Teenage engineering OP1 - Live looping [Thoj] on HackerTube: recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 separate months, 2017–2018.
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Musician Thoj performs a live looping session on the Teenage Engineering OP-1 synthesizer, building a deep house track layer by layer.
HN points to it as a demonstration of the OP-1, a well-designed instrument and an accessible way to start making music.
“The OP-1 in action”
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
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. [1] [link] [2] ▶ this video
in “Dropping Acid” · View on HN
Sounds like you need to get a modular synthesizer :) [link] Or, as an intermediary step, like another commenter suggested, an OP1: ▶ this video llllllll is a fantastic community of people building/playing with new & experimental musical instruments: [link]
in “Get started making music” · View on HN
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: ▶ this video
in “Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?” · View on HN