design.2 X M6 mounting holes for accessories.2 X cuts for strap accessory.light grey powder coated body and edm textured keyboarddurable designthe durable light grey painted aluminium body gives a solid feel and also works as a protection for the internal components

The keys and knobs, while plastic, have an excellent feel and response

The build is incredible - rock solid components, a nice weighty feel, and the layout and graphics are not only sleek and sexy, but they are incredibly inviting, intuitive, and fun to explore

best product design of all time, awarded by me, Mitch.

Amazing product, fun and intuitive

This is, without a doubt, my favorite consumer product of recent years

The synth has multiple engines and requires you to work a bit harder to create sounds you like vs more traditional synths that have hundreds or sometimes thousands of sound preloaded with 10-20% sounding good right away

The sounds and tracks you create will not sound good, I can guarantee that

If this sounds like two alternative options, available to you depending on your creative needs at the time, this little wonder is for you

Getting the hang of the menus may take a few tries, but you will always be making fun creative sounds the whole time

dosen't mean it isn't capable of creating some really insane and ethereal sounds

Sound quality is good ...but with a little noticeable background noise

It is very well built, again heavy and dense giving the feeling of excellent build quality

I've never looked forward to my lunch break as much as I

But what I've seen is just astoundingLike people say here, the build quality is impressive

The build quality is really great, with the buttons and dials feeling solid

I just had to get over the fact that this is quite the opposite of an infinitely tweak-able, and engineering friendly device

I will say that it is an extremely well built device, and the quality is the only justification for such a price.

That's not to say it's perfect, however, and the compromises inherent in the compact device and screen are occasionally very evident, with many basic functions hidden behind a modifier key

I've never looked forward to my lunch break as much as I

It's the perfect device for quickly sketching out musical ideas when inspiration strikes or for spending an evening crafting that idea into a full-fledged track

The aesthetic design and the build quality are amazing, and the feature set for such a small package is perfect

It's not cheap, but the beautifully designed OP-1 is fun, inspiring and unique sounding

The OP-1 has it ALL, a very creative tool designed for on the go creativity.

I've never looked forward to my lunch break as much as I

I travel quite a bit for work and collaborate with friends on music projects from afar, and it has never been easier or more fun.

I love that so many new synth makers like Teenage Engineering and Critter & Guitari - and some of the older synth companies too - are making instruments that are unusual, flexible, fun to play, and invite creativity

Some of the best fun I've ever had in my life with this little thing.

I love that so many new synth makers like Teenage Engineering and Critter & Guitari - and some of the older synth companies too - are making instruments that are unusual, flexible, fun to play, and invite creativity

This equipment is deliberately limiting in its approach to making music, like a hand held game console, but exclusively for making music

Ever since then, it's been my go to for making creative music

After the frustrating learning period, probably the single most fun music device I've ever tried.

I've never looked forward to my lunch break as much as I

now!Some people complain that the OP-1 is a toy, or that it's overpriced - or both

The OP-1 is definitely the cure for people who spend too much time playing with gear and software and not actually making any finished music

And learning the OP-1 is fun in itself which you will find your "niche" in the style of music you produce

Personally, I complement the OP-1 with a few different iPad synth apps like Animoog that are multitimbral and have a much greater range

For me, the OP-1 is inspiring, fun, and like nothing else in my studio

It is very well built, again heavy and dense giving the feeling of excellent build quality

The build feels nice, heavy for its size but feels durable

Here are some "hidden" features that allow you to keep as much production / mixing on the OP1 as possible without "giving up" and finishing the tracks on a DAW:- You can use the built-in gyroscope to "wobble" the pitch of the note (similar to a Roli seaboard)- because "wobbling" the note causes the whole OP1 unit to physically

The build is incredible - rock solid components, a nice weighty feel, and the layout and graphics are not only sleek and sexy, but they are incredibly inviting, intuitive, and fun to explore

I will say that it is an extremely well built device, and the quality is the only justification for such a price.

That's one way to look at it - and no, this thing isn't cheap

Man, this thing looks like a toy, but it is anything but

This isn't a bad thing, but it's not going to be right for everyone

There is a reason these things hold their value so well.

Like other Teenage Engineering synths I have, this thing is built like a tank, and the battery lasts for literally hours.

I've never looked forward to my lunch break as much as I

L, and another tape track all the way R, by recording identical parts into each and altering the relative volumes between L and R, you can place an instrument anywhere you like within the stereo field

The price seems steep, but its really 3 or 4 instruments in one tiny, tough package - I.e. a Swiss Army knife

i do mean only is that you can not save your instruments and with nearly infinite possibilities, its not easy to recreate the heavily edited instruments that you spent 20 minutes on in the first place

It's honestly one of the best (some would say the best) and most unique electronic instruments out there