Review: OP-1 FIELD vs. a laptop, the OG OP-1, and MPC/Maschine/etc

Hi! A quick update, TE has released quite a few updates addressing some of the cons in my video (not the price though...), including the time/memory limits on cut (lift) and paste, per tape mixer settings (though not all settings), the hiccups when swapping tracks during playback and a few others

You know what is worth it? A whole bunch of electronic music ideas, tips and tricks in my In-Complete Book on Patreon:

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Check Teenage Engineering OP-1 prices here (affiliate links help the channel regardless of what you buy):

USED:
► OG-OP-1 on reverb: https://reverb.grsm.io/op-1-og
► OP-1 Field on reverb: https://reverb.grsm.io/OP-1-Field

NEW:
► Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wqO4NY
► Perfect Circuit: OG OP-1: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/...
► Perfect Circuit: OP-1 Field: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/...
► Thomann: https://www.thomann.de/intl/teenage_e...

Other gear in the video:
► XKEY Air 37

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TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:10 vs laptop
2:50 vs OG OP-1
4:00 Storage
7:00 Stereo
9:30 New in samples
11:30 New synth
12:30 New reverb
13:05 Screen & UX
16:00 Audio quality
20:50 Tape styles
26:00 Hold “sequencer”
26:45 Connectivity
28:55 Velocity “LFO”
29:35 Speakers
30:45 Misc
31:20 vs MPC/etc
31:55 No MIDI tracks
34:20 Only 4 tracks
34:30 Multitimbrality
35:20 Power v simplicity
36:30 Summary
37:30 My wishlist
40:25 Outro

Submit review and video ideas here (sorry I don’t offer 1x1 sessions/setup/purchasing advice):

► Ziv (at) loopopmusic.com

NOTE: Occasionally I’ll try out affiliate marketing and include affiliate links. This means that I may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via affiliate links to stores like Amazon, Sweetwater, Thomann and others. The content of this clip is entirely my opinion, and was not paid for or dictated in any way by the company creating the gear. Without addressing the particulars of products shown here as they might be under NDA, gear shown on this channel may be either sent by the manufacturer, on loan for review or bought at a discount.