The founder of Teenage Engineering opens up to his creative space

Re:The founder of Teenage Engineering opens up to his creati... by smoldesu on Sunday February 05, 2023 @01:13PM (#34667204)

I've tried a lot of grooveboxes in my time, and the OP-1 is one of the only instruments I've ever seen that has worse value-per-dollar than the DSI Tempest. Very few instruments are expensive and useless enough to justify this; the OP-1 is solidly among them though.

All I'll say is that you should reserve your judgement until you've tried some competing products. The Playmobil laptop looks like a great way to do your Word documents until you try a Dell or Apple machine.

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Re:The founder of Teenage Engineering opens up to his creati... by kzrdude on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:16PM (#34667964)

Which one would you recommend? For an easy to use low end starting point.

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Re:The founder of Teenage Engineering opens up to his creati... by smoldesu on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:44PM (#34668362)

I'd probably recommend the Model: Samples if you're interested in sampling, or the Novation Circuit if you want to focus on synthesis. The Model: Samples in particular is great - it's an adaptation of Elektron's more expensive Digitakt that puts the core featureset in a more focused box. It would probably be my sub-$400 desert-island groovebox choice.

Edit: it's worth noting that both of these systems are sequencers, not tape recorders. I consider that a benefit (much longer record times) but if you want a multitrack recorder then you should look elsewhere (maybe a 4iXo DAC?)

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