Sampling With The Teenage Engineering OP-Z!

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Despite its incredibly small form-factor, the Teenage Engineering OP-Z is an incredibly powerful device that can do a heck of a lot! In this video, our synth expert Ben shows you how to use it as a sampler with a connected Yamaha Reface CS synth.

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[HotStrange]

Everyone loves Jack (which of course he’s amazing!) but Ben is underrated. Always love when he’s on as well! Great job on the demo. Sampling definitely makes me want one even more.

[Marrcello]

Great Job!!I tried the OP Z today..it is amazing!

[op-g.s]

I never tested the OP-Z but the sample ability is definitely I huge update and makes the OP-Z much more attractive.

Nice showcase 👍🏽

[fiscaldisco]

Haven't gotten around to doing any melodic sampling yet and this inspired me to try!

[oSiLveRo]

Drum tracks actually have a polyphony of 2.

[Xenious]

But does Ben show us where he has posted the pre-prepared samples for download? I'm particularly fond of the beer bottle one.

[flatlandrecordingsflr]

Hello,

Tried for days now, really struggling to use my Samsung S8 to output audio to the OPZ in sample mode. Been to Samsung shop, I have my audio output settings on my phone to OPZ via Samsung Smart Things, have USB configuration in Developer Settings to output Audio via USB and sound doesnt leave phone via the speaker or the headphone port when settings are like this, so audio is leaving phone via the usb c port but OPZ does not seem to think that is the default audio input, it still only listens via built in mic or earphones mic when engaged.

Thoughts? Has anyone else successfully used sample mode direct from Samsung S8 into OPZ? My girlfriends Android phone, Huawei P30 works instantly, no settings changed, just the same usb c to usb c and straight away I can sample digital audio into the OPZ, I just need to do the same on my Samsung S8.

Do I need a USB OTG cable? Or a seperate app that reroutes the audio leaving my phone or tells the OPZ it is slave to listen not my phone listen to audio FROM OPZ via USB (I dont know if it is doing this however). I am on latest firmware on both OPZ and phone.

Help needed pls (mine bought from Andertons)

Thanks

Myles

[budandbean]

Love what this can do but would never, ever, lay out £500 for one... For that kind of money any decent engineer could have coupled it with a keyboard and half-assed quality switches and pots. This is like a ten year old put it together...