Teenage engineering OP1 - Live looping [Thoj]

Why HN readers recommended it

HN points to it as a demonstration of the OP-1, a well-designed instrument and an accessible way to start making music.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Thoj

Topic

teenage engineering op-1

Format

demo

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2018

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Teenage Engineering OP-1, a music synthesizer. Really well built, buttons and knobs feel fantastic, and the display is super fun. The OP-1 in action: [VIDEO]

• Sounds like you need to get a modular synthesizer :) [LINK] Or, as an intermediary step, like another commenter suggested, an OP1: [VIDEO] llllllll is a fantastic community of people building/playing with new & experimental musical instruments: [LINK]

• Seems like you really know your house. Not sure if you're musically inclined but if so the OP-1 is a great tool[1][2]. If you ever make it to nyc hit me up, I know James well and I'm sure he'd enjoy your thoughts around E2-E4. …