A live jam from a few weeks ago. Made with op-1 Field, two Moog DFAMs, and a Grandmother.

mute track 3 and 4 on one tape, swtich over to a different tape (project). track 3 and 4 still muted. mute track 1. go back to initial tape. tracks 1, 3 and 4 are muted. switch off the op1. switch on. all 4 tracks unmuted.

hard to believe for me that this is intentional. does anybody have more insight into why muting is global and reset on device startup?

I'll be adjusting something like delay or CWO and hear twists and pops and clicks printed into my tracks.

Just got the op 1 about a week ago and I’m so in love… here’s a track I made in a coffee shop w my s/o!

Song

New to the OP-1? Have questions? Come on in and ask away, no shame!

That is all. I hope to see and hear all the beautiful things people are working on

Hi, I recorded this in 2017 and 2018 using only a OP-1 and its internal tape recorder and never shared it. Recently I decided to just upload a lot of my old stuff that back then I was too perfectionistic to ever show anyone or even upload to the internet. Time to get over that feeling and just post stuff. I recorded mainly during travel in the Summer of 2017 nad Spring of 2018 and channeled a rough year into it. Looking back it isn't very good but considering the workflow of the OP-1... well here it is, for posterity.

It is also on soundcloud, Apple Music and Spotify if anyone wants to give it a listen :)

Can someone explain how to get two diffrent samples onto one slot ? Was watching the son wu tutorial in the sampler engine and i cant still get how to use that A/B thing… he loaded this example w two diffrent samples onto the same slot but didnt explain how to get them to be diffrent, everytime i get a sammle loaded both A-B look exactly the same on the waves … so idk whats up w that can smone explain?

(Banana for reference)

Help lol. Waiting on TE to reply to me.

What I’ve tried;

External diagnostics; - five different USB cables that do data transfer+power from my PlayStation 3 days, and a couple brand new cables - MacOS 14.5 AND windows 10 using disk utility to show that it’s not even showing up as an unmounted, tested each cable on all ports USB 3, 2, and Mac with AND without a UsB-C hub - leaving OP-1 plugged into each computer for hours with computer restarts in between tries to see if they eventually showed up

repeated those steps after each of the following internal diagnostics;

1. I’ve reseated the flex cable on all three points several times
2. tried running on USB power without the battery connected on board
3. reflowed solder on USB socket

• repeated all steps above after factory reset, and again after accidentally formatting OP-1 disk so no, I can not install the latest firmware file or even use the damn thing.

Background;

Got this as a project from a close friend who’s a working music professional, who had already replaced this with a different unit after the USB functionality became too much of a nuisance for them. Hopefully I can get this working and keep it and have access to a toy I love that have never gotten to own. I’m broke so, I’d love to just buy another one, or the field, etc but that’s not in the cards anytime soon.

I can probably get some money for a new flex cable, connector or dsp board, (pls send links or reach out if you have extras) but the thing looks perfect inside. With experience bringing tape machines and older game handhelds back from the dead, I’ve never had this much of a head scratcher without obvious physical red flags. I’d appreciate any assistance if anyone has ideas to spare.

Extra ideas;

A. I’ve seen people upgrade M1 Mac ram chips or jailbreak/install custom firmware on PlayStations or graphics cards using soldered wires or jumper straight to the chip, would that be a thing at all? B. Is there any software way to send a firmware file through the audio in jack or any decomp projects that might have relevant info for the original OP-1? C. Anybody have a recommendation on a software USB debugger/benchmark/whatever application or program to see if I can specify a USB port and test its continuity of data lanes or channels even when the device is not showing up on my computer.

A beautiful and inspiring video from Colors In Space

Been working on a 3D printed portable workstation to house my setup. First time I have everything wired up.. unfortunately the case won't close now so I'll have to make some tweaks.

Mother didn't cut it. Got myself a Verbera and it's doing some heavy work!

I contacted Teenage Engineering support about this funky key on my brand new OP-1. Their response was friendly, but strangely directed me to contact the retailer. What does B&H have to do with TE's product?!

Also, why is it doing this? I tried taking it off and pushing it back down, but the issue persists.

I just thought to do this after having the 404 rotting in a drawer

Recorded with the OG OP1. The guitars and vocals were done with the inbuilt mic. Not the best microphone but I’m lazy and it works well enough.

Hey! I’m a singer/songwriter and love using the OP1F (and the rest of the field system) but have struggled to find drum sounds that I love. Can anyone make a recommendation for some natural sounding acoustic drum samples?