thanks…I wonder if the field works with bus powered mics too…if you have one around
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I’ve had mine for about a week, with no prior OP-1 experience (but a fair amount of experience with other samplers, sequencers, synths and DAWs). The main reason for buying is that I wanted something portable, hands-on, all-in-one for sketches and maybe even “serious” compositions. And I figured if the device ultimately was not for me, that I would not have a hard time selling it, so it wouldn’t be a major loss.
Overall I’m finding it fun and easy to do stuff. And this “tape” approach workflow is something I like quite a bit. The default sounds and presets are great for getting something started; they seem thoughtfully curated and the few on offer cover a lot of bases and there’s no choice paralysis. And I feel like I’m in no hurry to load a bunch of my own samples into thing because I can get on with the presets just fine. The workflow/UI/architecture encourages commitment and completion and welcomes experimentation. And it feels solid/pleasant to work with and has a long battery life.
Overall I’m happy with it and will probably keep it.
That said, here are a few initial observations in no particular order:
- I wish that blue encoder matched more closely to the on-screen blue
- The encoders feel a bit “off” to me - The indents are subtle and many, and one “click” does not always progress the respective GUI item by one value. Taking me a lot of getting used to.
- I don’t know if I’m tripping, but the waveform display for sampler modules seem accentuated in an odd way. For example I find it harder to hunt for transients when setting start/end points from certain kinds of sounds. I also wish there were more than 2 zoom resolutions (are there?)
- In tape mode, many times I find myself “off the grid” when I’m deliberately making sure that I’m snapped in
- I wish there was a way to cut time from the tape
- More LFOs would be awesome
- More effects/sound shaping options would be great, but this doesn’t bother me as much as I think it would
- In “finger” sequencer mode, it would be great to preview sounds (can I?)
- I find it strange that TE isn’t advertising the amount of internal storage this thing has
I guess just putting this all out there for an honest take, but also to see if anyone has similar observations/insights/workarounds/etc.
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Too fucking real lol
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I agree with the blue color (and grey for that matter) on the screen. They did a good job on the OG-1 where I never really found myself grabbing the wrong encoder. With the field it’s happened a few times while first going through things. Once you get it you get it but i definitely noticed a few stumbles on my part trying to find the right encoder.
I also ran into an interesting scenario yesterday, I plugged my Field into my computer and wanted to play some softsynths through to tape. Usually I’d use my keyboard, but I decided I wanted to just play the softsynths from the OP-1.
I was unable to play the softsynths without triggering the OP-1F sound modules, so I eventually recording a silent sample so that I could play the softsynth only.
The OP-1F has a feature on the Envelope-Shift page for ‘Volume’ which I assume is the sound engine volume but it only goes down to 1, not 0. And even at 1 it was definitely still audible.
So I think this could go hand in hand with an “Input machine” for routing audio through FX, but at the very least allow me to disable the sound engine like you would disable the FX or LFO, or turn the volume all the way down on it.
I want to be able to use the computer as an external sound module and use the OP-1 sounds as simply as I change op-1 sounds. The midi controller mode seems cool if I’m only working on the computer but it’s hard for me to envision a whole lot of times I’ll want to just use the op-1f as a midi controller without working on it’s tape or integrating it’s sounds
Am I missing something obvious?
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No, but previewing current step with blue encoder push would save a lot of time 
I work for a company that turns between 10-14 m. Annually. It’s considered a very small business. What do you suppose the net profits are, after salaries, taxes, shop expenses, medical, etc?
It’s all public information in Sweden. Teenage Engineering AB - Företagsinformation
It’s a good performing company, nothing outrageous at all.
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I tried to read that but this is all my brain produced
Exactly. No one is getting a private jet out of the deal.
@MichaalHell have you made a drum kit with melodic sounds? I can see it being pretty sweet mixing two samples together.
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Just tried this with the OG version, and it’s already great.
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bang bang
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anything from $5m - $50m with 30-250 employees can be considered an SME.
I offered a view on their operating profit earlier in the thread, here:
I estimate their annual profit to be around $1.5m - $1.7m. That’s not Amazon type stuff for sure, but it is also definitely more than “just trying to keep the shop open so we can continue to serve you” type of stuff.
I ran a company myself for 8 years, just under 5m annual revenue, just over a million a year in profits, and that margin was considered just ok (around 22%).
TE and its owners are making very good money, anything else would be gross missmanagement .
And that’s fine too, let them make money. It just irks me when fanboys want everyone else to believe TE is doing it purely for the love. They’re not.
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Just got mine, its amazing.
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You can secure 15m in gross profits in a year, and be lucky to net a dime, some years. It’s down to a million volatile factors; bad cost estimating, supply chain issues, etc. But it’s different for every type of business. And even if you lose a little one year, everyone stays paid.
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Would you mind sharing your order #?
I ordered it on May 12, got my shipping notice this past Thursday, arrive to LA today.
Nice! Getting closer to when I ordered!
I remember even a ranking where TE‘s turnover was higher than Elektron. Was surprised to see that.