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Published on 05/27/14 at 08:08The OP-1 is a complete Workstation to easily compose "Electro" music anywhere, anytime!
We are not all DJs who need to dial in the plane to Ibiza ...
If like me, you have a family life that no longer allows you to use your favorite keyboard and the urge to tinker sounds and compositions "Electro" eats you, the OP-1 is "THE" real answer .
Hardly bigger than some smartphones, it is always with me.
Whether you train or 1h 5min pause, the unit is operational in seconds qq.
The battery actually holds a charge (I never seem to have the load!)
This is not a Kronos or a M50 but the result is: I can easily and quickly create a soundscape composition and my sounds "Electro".
I insist that the technical choices of the OP-1 may seem light (1 LFO, 1 envelope, etc.) but they are sufficient to quickly and easily produce a good overall result of fully autonomous!
This is what we expect when we have little time and we want to focus on fun technology.
The sample part with the microphone and the integrated HP OP-1 are not gadgets: what a pleasure to deal in the place of their choice and to capture the soundtrack!
Especially as its look and its dimensions allow you to do it discreetly.
Programmable "random" arpeggiators (called "Sequence" on the OP-1) offer attractive alternatives to the composition.
2 octaves keyboard is "sufficient".
UTILIZATION
This is THE highlight of this device: ergonomics foolproof.
- Simplicity (4 buttons + Shift key) - Efficatité - Robustness.
I use it even in the dark (without seeing the keys)!
SOUNDS
SOUNDS ELECTRO ONLY (I recommend the OP-1 for conventional).
This is not a Kronos or even a M50 but the result is still there: the different synthesis engines for SYNTH DRUM part and the part held their rank.
Each engine has:
- 4 parameters (but each setting is used to control several others) + ADSR + Polyphonic, Monophonic, legato, or Unison
- 1 LFO configurable from a choice of 7
- 1 configurable effect from a choice of 7
In the end, there is nothing to break for "geek" sound!
While it is impossible to repeat exactly the sounds of a Moog or MS20, but with astonishing rapidity that we approach and fun game is here
OVERALL OPINION
OP-1 excels in its range (I must say it is the only one).
I am regularly tempted by other machines, other audio sequencer.
But every time I return to the simplicity and efficiency of this unit.
Its price has hindered me. But back to the time of use, this is the machine I am more cushioned!
With OP-1, the pleasure of composing electro and share their creations take (almost) in the pocket.
We are not all DJs who need to dial in the plane to Ibiza ...
If like me, you have a family life that no longer allows you to use your favorite keyboard and the urge to tinker sounds and compositions "Electro" eats you, the OP-1 is "THE" real answer .
Hardly bigger than some smartphones, it is always with me.
Whether you train or 1h 5min pause, the unit is operational in seconds qq.
The battery actually holds a charge (I never seem to have the load!)
This is not a Kronos or a M50 but the result is: I can easily and quickly create a soundscape composition and my sounds "Electro".
I insist that the technical choices of the OP-1 may seem light (1 LFO, 1 envelope, etc.) but they are sufficient to quickly and easily produce a good overall result of fully autonomous!
This is what we expect when we have little time and we want to focus on fun technology.
The sample part with the microphone and the integrated HP OP-1 are not gadgets: what a pleasure to deal in the place of their choice and to capture the soundtrack!
Especially as its look and its dimensions allow you to do it discreetly.
Programmable "random" arpeggiators (called "Sequence" on the OP-1) offer attractive alternatives to the composition.
2 octaves keyboard is "sufficient".
UTILIZATION
This is THE highlight of this device: ergonomics foolproof.
- Simplicity (4 buttons + Shift key) - Efficatité - Robustness.
I use it even in the dark (without seeing the keys)!
SOUNDS
SOUNDS ELECTRO ONLY (I recommend the OP-1 for conventional).
This is not a Kronos or even a M50 but the result is still there: the different synthesis engines for SYNTH DRUM part and the part held their rank.
Each engine has:
- 4 parameters (but each setting is used to control several others) + ADSR + Polyphonic, Monophonic, legato, or Unison
- 1 LFO configurable from a choice of 7
- 1 configurable effect from a choice of 7
In the end, there is nothing to break for "geek" sound!
While it is impossible to repeat exactly the sounds of a Moog or MS20, but with astonishing rapidity that we approach and fun game is here
OVERALL OPINION
OP-1 excels in its range (I must say it is the only one).
I am regularly tempted by other machines, other audio sequencer.
But every time I return to the simplicity and efficiency of this unit.
Its price has hindered me. But back to the time of use, this is the machine I am more cushioned!
With OP-1, the pleasure of composing electro and share their creations take (almost) in the pocket.