Teenage Engineering OP-Z!!

OH. PEE. ZEE!! Also just to clarify: I'm Canadian. I bring up my dislike of "zed" as a Canada-loving Canadian.

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[Phychologik]

Apple: Removes headphone jack
Nobody will outdo this

Teenage Engineering: *Removes screen*

[JimBReay]

Sort of feels like OPZ isn't a cut down OP1... it's a Pocket Operator on steroids?

[KarzenX]

So it’s like some pocket operators jammed into a king sized candy bar synth that requires learning a combination of Viking symbology and other hieroglyphs to create music. BRILLIANT.

[oliverhoare]

All these people complaining it costs more when they haven't even looked it up:

OPZ: ~£500
OP1: ~£800

[DavidDiMuzio]

It's like a computer ...with no screen. Yet, somehow, still intriguing.

[treblehead]

I'm sure it's wonderful. To me, it seems WILDLY confusing. I know if I got one, the phrase "Wait. No" would come out of my mouth every 30 seconds or so.

[malakaibisel]

Andrew, I've commented on a youtube video maybe twice, but i needed to comment on this.

I just wanted to say thank you for producing such excellent content.

You do so much work. You learn what you're talking about so you remain informative and don't bullshit the viewer.

Your quick and efficient, but still comedic.

Your editing and cinematography is always spot-on and your white-minimalist-asthetic is always pleasent.

Beyond that, you're a fantastic musician that still wants to learn and you've got a great personality.

So i just wanted to say thank you. You've entertained me, informed me, and pleased me...visually that is.

[Gruncival]

Two things to note about a display-less piece of equipment:

Less price
Longer battery life

For using in live performance, the OP-Z eschews the screen smartly for portability.

[alexshi]

Not a musician even but I find Teenage engineering products to be quite fascinating from a design point of view. It appears to be heavily aspired by the works of Dieter Rams when he was working at the German design powerhouse Braun.

[truecuckoo]

It’s easier in Sweden. We end the alphabet with Ö... ❤️ I love the music you made, mate! So tight!!

[warius]

Just hold P + 1+ 9 and tap blue twice while bending yellow slightly counter clockwise for entering a note.

EASY!

[wickeddubz]

+! Andrew didn’t mention about modules. Seen those 4 empty lego-like sockets on the top side? Modules will add even more features! At least this was initial concept. Info from Cuckoo’s op-z review. So recording feature is still under question.

[lourier]

I can already feel how retro this will be in the future.

[MichaalHell]

I think you did a great job at show casing this but I hope you do another video on it cause you missed a cpl of key elements.

Master transpose track which is probably OP-Z strongest feature and most innovative. You basically enter your sequence and the master transpose track analyses which key you’re in and then you can transpose in the fly and step sequence those transpose changes. If you set the track length to x4 or x8 and play in a transpose sequence you can create very long patterns with chord structures.

Tape track: this track buffers 10 seconds of sound and lets you remix it. It’s basically a beat repeat type of thing which you can sequence as well.

Step components: you can add step components to each step. Things like octave shift, beat repeat, elektron type of x\x trig etc.
each step can contain 5 (or was it more?) step components so each step can start to get really wild and unpredictable.
Encoder step sequencing: each encoder sequence can be sequences by just pressing a step and changing the encoder setting.

Mute groups: each pattern can contain 10 mute groups. One mute group contains mute settings for the pattern. I.e track 4 is solo in one group and in the other track 1-4 is muted. Really handy for live playing.

Midi: each track can be converted to a midi track. So you have a 16 track midi sequencer with 16 cc parameters on each track to sequence. Seriously powerful stuff.

iOS OS X app: new effects, synth engines and samples will be available for download, making it a lot more customizable.

Thanks for sharing those cool beats btw!!

[byhorizon]

You know it’s real bro! Beautiful film work!

[MattGrayYES]

I love how concisely you can explain something so ridiculous and packed with multilayered controls, while also making great music and keeping it fun! :D

[macintosh]

I have watched this so many times and I still don’t get how it works.

[hiqwertyhi]

As a fellow Canadian who usually is all about spelling/ pronouncing/ etc. the proper Canadian way... yeah I totally agree with you about Z

[criemer]

I came into this channel a year ago thinking you were like a goofy vlogger who occasionally played with cool electronics, and over time I realized that your videos are these incredibly thoughtful, helpful, and concise resources for musicians or anyone who's interested in this sort of niche equipment. I just wanna say your enthusiasm is inspiring, and sorry for misjudging you!

[outfaux]

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