by far the weakest point of the old 8-bit sound chips (they're even pretty lousy on the "16 bit" FM chips too). So they went with the natural percussion of disk drives, printers etc. for the percussion entry in the series. Understandable choice, but unless you really want to limit yourself to those sounds maybe not the best buy.
How do you like them? I’m really considering getting 33 as it seems the most versatile to me. I’d definitely imagine there’s a learning curve, but after that, would you say it’s relatively easy to achieve this level of sound?
which one would you recommend as the first one to get, for an absolute beginner like myself? side note: this video is so well done! i've been rewatching it for the past half hour because it's so satisfying! love it
PO-33 K.O! could be a fun place to start. It comes pre loaded with samples, but you can also record your own and make music out of anything. Once you got the hang of using it, all the rest are very similar to operate.
Holy moly this was an insanely helpful overview, and beautifully presented too. Great work! I’ve had a KO for a while and fancied picking up another to make a chain. I think Robot came out the clear winner, though Sub came pretty close.
PO 33 works for me for voice and drum tracks. Learning to use it(self taugh)is fun and you get better as you familiarize yourself with how to use the 33
Man what is wrong with this video 👨🦯👎🧐🤬 now I want to buy more!!! I never knew what the po28 did but that looks like my next one haha. Very well made video
