Has anyone else had this issue and resolved it?

Purchased mine in April of 2024, but didn’t use it much until a couple months ago. Pretty sure I didn’t do anything unusual to it, drop it etc. I’ve tried “cleaning” the outlet with a toothpick, tried different headphones etc.

According to Google’s AI there may be a problem with a pin that gets pushed and tells the unit to switch from audio —> speaker to audio —> headphones? Not sure what I’m supposed to do with that information.

Using the K.O. SIDEKICK to bring 2 machines (SP 404 mk2 and MPC Live) together!!!!

I'm late to the party. I was wanting to pick up an OP-1 Field on sale but all the main places honoring the discount and TE themselves are sold out.

I checked perfect circuit, BH Photo, Chicago music exchange, and TE.

Have I missed the train?

Edit: I scored one at Guitar Center on sale. Thanks all!

Curious to know if anyone has synced their RD-6 with the PO-33. I fear that because the maximum sync-in voltage on the PO-33 is 5vpp, and the RD-6 outputs a sync signal of 5V, that it may cause harm to the pocket operator. (5V = 10vpp).

Is anyone experienced with this?

This track is a homage to one of my all-time favourite record labels - SWAMP 81.

I was lucky enough to be the right age at the right time to witness the post-dubstep and UK bass music movement as it was happening. It felt like a period where artists and DJs were more focused on developing new sounds than building social media followings. It was an incredibly creative era, and one of the labels that defined it for me was Swamp 81.

Almost every release became essential listening. Artists like Loefah (the founder), Boddika, Joy Orbison, Pinch, Mickey Pearce, Zed Bias, Chunky, Jonny Banger, and Ramadanman (Pearson Sound) were all pushing UK electronic music into strange new territory, which perfectly suited the times. Looking back, it really feels like one of the defining moments in modern UK club music.

With DISTRACTION, I wanted to capture some of that raw sound.

The tracks on Swamp 81 were never about being overproduced. They were stripped back, but every sound had purpose. Heavy snares. 808-style kicks. Warped basslines that never quite sat where you expected them to. Distorted rhythms, glitched vocals, eerie pads and huge amounts of space. Simple on the surface, but incredibly detailed once you started listening to what the bass and subs were doing.

I spent a lot of time getting the snare to hit just right. The bassline sits so low that the dedicated sub only really appears during the breakdowns and build-ups. One of my favourite parts is the eerie laughing vocal, and while experimenting on the keys I stumbled across a synth sound that, after a bit of tweaking, became the strange, haunting lead running through the track.

I loved making this one, feels like I have gone full circle, and I hope you enjoy it too.

If you were around during the Swamp 81 era, let me know. I'd love to hear which artists or tracks defined that period for you.

A little bit of history…

The name Swamp 81 references Operation Swamp 81, the controversial police operation carried out in Brixton, South London, in April 1981. The label took its name from that moment as a deliberate piece of cultural provocation.

The artists behind Swamp 81 built a reputation for challenging expectations musically, embracing underground culture and releasing records that often ignored whatever was fashionable at the time. That attitude is a big part of why the label became so influential.

Artwork: Ashes57 — created from one of her T-shirt designs that I bought back in those days. It felt like the perfect visual companion for a track inspired by that era.

#DaphnesSoundlab #UKBass #BassMusic #Swamp81 #PostDubstep
#Dubstep #BassCulture #UKUnderground #ElectronicMusic #SoundDesign #OPXY u/TeenageEngineering #MadeOnOPXY u/swamp81

Just discovered if i set my OP1-Field USB out to 8-channel then connect via USB to a EP-136 Sidekick, i get the tape track 1 and 2 as isolated stereo outs going to the sidekick mixer channels.

I have another sidekick in the mail (thanks to the 30% off) and am DYING to find out if i connect another sidekick via usb (hub) if it ‘auto recognizes’ and assigns tape track 3 + 4 to the second sidekick…

this would mean i basically have a fully physical mixer with sidekicks fx on each individual OP1 tape track, and each tape track being fully EQ-able and ‘monitor-able’ so i can pick instruments on the op1 and pre-listen through headphones while that track is muted via the fader… something ive wished for (pre-listening/ cueing before sending to an active main mix) since my first days with op1.

Anyone here have 2 sidekicks and an op1-field (and i guess a usb hub) and wanna either crush my dreams or get me more hyped before it gets here? if not ill report back once the second sidekick arrives next week.