Yes, professionals use OP-1.

It's one of Jean-Michel Jarre's favorite synths[1].

JM Jarre is one of the godfathers of electronic music. You probably heard Oxygene part IV some time in your life[2].

[1]https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/05/jarre-synth

[2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSIMVnPA994

> Do professionals use the OP-1?

Of course, you can find lots of "boutique" instruments being used by a range of creators. I don't think there are a lot of them only using a OP-1 for full tracks though, although I have seen some live performances made with it together with other instruments at the same time.

Actually this submission seems to be about a few pages, one of them being "made on OP-1" where you can see just that, artists using the OP-1 in different scenarios: https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1/anniversary/made-o...

Edit: one specific example: Diplo claims the OP-1 is one of the ten "essential" items he owns, has to count for something at least :)

> not willing to do any significant part of their job on a device the size of a chocolate bar

Heh, tons of people fiddle with modular synths and I can imagine that being even worse sizes (or "smaller" rather).

This is the most insane approach to responsive design I've ever seen. Just scale down everything, including the text, as the window gets narrower?

They (TE) make musical instruments and gear, they are not a technology web 2.0 startup so of course they won't build the greatest websites. For something truly insane, see how Moog built their website, lots of fun and confusion, even though their equipment is ace: https://www.moogmusic.com/

Sure, Dan Deacon comes to mind. Most of the instruments he uses in his performances are smaller than a computer keyboard.

Here's a picture he posted of his gear:

https://twitter.com/ebaynetflix/status/442078506655023104/ph...

In his NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, you can see an OP-1 on the near-right of his table.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heFRwLfjVXI

edit: I found a website which catalogs musicians and the equipment they use. It lists 190 users of the OP-1.

https://equipboard.com/items/teenage-engineering-op-1-portab...

I've never heard of Dan Deacon but I clicked the NPR set you linked above and man - what a treat! Thanks for sharing, friend!

You're welcome! Dan Deacon's music is fun, and I've heard that his concerts are a blast.

My favorite online presentation of his music is the collaborative video made by Adult Swim for the song "When I was Done Dying".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuJqUvBj4rE

Thanks for sharing, that was awesome.

Check out this clip of him on a morning news show from early in his career. It's a gem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eMb_kh_glw

Spotted Portugal. The Man using it here https://youtu.be/fSVwJyxeVYI

EDIT: turns out I'm response number 1000 – read someone else's comment.

Of course! There are many synth artists out there. E.g. Andrew Huang

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YHz6lsMcjDY

Andrew Huang is probably the worst example of a OP-1 user when it comes to music production and not music production teaching. AFAIK, Huang is more of a Youtube-educator than musician.

I don't know, he puts out really good music and videos at an equally astonishing rate for both. They have lots and lots of albums and while few of them are alike, I thoroughly enjoy most of them.