OP-1 Clicks and womms

Recently got a Teenage Engineering OP-1 and this is a first attempt to put the 4-track through it's paces. It's a noisy little thing, extremely digital. In addition decided to put this together without any sequencers so the rhythms are... inconsistent. This is straight out of the device, no additional processing.

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posted by q*ben (6 comments total)

YEAH OP-1
posted by Sokka shot first at 12:13 PM on April 17, 2018 [1 favorite]

Okay having actually listened to this, I like it a lot. That spring reverb is just unmistakable, but you'd never guess that this came out of a small computer—it sounds so chunky and physical.
posted by Sokka shot first at 1:32 PM on April 17, 2018 [1 favorite]

I’m learning to love the tin-can reverb. Overdubbing allows for some amazing depth. Currently trying to figure out resampling thru the drum kit which is a pretty amazing feature.
posted by q*ben at 4:48 PM on April 18, 2018

I've only recently (after owning the device for several years) begun to understand the potential of resampling. HOT TIP: You can lift sections from the tape, then switch over to the sampler synth and drop the lifted section directly in as a sample. I didn't learn that until a couple of months ago, and it's transformed how I use the sampler.
posted by Sokka shot first at 8:59 AM on April 19, 2018

Oh also! Some of my tracks, and some others, are on the OP-1 tag.
posted by Sokka shot first at 9:02 AM on April 19, 2018

Thanks for the tip! Found your tracks, you’re giving me some new ideas. I’ll use the tag in the future.
posted by q*ben at 4:12 PM on April 21, 2018