What do I think about the new Field version of the OP-1 by Teenage Engineering? How does it compare to the original OP-1? Here's my review of the original OP-1 as well: • Teenage Engineering OP...
great overview. i struggled w my op1f for quite a while at first but after a year or so i can say for sure i’m a better musician for sticking with it. also regarding the long lift function latency; keep in mind it’s not just lifting, it’s doing a full bounce and stereo image mix down, for ex say you have all 4 tracks recorded for 4 bars, each track recorded in 2 separate mono recordings (L &R), and you’ve over dubbed with panning: the lift is actually takes all the mixer settings currently, as well as the full history of panning in the original audio takes, and reducing it down to a true stereo image so that if you drop it into the drum sampler, that entire image is represented in stereo. it’s magic honestly.
@@robertgarvansnyder4665 me too i randomly dropped into drum sampler a very complex 4 bar tape take that i must have overdubbed 20x with layers panned in all diff angles plus mixer settings and was awestruck when i ultimately ported the sampler audio into logic days later to notice it had preserved and mixed down everything into a stereo image. this is not the only example of pure magic that TE never seems to boast about let alone mention. lots yet to discover IMO. i should mention that it’s mostly useful for creating new instruments in the synth. record 8 diff preexisting ones in 8 LR mono takes each with diff pan and FX then lift drop into synth sampler - a new crazy synth amalgam instrument. tons of fun with this particular use case.
I got mine in 2013 and I struggled for years to get my head around it. I based much of my music production on iOS and when I went onto hardware I picked up the OP-1. Now I love the thing now, so I understand the struggle.
@@djjohnny5166 absolutely. this device is nuts. there are tons of little gems that TE never advertises. explore and enjoy and over the years you will encounter some wonderful features/usecases that you never thought possible
Great overview. I wish regular quantize for recording is added as well some performance fx like there are on OPZ or the new EP KO 133. I mean “whats up with that !!!” ????
Yeah, cool video. Like you, I also sold the original OP-1 for those reasons. Lately I've been looking at the Field. I think one of the main things to get to grips with if I would get it, is that any music I'll make on it will be distinctly different from what I'm doing now. For good and for bad. I'm waiting to get some more info on the new Torso Electronics S-4 before I make up my mind. Cheers
The Octatrack for me is strictly for performing my studio tracks live, I really don't use it in the writing process at all. So for me at least, there's absolutely zero overlap with the OP-1F.
If I’m paying $2+ g’s for this, I don’t want “quirky limitations’. If this had a linear editor on it instead of the useless tape recording, it would be 100% better. With an undo button of course. It really does feel premium and the form factor is perfect.
