maybe I’m alone, but I think it’s actually worth the price. glad I already have one.
1 Like
I’m guessing most current owners won’t be complaining about the price hike 
It’s definitly a cool box, but £1200… way too many flaws and minimal sample storage etc for that price. £800 felt solid. Still kinda expensive in terms of materials but an accurate price that reflected how ‘more than the sum of its parts’ the op1 is…
2 Likes
In that case, I don’t see enough data to point definitively one way or the other (whether TE is taking advantage of increase used purchasing prices, responding to increased production expenses or otherwise). My gut is telling me that they are just trying to make more money, because that is what companies do. I am just going to politely email them and ask for a reason for the price increase and ask if they forsee the price ever going down again. I am interested to see what they say, and encourage others to do the same if you are concerned. Just remember to be nice; there is already too much hate and anger in the world (especially in the electronic music world for some reason).
2 Likes
Emailing is a good idea. But ‘spin’ and ‘self preservation’ is also ‘what companies do’ so even if this hike ‘is’ in part related to the realisation that used units could sell pretty easy for over a grand down to supply and demand… I VERY much doubt that’s the info you’ll get in a reply That’d be PR suicide…
Be interesting to hear what their reply though 
1 Like
OP-1 still seems pretty cheap compared to …
A bottle of Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 1992 at $500,000
1 Like
that was for charity apparently … you can get one of these for 9,500 $
edit : 
1 Like
Oh man. This is what happens when there is no competition. Might be hard for Behringer to clone this unfortunately.
The OP-1 is like BTC. A little bit of FOMO makes its perceived value skyrocket.
when lambo?
2 Likes
or give us more lfos
Just closed temporarily while we move all the off-topic posts and guidelines violations that have derailed this thread.
Can we all please play nice?
No examination of one another’s critical thinking skills.
No respond in kind for the sake of it.
No cycling back to the same points you’ve made 10 times already today in the same thread.
Thank you!
7 Likes
Is the ‘sampling input’ module confirmed for op-z?
The new massive price gap might not be good news for op-z owners in terms of it receiving any further USP that op-1 has?
Though maybe op-1 is set to receive a big OS update to take some of the sting out?
Again, just speculation/curiosity Not publishing facts on a conspiracy theory or the like
Bad comparison. Ppl. buy vine as investments. But an OP1?
well it’s getting expensive as it ages hhhh so same 
I sold mine during the price hike with intentions of buying it again when they came back on stock. Im gna pass on it this time and keep my $
2 Likes
I know you asked this awhile ago & I don’t know of any videos. But the way it is done is: You sample it just like anything else… either in the drum or synth sampler… when you are on the sampling page, turn sample input to the ear (it’s a picture of an ear hehe) press any key to activate, then press play on the Op-1. DONE!
You might already know this, so this is for anyone reading this thread. Many reasons this is useful. Weather you want to resample 1 track, 2 tracks or all 4.
Doing this allows you to (off the top of my head):
- Stack effects - Can use the master effect & track effect, resample, add effects again, ect. It’s SO FAST to resample, it makes it worth doing.
- Layer sounds & effects to make a new & improved sound! Like combining synths with samples, or multiple synths, ect, ect.
- Combine all 4 tracks on to 1 track freeing up the other 3 tracks (there is another way to do this as well I think).
- Further manipulation of a sound (not just stacking effects) like resampling synths allows you to further manipulate it as a sample… so you can use the sampling features too. & it can produce new ideas & sounds.
Would love to hear if anyone knows of other uses. I’m sure there are a lot of them!!!
2 Likes
Elektron could stop the production of the Octatrack for about a year and let the rumors spread and … ask double the price ? 
1 Like