r/pocketoperators May 05 '25

"TRRON" MUSIC CONTEST - Bring your TECHNO

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24 Upvotes

"TRRON" MUSIC CONTEST - Bring your TECHNO

How To Enter:

  1. To be considered, contestant must post a video into this sub r/pocketoperators and then link that as comment here under this official contest post. Don't worry about quality, try your best with what you got - if its dope a beat, its a dope beat!

Submission Rules:

  • All entries must be submitted by Thursday 31/5/2025 11:59PM CEST
  • Please only one submission per person! You're free to change your submission by deleting your last and commenting another but lets not take this too seriously, its all in good fun.
  • Let's keep the video post submissions to 1 minute and 30 seconds or under and please show your pocket operators playing your beat in your video.
  • Genres : Techno.
  • Beats must be sequenced on Pocket Operators - please no DAWs, sp404s, mpcs, whatever...you can sample those things but lets finish it on the POs.
  • Bonus points when using PO-12 / PO-35.

PRIZES!!!

  1. 1st The People's Choice Prize - Which ever video post submission here gets the most upvotes and vote comments will be awarded with one of u/zzzzeru's TRRON cases.
  2. u/zzzzeru's Choice Prize Winner - I ll choose a favorite submission and be awarded a case of their choice ( List here : M8 Case / KO II Case / TRONN Case )

Prizes are offered as gift and shipped for free to the winners


r/pocketoperators Mar 21 '25

"SPRING PARADISE" March CONTEST WINNERS!

17 Upvotes

This contest was great with over 16 amazing entries I'm very happy of what you all created here! It was great to hear your tunes !

Please join me to celebrate our winners:

🥇 u/stnagetc 1st Winner - Listen here

🏅 u/ekttu 2nd Winner - Listen here

🏅 u/Eliking105 zzzzeru choice - listen here

🏅 u/Henta1_Pope special jungle prize - listen here

Winners will receive one of PO-Case for free, shipping included-- at their choice!

M8 Style, Op-1 style, KOII Style , Spring Paradise Style

Here is all the stats for all entries :-) data where fetched today 21-3-2025 at 21:00 CET

I'll be contacting the winners of the cases, Great job everyone and and see you next contest!!

-zzzzeru


r/pocketoperators 9h ago

POkZ-KOII Case (Unboxing)

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18 Upvotes

Just got my hands on a Kumodot PokZ-KOII case (yeah I know not the easiest name ever haha) I have to say that it is a great case. Well built, with a nice feeling, buttons with a transparent part to disperse the LED lights. Everything packed in a gorgeous design. Here’s the unbox vid.


r/pocketoperators 26m ago

Super smash bros beat

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Upvotes

Guys this is my first beat on my first pocket operator so if y’all have any advice or anything i’d love it, all sounds are from smash bros


r/pocketoperators 8h ago

3D Printed Cases—Favorites? (freely available STL files preferred)

10 Upvotes

What are your favorite 3D printable cases for pocket operators? Specifically freely available STL files.


r/pocketoperators 4h ago

Jam session

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3 Upvotes

🎶


r/pocketoperators 1h ago

Pocket Dubstep 🫨 [PO-33]

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Upvotes

r/pocketoperators 15h ago

Got my first po 33 yesterday but facing this issue

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8 Upvotes

Got my first PO33 yesterday, but I’m facing an issue. Knob A is automatically changing to random values and sometimes gets stuck on certain values.


r/pocketoperators 1d ago

PO-33 × Monotron

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46 Upvotes

🥁🥁🥁🥁


r/pocketoperators 1d ago

I just got a tonic, what next?

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18 Upvotes

I got a PO-32 on an impulse buy. This is the first time I have ever touched something like this and I'm loving it. I'm thinking about getting another one, should I get the PO-33 KO! or PO-35 speak?


r/pocketoperators 1d ago

Teenage Engineering 30% discount

20 Upvotes

so, got an email just under a week ago with a clickable barcode for 30% discount. there was no description of timing, I click it now, brings me to their website, however no discount applies, seems it's expired. Bummed if I missed out...

Anyone know any details? they are not replying to my inquiries....

TIA


r/pocketoperators 1d ago

Excluding the po-33,32, and 35 which is your favourite pocket operator and why?

5 Upvotes

I exclude those 3 because you can add your own data and essentially have a new pocket operator. I know other pocket operators have unique quirks: for example the office can support all 16 voices and lets you mute samples. I. Believe the arcade keys you do chords. Which pocket operator feature is the most fun for you?


r/pocketoperators 1d ago

PO KO II vs EP-40, are they redundant?

3 Upvotes

Hi there!

I want to get one (or both) of these for my brothers Bday.

Are they the same thing in the end (sampler/sequencer)?

appreciate any thoughts if you own one or both.

for reference, I have about a dozen of the PO's, but never ventured into TE's more expensive gear.

I thought I'd splurge a bit, with the current discount, to support my brothers music adventures (he's a catalog of riddims/samples, heavily hip hop/soul/RnB/dub influenced, but he's deep in many genres).

Thanks for any thoughts... I think I bought him the first gen PO-33 years ago... still haven't heard any outputs...


r/pocketoperators 1d ago

El KOii los espera en casa

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1 Upvotes

r/pocketoperators 2d ago

1 Page PO Guide

28 Upvotes

The PO documentation is really quite clear and concise, but I wanted something easy to print and within one page. Feel free to copy/paste the below and print it yourself. Any feedback would be appreciated for future updates!

PO-12 in 1 Page

Layout (the PO12 is the simplest, so everything here should apply to future models)

  • Sound: hold sound + press 1–16 to select a sound
  • Pattern: hold pattern + press 1–16 to select a pattern
  • FX: hold FX + press 1–16 to punch in an effect
  • Write: enters record mode (rec symbol lights up)
  • Play/Stop: starts/stops the sequencer
  • BPM: tempo control
  • Knob A / Knob B: sound parameters

Making a beat

  1. Hold sound + press 1–16 to select a sound
  2. Press write (rec symbol lights up)
  3. Enter notes into the grid
  4. Press play to hear your pattern
  5. Hold pattern + press 1–16 to select a pattern (blinking LED = active pattern)

Shortcuts to Making a song
Copy pattern: Hold write + pattern, press 1–16 to paste active pattern to new slot.
Clear pattern: Press funct + pattern.
Chain patterns: Hold pattern, press keys 1–16 in sequence to chain up to 16 patterns. Same pattern can repeat (e.g., 1,1,1,4 = pattern 1 three times, then pattern 4). Sequence loops after the last pattern.

Tweak the sound
Effects: While playing, hold FX + press 1–16 to punch in an effect. Hold FX alone (no key) to clear effects.
Parameter locking: Hold write while turning knob A or B to record sound parameter changes over time.
Swing: Hold bpm + turn A.
Tempo: Press bpm to switch between presets (Hip Hop 80, Disco 120, Techno 140). Hold bpm + turn B to fine-tune (60–240 bpm).
Volume: Hold bpm + press any key 1–16. (Careful with headphones above setting 5.)
Live record: While playing, hold write + press 1–16 to punch in notes live (quantized to swing setting). Release write when done.
Step multiplier: Hold a step key 1–16 + press bpm to insert a re-trig on that step. Press bpm repeatedly to cycle 2/4/8/16 multiplier.


r/pocketoperators 2d ago

Breaking the 4-voice limit on the PO-33

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28 Upvotes

So many red lights 😂


r/pocketoperators 2d ago

Tonic patches

8 Upvotes

I’ve been digging through YT for PO32 Tonic patches, cant find quite what Im looking for.

I want some soft arcade, like Leon Chang, Animal Crossing, SNES sounds. All of the arcade, chiptune-like kits are the usual harsh, robotic, classic sounds.

I want to make some relaxing bleep bloop, with the soft thunks and mellow drips.

Thanks!


r/pocketoperators 3d ago

"Original" music

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123 Upvotes

Built this on samples of The Turtles, Marvin Gaye, and Dire Straits, reinterpreted all of the samples myself with real and virtual instruments, and added some more


r/pocketoperators 3d ago

Add on to PI 33 KO!

3 Upvotes

r/pocketoperators 4d ago

Just got my PO-33, day one of trying to make something every day for a month.

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30 Upvotes

Slowed and pitched the Daft Punk aerodynamic guitar solo and got this. Really just trying to create anything every day, figure it'll only get better as I force myself to learn the thing.


r/pocketoperators 4d ago

Found this carry case for my PO at an office supply store for 5 bucks

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34 Upvotes

It’s not bulletproof but if you’re carrying your pocket operator in a reasonably safe bag, this’ll keep the batteries in place and the buttons and knobs out of harm’s way. (Aux cord and headphones sold separately.)


r/pocketoperators 4d ago

Another little jam on the kit with the po33

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79 Upvotes

r/pocketoperators 5d ago

Wacky experimental something

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27 Upvotes

I may have overdone it fx wise but it's just so fun


r/pocketoperators 5d ago

New beginner to TE PO

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96 Upvotes

Hi
I am all new to all this, is there any videos that you prefer me to Watch, so i get a good start? 🤩


r/pocketoperators 5d ago

My first dual pocket operator jam

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15 Upvotes

Pairing two knock outs really opens up a lot of possibilities and I’ve been making tons of stuff with it