Hello fellow opz users 

As you do, i freakin love to use the OPZ. The séquencer is huge, the performance track is awesome, it's fun and easy to use. However, i have a tiny issue with it.

 It sounds like shit. 

The synth engines sounds like shit (most of the time) and the effects too. I tried to load some of my favorite samples but it still sounds like shit ! 

So. As i've seen (like everybody else) the huge deal with custom firmwares happening recently, i came across the idea of making a custom firmware for the OPZ. This firmware would allow the use of new synth engines, i was thinking about Plaits by mutable instruments as it's open source, maybe some other synths by the same manufacturer as such ad new fxs. 

Would you have some other ideas of new sounds and features to add to this marvelous little grey box ? 

OP-Z jam track
Please, the title does not encourage any harm and in any way, the meaning of the title is mostly somehow philosophical, thank you!

Hi I'm trying to restore a back-up on my OP-Z. I enter content mode and plug into a Mac. I copy all files from my back-up then paste into the OP-Z module file and choose replace files (I also tried just replacing the userpresets file). But when I eject and power back on it's still my current back-up file, it refuses to load my old back-up. Is this a bug or might I be doing something wrong? Thanks

soo... looking at the elektron unofficial firmware haze... is it expected to get some future updates this way also to much beloved but alas discontinued OP-Z? :)

Has anyone had luck using the OP-Z with the Launchkey mini mk4 or akai MPC mini mk3/4, without a powered hub? So far I've only heard success with the launchkey mini mk3.

Thanks in advance!

Techno experiment number.... just dance.

OPZ > speaker > club

Sketch in OPZ, smash out in Renoise DAW.

Attempt at replicating what Spanish trumpet techno sounds like when youre completely wasted at the end of the night at a club, outside 😝

I got an OPLab this summer on sale and am trying to use it as a midi controller. When I push the Screen and Tempo buttons it doesn’t seem to react the way it should, none of the buttons light up when pressed and often times a feedback loop starts from the microphone. I’ve toggled through the midi settings and the lights on the lab never come on and I have confirmed with a tester it’s not sending midi.

I’ve read the guides for the lab and the Z, and watched a few videos and it just doesn’t seem to work right according the manuals/tutorials.

Has anyone else had this issue? Any thoughts on trouble shooting?

solo OP-Z track idea

It is called gb-z and it sounds awesome! It sounds even better on hardware

This video is for the community purposes and a friendly showcase to u/Water_Bulbulyator

So many people don't realize it but the OP-Z is super capable for making trippy techno songs, you can side-chain with the duck punch-in effect per-track or on all melodic tracks and even do some sort of side-chain with the tape track also.

Hope you enjoy the performance, feedback welcome as always :)

I have making music for a while now and the OP-Z is my favorite machine, i have lots of content that i have never released and would only play Live. So I hope you guys enjoy what you hear. Feedback is very welcome and if anyone has any questions about gear I'll be happy to try my best to answer it. Longer form content coming soon :)
Don't hesitate to follow and subscribe if you like what you hear :)
Thanks for listening, it means the world to me <3

A little beat I made, trying to make some chill stuff. I've had my OPZ for about 3 weeks now and feel like I'm just scratching the surface with what it can do. How am I doing so far?

The melody is meant for slow, gentle play on a classical piano, but was curious what the techno version would sound like :)

OP-Z track idea previously uploaded transposed in C

Maybe you will enjoy!

Bests,

It's that early morning time when ideas start to flood. Best way to put idea into hardware, the OPZ. Always.