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Re:OP-1 field by motogpjimbo on Thursday May 12, 2022 @07:12AM (#31352271)
There are many other options available - the groovebox market is booming right now. Even if you don't consider traditional grooveboxes like the Digitakt suitable for creating an actual "song", options like the Polyend Tracker are available and the modern MPC devices are basically a DAW-in-a-box now, complete with software synths.

The OP-1 is cool as hell, but realistically it's a £500 musical toy marked up to £2,000 simply because hipsters latched onto the design and marketing of it.

Re:OP-1 field by ugjka on Thursday May 12, 2022 @07:16AM (#31352302)
Nah, it is not hipsters, they are just doing what Apple is doing.
Re:OP-1 field by capableweb on Thursday May 12, 2022 @07:33AM (#31352444)
Not everyone who likes Teenage Engineering / OP-1 is a hipster, that's true. But I think Teenage Engineering / OP-1 is the only music making company/music equipment I frequently see designer friends post on Instagram/Twitter about even if those same friends never made music of their own.